PENANDA JENIS KELAMIN PADA NAMA JAWA DAN NAMA JERMAN

Abstract
This study aims to describe gender markers in Javanese and German names. The
data of Javanese names were collected from family cards in a community in one area
representing each regency in Yogyakarta Special Territory. The names were classified by
the gender of the owners. A componential analysis was then carried out to investigate
the gender markers in the names. The discussion on German names and their gender
markers was based on literature review, including the findings of the studies by Gerhards
(2003), Ní¼bling (2009) and Oelkers (2003). German names in the discussion were Vorname
or first names. The findings show that there are similarities between Javanese names and
German names in terms of gender markers. The similarities between them are apparent
in: (a) phonetic signs in the form of suffixes, and (b) the number of syllables.