Given names originating from the
Slavic languages
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are most common in
Slavic countries
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.
The main types of Slavic names:
* Two-basic names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', ''
Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ''Rogvolod''), *pъlkъ (''Svetopolk'', ''Yaropolk''), *slavъ (''Vladislav'', ''Dobroslav'', ''Vseslav'') and their derivatives (''Dobrynya, Tishila, Ratisha, Putyata'', etc.)
* Names from flora and fauna (''Shchuka'' -
pike, ''Yersh'' -
ruffe, ''Zayac'' -
hare, ''Wolk''/''
Vuk'' -
wolf
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, ''Orel'' -
eagle
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)
* Names in order of birth (''Pervusha'' - born first, ''Vtorusha''/''Vtorak'' - born second, ''Tretiusha''/''Tretyak'' - born third)
* Names according to human qualities (''Hrabr'' - brave, ''Milana/Milena'' - beautiful, ''Milosh'' - cute)
* Names containing the root of the name of a pagan deities (''Troyan'', ''Perunek/Peruvit'', ''Yarovit'', ''Stribor'', ''Šventaragis'', ''Veleslava'')
A number of names from Slavic roots appeared as translations of Greek names, for example, Vera,
Nadezhda and Lubov' (''Pistis, Elpis, and Agape''), or Lev (''Leon'').
History
In
pre-Christian traditions, a child less than 7–10 years old would bear a "substitutional name", the purpose of which was to deflect attention from the child and thereby to protect it from the curiosity of evil powers. The practice was largely the effect of the high mortality rate for young children at the time. A child who survived to 7–10 years was considered worthy of care and was granted adult status and a new adult name during a ritual
first haircut.
Traditional names remained dominant until the
Slavic nations converted to
Christianity
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. Since then, however, baptismal names came into use, which were given after the
patron saint
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of the newly baptized. Even after that, the traditional names persisted in everyday use, while in religious matters
baptismal name was involved; thus, many persons had and used two names simultaneously. This is exemplified by how the Slavic saints of that time are referred to up to nowadays: e.g. St.
Boris and Gleb, in holy baptism Roman and David. As the Slavic saints became more numerous, more traditional names entered the Church calendar; but more prominent was the overall decline in the number of people bearing traditional names. Finally, in 16th–17th century the traditional Slavic names which did not enter the calendar of either Orthodox or Catholic Church generally fell out of use. For Catholic Slavs, the decisive event was the
Council of Trent
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(1545–63) decreed that every
Catholic
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should have a
Christian name
A Christian name, sometimes referred to as a baptismal name, is a religious personal name given on the occasion of a Christian baptism, though now most often assigned by parents at birth. In English-speaking cultures, a person's Christian nam ...
instead of a native one.
Names in Poland
After the ban on native non-Christian names imposed by the Council of Trent, the
Polish nobility (especially
Protestants) attempted to preserve traditional names, such as
Zbigniew and
Jarosław. Ordinary people, however, tended to choose names solely from the Christian calendar, which contained only a handful of Slavic saints' names, in particular:
Kazimierz
Kazimierz (; la, Casimiria; yi, קוזמיר, Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the Cr ...
(St. Casimir),
Stanisław (St. Stanislaus),
Wacław Wacław is a Polish masculine given name. It is a borrowing of cz, Václav, Latinized as Wenceslaus.
For etymology and cognates in other languages, see Wenceslaus.
It may refer to:
* Wacław Leszczyński
* Wacław of Szamotuły
* Wacław Hańsk ...
(St. Wenceslaus) and
Władysław (St. Ladislaus). Slavic names that referred to God (e.g.,
Bogdan
Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words ''Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...
,
Bogumił) were also permitted.
Names in Kievan Rus'
Rus' names were based on common Slavic names such as
Volodiměrŭ (''Володимѣръ -'' "great ruler"),
Svętopŭlkŭ (''Свѧтопълкъ - "''holy regiment"),
Jęropŭlkŭ (''Ѩропълкъ -'' "furious regiment"),
Voislavŭ (''Воиславъ - "''glorious warrior"),
Boryslavŭ (''Бориславъ'' - "glorious fighter"),
Borisŭ (''Борисъ - "''fighter"),
Liubomirŭ (''Любомиръ'' - "loves the peace"), Ratibor ("war fighter"),
Vadim
Vadim (Cyrillic: Вадим) is a Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovene masculine given name derived either from the Persian ''badian'' (anise or aniseed), or from the Ruthenian word ''volod'' (russian: волод), meaning ''to rule'' or ''vaditi ...
("Вадимъ" from the Persian Badim (mendal), or Badan (belonging to the wind spirit "Badan",
Yaroslav Yaroslav () is a Slavic given name. Its variant spelling is Jaroslav and Iaroslav, and its feminine form is Yaroslava. The surname derived from the name is Yaroslavsky and its variants. All may refer to:
Historical figures
* Yaroslav I the Wise ( ...
, Izyaslav ("The one who took the glory"),
Mstislav ("glorious revenge"),
Vsevolod Vsevolod or Wsewolod (russian: Все́волод ; uk, Все́волод ) is a Slavic male first name. Its etymology is from Slavic roots 'vse' (all) and 'volodeti' (to rule) and means 'lord-of-everything/everybody', (similar to another princ ...
("lord of everything"). In the 11th century, after the growing influence of the Christian Church, the tendency to use the names of saints of the Greek Church has increased and most of old Rus' names were displaced by Christian names.
Names today
Since
national revivals during 19th and 20th centuries, traditional names, especially of historical rulers and heroes, regained popularity. For example, in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
many forgotten names were resurrected, such as
Bronisław,
Bolesław,
Dobiesław,
Dobrosław, Jarosław,
Mirosław,
Przemysław,
Radosław,
Sławomir
Sławomir () is an Old Polish male given name of Slavic origin consists of two parts: "sława/slava" - glory, fame and "mir" - world, peace, prestige. Cognates include Slavomir, Slavomír. Feminine form is: Sławomira/Slavomira. Nicknames: Sławe ...
,
Wiesław :"Wiesław" is sometimes transliterated as "Wieslaw", in the absence of ''L with stroke.''
Wiesław () is a Polish masculine given name, of Slavonic origin, meaning "great glory" or "all glory". It is the shortened, more common, form of the person ...
,
Zdzisław, and Zbigniew; and new ones created, such as Lechosław and Wieńczysław.
Today, traditional Slavic names are accepted by the
Christian Church
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and are given at a child's
baptism
Baptism (from grc-x-koine, βάπτισμα, váptisma) is a form of ritual purification—a characteristic of many religions throughout time and geography. In Christianity, it is a Christian sacrament of initiation and adoption, almost ...
.
Meanings
Old Slavic names were built with one or two
lexemes:
Single-lexeme names
Single-lexeme names were derived from ordinary or adjectival words and were usually, though not always, borne by peasants, e.g.: Baran (ram), Szydło (awl), Kąkol (cockle), Broda (beard, chin), Żyła (vein), Uchacz (ear-man), Łopata (shovel), Żaba (frog), Rus (Ruthenian/Russian man), Cich (silent man), etc.
Many names of this kind are used today, for example:
;Feminine:
*Brana (to protect)
*Dobra (good)
*
Duša (soul)
*
Jagoda
Jagoda is a gender-neutral surname and feminine given name. Especially common in Poland and Croatia, it means "berry" or "strawberry" in Slavic languages. Other forms include Jahoda (Czech and Slovak), Yahoda (Ukrainian), and Yagoda (Russian).
...
(berry, strawberry)
*
Jasna (clear, bright)
*
Kalina
Kalina may refer to:
People
* Kalina people, or Caribs, an indigenous people of the northern coastal areas of South America
* Kalina language, or Carib, the language of the Kalina people
* Kalina (given name)
* Kalina (surname)
* Noah Kalina, ...
(
guelder-rose)
*
Lada (
cadent;or: girl, maid)
*
Ljuba, Luba, Lyubov (love)
*
Mila (grace, favor)
*Miluša (kind)
*
Mira (peace)
*
Nada
Nada may refer to:
Culture
* Nāda, a concept in ancient Indian metaphysics
Places
*Nada, Hainan, China
*Nada, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Nada, Nepal, village in Achham District, Seti Zone
*Nada, Texas, United S ...
,
Nadia,
Nadezhda (hope)
*
Slava (fame, glory)
*
Snežana,
Snježana (snow woman)
*Sobena (herself)
*Sveta,
Svetlana (bright, light or holy, strong)
*
Vera
Vera may refer to:
Names
* Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
* Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)
**Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarr ...
(faith)
*Vesela (happy)
*
Vesna (spring)
*
Zlata (golden)
*
Zora (dawn)
*Živa, Żywia (lively)
;Masculine:
*
Bratan,
Bratko (brother)
*
Cvetko (flower)
*
Darko (gift)
*
Dušan
Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Душан) is a Slavic given name primarily used in countries of Yugoslavia; and among Slovaks and Czechs. The name is derived from the Slavic noun ''duša'' "soul".
Occurrence
In Serbia, it was the 29th most popular nam ...
,
Duško (soul)
*
Gniewko (anger)
*
Goran (highlander)
*
Gvozden (iron)
*
Lech (cunning)
*
Leszek
*
Lubo,
Ljuba (love)
*
Miloš (kind)
*
Miro,
Mirko (peace)
*
Mladen
Mladen () is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mlad'' (, ), meaning "young". It is present in Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian society since the Middle Ages.
Notable people with the name include:
* Mladen (vojv ...
(young)
*
Ognjen (fire)
*
Plamen (flame)
*
Prodan (sold)
*
Slava (fame, glory)
*
Veselin (happy)
*
Vlad (ruler)
*
Vuk (wolf)
*
Yasen (clear, bright)
*
Zdravko
Zdravko () is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin derived from word "zdrav" meaning "healthy". Notable people with the name include:
*Zdravko Čolić, Bosnian singer
*Zdravko Ježić, Croatian water polo player
* Zdravko Kovačić, Croa ...
(health)
*
Živan,
Živko (lively)
Dithematic names
Dithematic names are built with two lexemes. Kaleta 1995 notes that "In the case of Old Germanic and Old Slavic personal names, the dithematic name form contained a wish for the new-born child. These wishes pertained to the values that obtained in these early times".
In Poland alone, over 600
masculine name
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s, 120
feminine name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
s and 150 different affixes (
lexemes) are known. These have been reconstructed from place names and the (scarce) written sources such as the
Bull of Gniezno
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.
Certain names were reserved for monarchs (e.g. in Poland: Kazimierz, Władysław, Bolesław). Examples are listed below. As an example of the pattern: Władysław contains the prefix ''wład'' (to rule, ruler) and the suffix ''sław'' (fame, glory). Note that feminine equivalents usually end in ''a'' (e.g.
Bogusław - Bogusław''a'').
Participle-built names
These are derived either from the
past participle (in the passive voice), e.g.:
Bojan, Chocian, Kochan, Miłowan, Pomian, Stator, Wygnan, or the
present participle
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(in the active voice), e.g.: Cieszym, Myślim, Radzim, Borzym. Such names are repositories of perhaps the largest source of sociological data about the ancient
Slavic people.
They have a variety of purposes, which can be listed as follows:
* names containing a good wish, e.g. Kochan ('let him be loved'),
Milan
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.
* names referring to affection for the new born child, e.g. Obiecan ('promised'), Żdan ('promised', 'expected'),
* names protecting from evil (consisting of lexemes with a negative, deterring effect) e.g. Wygnan, Mazan, Grozim,
Niemir.
[M.Malec "Wkład krakowskiego językoznastwa w polonistycznego do nauki o imionach osobowych" w LingVaria 2006/1, Wydział Polonistyki UJ, Księgarnia Akademicka, Kraków 2006, pages 127-131, ]
Other examples: Poznan ('known', 'recognized'), Goszczon (being a guest at someone's place), Krszczon ('baptized'),
Radovan,
Dragan,
Željan, Dejan,
Nayden,
Mirjana.
Diminutive and hypocoristic names
Diminutive
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and
hypocoristic (
endearing) names deriving from the above-mentioned dithematic names are created by using different diminutive
suffix
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es. Such names are very popular in everyday usage, and usually are created by replacing part of the name with the suffix ''-ek'' (masculine, predominantly West Slavic; e.g. Polish Włodzi''mierz'' – Włod''ek''), ''-ko'' (masculine, predominantly South Slavic and Ukrainian), ''-ka'' (feminine; also masculine in Russian), or ''-a'': Mila,
Luba,
Staszek, Radek,
Władek,
Zlatko, Zlata,
Volodya,
Bronek,
Leszek,
Dobrusia,
Slavko Slavko () is a Slavic masculine given name. Notable holders of the name include:
Arts
* Slavko Avsenik, Slovenian musician
* Slavko Avsenik, Jr., Slovenian musician
* Slavko Brankov, Croatian actor
* Slavko Brill, Croatian Jewish sculptor
* Sl ...
,
Wojtek,
Mirka, Bogusia,
Slava, Zdravko,
Zbyszko,
Miłosz,
Staś,
Przemek,
Bolko,
Draho,
Željko,
Borya
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, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 11 species:Search for "Borya", The Western Australia Flora lists nine current taxa.
* '' Bo ...
(fight), Boško, Božica, Božana, Branko, Branka, Braniša, Borko, Budimka, Hvališa, Dobar, Dobra, Dragoš, Dragica, Dragi, Draga,
Dragoş, Miloš, Slavko, Slavica,
Slavisa, Svetlana, Wít, Zdenka, Bratko, Braco, Braca, Bato, Bata, Batica, etc.
Popularity in non-Slavic cultures
Some Slavic names have gained popularity in other (non-Slavic) countries, e.g.:
Natasha,
Vera
Vera may refer to:
Names
* Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
* Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)
**Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarr ...
, Mila,
Svante
Svante is the shortening for the Swedish male first name Svantepolk.
It originates from Slavic ancestors of first prominent Svantes in Sweden. The Slavic languages have the name which is rendered as Sviatopolk in Russian, Swiãtopôłk in Kashub ...
, Susan (Suzana),
Boris,
Vladimir,
Mirko,
Laszlo,
Casimir,
Wenzel,
Milena,
Estanislao, Vlad,
Nadia,
Mircea, Bronislovas,
Radu, Vesna,
Wanda,
Ladislao
Ladislao is a given name, a Hispanic variant of Vladislav. Notable people with the name include:
* Ladislao Cabrera, Bolivian hero during the War of the Pacific
* Ladislao Diwa, Filipino patriot
* Ladislao Martínez, Puerto Rico musician
* Lás ...
, Bogdan, etc.
Christian saints with Slavic names
The following list contains only
canonized Saints.
Beatified Saints with Slavic names (e.g.
Saint Ceslaus,
Saint Radim) are not included.
Names popular among Eastern Slavs
In Ukraine
;Masculine:
Bohdan, Bohumyl, Bozhydar, Bazhan, Boryslav, Borys,
Boryslav, Bronyslav, Volodymyr, Volodyslav (Vladyslav), Viacheslav, Vseslav, Vsevolod, Vadym,
Myloslav, Myroslav, Mstyslav, Mechyslav, Radym
Radymyr/Radomir, Radoslav,
Rostyslav, Stanyslav,
Sviatopolk,
Sviatoslav
Sviatoslav (russian: Святосла́в, Svjatosláv, ; uk, Святосла́в, Svjatosláv, ) is a Russian and Ukrainian given name of Slavic origin. Cognates include Svetoslav, Svatoslav, , Svetislav. It has a Pre-Christian pagan characte ...
, Zhadan, Zorian, Tykhomyr, Liubomyr, Yaroslav, Yaromyr.
;Feminine:
Bohdana, Bazhana, Boleslava,
Boryslava, Boronyslava, Liubomyra, Liubov, Liubava,
Liudmyla/Liudmylla,
Myloslava, Myroslava, Mechyslava,
Nadiia, Slava, Zoriana, Zoreslava,
Snizhana,
Stanyslava,
Svitlana Svitlana (Ukrainian: Світлана from Russian language, Russian:Светлана) is a Ukrainian language, Ukrainian dialect female given name and may refer to:
*Svitlana Akhadova (born 1993), Ukrainian canoeist
*Svitlana Azarova (born 1976), ...
, Volodymyra, Vira,
Volodyslav
Vladyslav ( uk, Владисла́в, Vladysláv ) or Volodyslav ( uk, Володисла́в, Volodysláv {{IPA, /wɔlɔdɪˈslɑu̯/) is a Ukrainian given name for males. The female variant is the same with the addition of 'a' at the end.
The ...
a,
Yaroslav Yaroslav () is a Slavic given name. Its variant spelling is Jaroslav and Iaroslav, and its feminine form is Yaroslava. The surname derived from the name is Yaroslavsky and its variants. All may refer to:
Historical figures
* Yaroslav I the Wise ( ...
a
In Russia
;Masculine:
Bogdan, Boleslav,
Borislav
Borislav or Boryslav ( Cyrillic script: Борислав) is a Slavic male given name.
People who have this name include:
*Borislav Cvetković, a Croatian-born Serbian football manager and former player
* Borislav Ivanov, a Bulgarian chess play ...
, Bronislav,
Kazimir, Iziaslav,
Miloslav
Miloslav is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mil-'', "merciful" or "dear", and ''-slav'' ''glory''.
Name variants
* feminine form: Miloslava
* diminutive form: Miloš
* Polish: Miłosław/Miłosława
* Czech fe ...
, Miroslav, Mstislav,
Radimir/Radomir, Radoslav,
Rostislav, Stanislav,
Svyatopolk,
Svyatoslav, Vadim, Vlad, Vladimir,
Vladislav, Vsevolod,
Vyacheslav, Yaroslav
;Feminine:
Bogdana, Boleslava,
Borislav
Borislav or Boryslav ( Cyrillic script: Борислав) is a Slavic male given name.
People who have this name include:
*Borislav Cvetković, a Croatian-born Serbian football manager and former player
* Borislav Ivanov, a Bulgarian chess play ...
a, Bronislava, Lyubov,
Lyudmila,
Miloslav
Miloslav is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mil-'', "merciful" or "dear", and ''-slav'' ''glory''.
Name variants
* feminine form: Miloslava
* diminutive form: Miloš
* Polish: Miłosław/Miłosława
* Czech fe ...
a, Miroslava,
Nadezhda, Rada, Radoslava, Slava,
Snezhana,
Stanislava
Stanislava or Stanisława is the female form of the Slavic names, Slavic given name Stanislav (given name), Stanislav, which means "one who achieves glory". It is most often found in the Slavs, Slavic countries of central and eastern Europe. The n ...
,
Svetlana, Vera,
Vladislava,
Yaroslav Yaroslav () is a Slavic given name. Its variant spelling is Jaroslav and Iaroslav, and its feminine form is Yaroslava. The surname derived from the name is Yaroslavsky and its variants. All may refer to:
Historical figures
* Yaroslav I the Wise ( ...
a
Names popular among Southern Slavs
In Bulgaria
;Feminine:
Albena, Beloslava, Bilyana, Bisera, Bistra, Blaga, Blagorodna, Blagovesta, Blaguna, Bogdana, Boryana, Borislava,
Boyana, Boyka, Bozhana,
Bozhidara,
Branimira, Darina, Denitsa, Desislava, Dobra, Dobryana, Dobrinka,
Dobromira, Dragana, Elka, Grozda, Grozdana, Iskra, Iva, Ivayla, Ivelina, Kalina,
Krasimira, Kosara, Lyuba,
Lyubomira,
Lyudmila, Lyubka, Lyubov, Malina, Miglena, Mila, Militsa,
Milka , Milanka, Milena, Mira, Miriana, Mirolyuba, Miroslava, Nadezhda, Nadia, Neda, Nedelya, Nedyalka, Nevena,
Ognyana, Plamena, Preslava, Prolet, Rada, Radina, Radka, Radost, Radostina, Radoslava, Radosveta, Ralitsa, Rositsa, Rostislava, Rumena, Rumyana, Slavena, Slavina, Slavka, Snezha, Snezhana, Snezhanka, Snezhina, Spasena, Spaska,
Stanimira, Stanislava, Stanka, Stilyana, Stoyanka, Stoyna, Svetla, Svetlana,
Svetoslava,
Svetozara, Svilena, Tsveta, Tsvetanka, Tsvetelina, Tsvetomira, Tsviata, Velika, Velislava, Velizara,
Velmira, Vera, Vesela, Veselina,
Vyara, Vihra, Vladislava,
Zdravka, Vyara, Zhivka, Zlata, Zlatina, Zora, Zorka, Zornitsa
;Masculine:
Biser, Blago, Blagoy, Blagovest, Blagun, Bogdan,
Bogomil,
Bojidar, Boril, Boris, Borislav, Borko,
Boyan, Boyko, Bozhidar, Bozhil, Bozhin,
Branimir, Darin, Darko, Delcho, Delyan, Denislav, Desislav, Deyan, Dragan,
Dragomir, Dobri, Dobrin, Dobrolyub,
Dobromir, Dobroslav, Goran, Grozdan, Iskren, Ivaylo, Kalin, Kamen, Kliment,
Krasimir, Krastan, Krastyo, Lachezar, Lyuben, Lyubomir, Lyuboslav, Lyudmil, Malin, Milan, Milcho,
Milen Milen ( bg, Милен) is a Bulgarian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Milen Bonev (born 1986), Bulgarian football player, currently playing for Kaliakra Kavarna as a defender
* Milen Dobrev (born 1980), Bulgarian weig ...
, Milko, Mirko, Miro, Miroslav, Mladen, Momchil,
Naum, Nayden, Nedelcho, Nedyalko,
Ognian, Ognyan, Orlin, Parvan, Plamen, Preslav, Radi, Radko, Radomir, Radoslav, Radosvet, Radoy, Raicho, Rayko, Razvigor, Rosen, Rostislav, Rumen, Sneg, Slav, Slavcho, Slavi, Slavyan, Slavko,
Slavomir Slavomir is a masculine given name. It may refer to:
* Slavomir of Moravia, medieval duke
* Slavomir Miletić, Yugoslav sculptor from Bosnia and Herzegovina, now living in the Netherlands
* Slavomir Miklovš, Croatian cleric
* Slavomir, Obotrites ...
, Spas,
Stanimir, Stanislav, Stanko, Stoil, Stoyan, Stoycho, Stoyko, Strahil, Svetlin,
Svetoslav Svetoslav is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Svetoslav of Croatia (before 997 - 1000), king of Croatia
* Svetoslav Dyakov (born 1984), Bulgarian football midfielder
* Svetoslav Georgiev (born 1977), Bulgarian football playe ...
,
Svetozar, Svilen,
Tihomir,
Tomislav
Tomislav (, ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, that is widespread amongst the South Slavs.
The meaning of the name ''Tomislav'' is thought to have derived from the Old Slavonic verb "'' tomiti''" or "'' tomit" meaning to "''languish ...
, Traicho, Traiko, Tsvetan, Tsvetomir, Tsvetozar, Valko, Varban, Velichko, Veliko, Velin, Velislav, Velizar, Velko,
Ventseslav, Ventsislav, Veselin, Vesselin, Vihren,
Vitomir
Vitomir ( pl, Witomir, sr, Витомир) is an old given name of Slavic origin.
The word is derived from two Proto-Slavic elements: ''vito'' which means "to rule" and ''mir'' which means "peace, world, prestige". The ''vit'' is also found in ...
, Vladimir, Vladislav, Volen, Yasen, Yavor, Zdravko, Zhelyazko, Zhivko, Zlatan, Zlatko, Zlatomir, Zvezdelin
In Croatia
;Feminine:
Berislava, Biserka, Blaga, Blagica, Blaženka, Bogdana, Bogomila, Bogumila, Borka, Borislava,
Božena Božena is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Božena (Křesinová), Bohemian duchess
* Božena Angelova, Slovenian violinist
* Božena Dobešová, Czech gymnast
* Božena Komárková, Czech philosopher
* Božena La ...
, Božica,
Božidar Božidar ( Bulgarian, Macedonian, sr-cyr, Божидар, pl, Bożydar, sometimes transliterated as Bojidar, or Bozhidar) is a Slavic given name meaning "Divine gift". It is a calque of the Greek name Theodore, itself derived from the Greek word " ...
ka, Branimira,
Branka, Buga, Cvita, Cvijeta, Čedna, Danica,
Davorka, Divna, Dragana, Dragica, Draženka,
Dubravka, Dunja, Hrvatina,
Hrvoja, Hrvojka, Jasenka, Jasna,
Ljuba, Ljubica, Mila, Milica, Miljenka, Mislava, Mira, Mirka, Mirna, Mojmira, Morana, Nada, Neda, Nediljka, Nevenka,
Ognjenka, Ranka, Rašeljka, Ratka, Ruža, Ružica, Sanja, Slava, Slavica,
Slavenka, Smiljana, Spomenka, Srebrenka, Stanislava, Stana, Stanka,
Snješka, Snježana, Sunčana, Sunčica, Svitlana, Svjetlana, Tjeha, Tihana, Tihomila, Tuga, Vedrana, Vera, Verica, Vjera, Vesna,
Vjekoslava, Vlasta,
Vlatka,
Zdenka, Zlata, Zora, Zorica, Zorka,
Zrinka, Zrina, Zvjezdana,
Zvonimira, Zvonka, Željka, Živka
;Masculine:
Berislav
Berislav is a Slavic masculine given name derived from ''beri'' - "he/she carries" and ''slava'' - "glory, fame". Feminine form is Berislava. Another spelling is Berisav.
The following notable people have this name:
* Berislav Rončević - Bos ...
, Berivoj, Blago, Bogdan, Bogumil, Bogoljub, Bogomil, Boris, Borislav,
Borna, Božetjeh,
Božidar Božidar ( Bulgarian, Macedonian, sr-cyr, Божидар, pl, Bożydar, sometimes transliterated as Bojidar, or Bozhidar) is a Slavic given name meaning "Divine gift". It is a calque of the Greek name Theodore, itself derived from the Greek word " ...
, Božo, Bratislav,
Budimir, Branimir, Brajko, Branko, Braslav, Bratoljub, Cvitko, Cvjetko,
Časlav, Častimir, Čedomir,
Dalibor,
Damir, Darko,
Davor, Davorin, Davorko, Desimir, Dobroslav, Dobrovit,
Domagoj, Dragan,
Drago,
Dragoslav, Dragutin, Dražan,
Dražen, Draženko, Držiha, Držislav,
Godemir, Gojko, Gojislav, Gojslav, Goran, Grubiša, Hrvatin,
Hrvoj, Hrvoje, Hrvoslav, Kazimir, Kažimir, Jasenko, Klonimir,
Krešimir, Krešo, Krševan, Lavoslav,
Ljubomir, Ljudevit, Milan, Mile,
Milivoj,
Milovan, Miljenko, Mirko, Miro, Miroslav, Miroš, Mislav, Mladen, Mojmir, Mutimir, Nediljko, Nedjeljko,
Nenad
Nenad (; Cyrillic script: Ненад) is a male personal name of Slavic origin common in countries that speak Slavic languages. It is more widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and North Macedonia than in other co ...
, Neven, Njegomir, Njegovan, Ognjen, Ostoja, Ozren,
Predrag,
Pribislav, Prvan, Prvoslav, Prvoš, Radimir, Radomir, Radoš, Rajko, Ranko,
Ratimir, Ratko, Rato, Radovan, Radoslav,
Siniša
Siniša ( sr-Cyrl, Синиша) is a South Slavic masculine given name of medieval Serbian origin. It may refer to:
* Simeon Uroš "Siniša" (1326–1371), Serbian ruler of Epirus and Thessaly
* Siniša Branković (born 1979), Serbian soccer pla ...
, Slaven, Slaviša,
Slavoljub, Snješko, Slavomir, Smiljan, Spomenko, Srebrenko, Srećko, Stanislav, Stanko, Strahimir, Svetoslav, Tihomil, Tihomir, Tješimir, Tomislav, Tomo, Tugomir, Tvrtko, Trpimir,
Vatroslav Vatroslav is a Croatian masculine given name. It derives from word for "fire" (''vatra'') and the Slavic language suffix -slav, meaning "glory" or "fame". The feminine version is Vatroslava.
People named Vatroslav
*Vatroslav Jagić (1838–1923), ...
,
Većeslav,
Vedran,
Velimir
Velimir ( sr-cyr, Велимир) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name and sometimes a surname, a Slavic name derived from elements ''vele'' "great" and ''mir'' "peace, prestige". It may refer to:
* Velimir Ilić (born 1951), politician
* Ve ...
, Veselko, Vidoslav,
Vjekoslav,
Vjenceslav, Višeslav, Vitomir, Vjeran, Vladimir,
Vlado, Vlatko, Vojmil, Vojmir, Vojnomir, Vuk, Zdenko,
Zdeslav, Zdravko, Zorislav,
Zoran
Zoran ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран) is a common South Slavic name, the masculine form of Zora, which means ''dawn, daybreak''. The name is especially common in Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia and a little in Slovenia.
Notable people with this given ...
,
Zrinko, Zrinoslav, Zlatko,
Zvonimir
Zvonimir is a Croatian male given name, used since the Middle Ages.
During Yugoslavia, the name became popular in other ex-Yugoslav republics like Croatia and Slovenia.{{citation needed, date=February 2014
People named Zvonimir
* Demetrius Zvo ...
,
Zvonko, Želimir, Željko, Živko
In North Macedonia
;Feminine:
Angela, Angelina, Angja, Ankica, Biljana, Bisera, Bistra, Blaga, Blagica, Blagorodna, Verka, Vladica, Denica, Živka, Zlata, Jagoda, Letka, Ljupka, Mila, Mirjana, Mirka, Rada, Radmila, Slavica, Slavka, Snežana, Stojna, Ubavka
;Masculine:
Blagoj, Boban, Čedomir Cvetan, Dragan, Dragi, Duško, Goran, Ljupčo, Slavčo, Milan, Mile, Miroslav, Vladimir, Vlatko, Zlatko, Živko, Stojan, Zlate, Mirko, Ljuben, Zoran, Ognen, Rade
In Serbia
;Feminine:
Blagica, Biljana, Biserka,
Bojana, Bogdana, Borislava, Boža,
Božana, Božena, Božica, Božidarka, Branimira, Branka, Brankica,
Branislav Branislav () is a Czech, Croatian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian given name. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław, in Russian as ''Bronislav,'' and Ukrainian as ''Boronyslav.'' The name is derived from the Slavic elements bran ...
a, Budislavka,
Daliborka, Dana, Danka, Danica, Dara, Darina, Darka, Davorka, Dejana, Divna, Draga, Dragana, Dragica, Dragoslava, Draženka, Dubravka, Dunja, Dušana,
Goranka, Gorana, Jasna, Jadranka, Jadrana, Jasenka, Jugoslava,
Krešimira, Ljubica, Kalina, Malina, Mila, Milena, Milana, Milica, Milja, Miljana, Milka, Mira, Miroslava, Mirna, Mladenka, Nada, Nadežda, Neda, Nevena, Nevenka, Navenka, Nedeljka, Rada, Radmila, Ranka, Raja, Rajana, Rajka, Radomira, Radoslava, Ružica, Ruža, Sana, Snežana, Slava, Slavica, Slavka, Stana, Senka, Stanka, Stojana, Smiljana, Stanislava, Svetlana, Lana, Ljubica, Tara, Tija, Tijana, Tomislava, Vida, Vedrana, Vera, Verica,
Vjera, Vesna, Vesela, Višnja, Zvezdana, Zlata, Zorana, Zorica, Željka
;Masculine:
Bajko, Beloš, Beriša, Biljan, Boban, Blagoje, Bogdan, Bogomil, Bogoljub, Bojan, Borislav, Bora, Boris, Borisav, Boško, Branimir,
Branislav Branislav () is a Czech, Croatian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian given name. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław, in Russian as ''Bronislav,'' and Ukrainian as ''Boronyslav.'' The name is derived from the Slavic elements bran ...
, Branko, Brajko, Božidar, Budimir, Čedomir, Cvijetin, Gojko, Darko, Dare, Darin, Daro, Dalibor, Damir, Dane, Danko, Davor, Davorin, Dejan, Divan, Dobrica, Dobroslav, Dragan, Dragiša, Drago,
Dragoljub, Dragomir, Dragoslav, Dragutin, Draža, Dražen, Draženko, Dubravko,
Dušan
Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Душан) is a Slavic given name primarily used in countries of Yugoslavia; and among Slovaks and Czechs. The name is derived from the Slavic noun ''duša'' "soul".
Occurrence
In Serbia, it was the 29th most popular nam ...
, Duško, Gojko, Goran, Gradimir, Gvozden, Jakša, Jadranko, Jadran, Javor, Jasen, Jasenko, Jug, Jugoslav, Ljuba, Ljubo, Ljubomir, Ljubodrag, Kalin, Miladin, Milan, Milen, Miljan, Milivoje, Mile, Milenko, Milanko, Milo, Miloje,
Milorad,
Miloš, Milovan, Milutin, Mijomir, Miodrag, Miro, Miroslav, Mirko, Mislav, Miša, Mladen, Momčilo, Momir, Nado,
Nebojša, Neven, Nedeljko, Novak,
Nemanja, Nenad, Njegomir, Obren, Obrad, Ognjen, Ostoja, Ozren, Predrag, Rade, Radoš,
Radič, Radivoje, Rado, Radoje, Radomir,
Radonja
Radonja ( sr-cyr, Радоња) is a masculine Serbian given name. It is derived from the adjective ''rad'' which means 'willing', 'eager', 'keen'. Patronymic surname '' Radonjić or Radončić/Radonjičić'' is derived from ''Radonja''.
In the 1 ...
, Ratomir, Radiša, Radmilo, Radoslav, Radosav, Radovan, Rajan, Rajko, Rajke, Rajo, Ranko, Ratko, Spas, Spasoje,
Sava
The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...
, Savo, Svetlan, Senko, Siniša, Srećko, Smiljan, Slava,
Slaven, Slavko,
Slavimir, Slaviša,
Slobodan
Slobodan ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name which means "free" (''sloboda'' / meaning "freedom, liberty") used among other South Slavs as well. It was coined by Serbian liberal politician Vladimir Jovanović ...
,
Srđan Srđan (Срђан); ; ; ) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, usually written as ''Srdjan'' when the letter đ is unavailable.
It is usually considered to be a form of the name Sergius (name), Sergius, honoring the Christian martyr and sain ...
, Srećko, Sredoje, Sreten, Stanko, Stanislav, Strahinja, Stracimir, Svetozar, Sokol, Tihomir, Tijan,
Tomislav
Tomislav (, ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, that is widespread amongst the South Slavs.
The meaning of the name ''Tomislav'' is thought to have derived from the Old Slavonic verb "'' tomiti''" or "'' tomit" meaning to "''languish ...
, Toplica, Vedran, Velibor, Velimir, Veljko, Veran, Veselin, Veselko, Vladimir, Vladislav, Vlastimir, Vitomir, Vlade, Vlado, Vlatko,
Vojislav
Vojislav ( sr-Cyrl, Војислав, ) is a Serbian masculine given name, a Slavic dithematic name (of two lexemes), derived from the Slavic words ''voj'' ("war, warrior"), and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), which both are very common in Slavic nam ...
, Vojkan, Vojmir, Vidak, Vid, Vuk, Vukan,
Vukašin, Vujadin, Vujasin, Vukosav, Vukota, Vuksan, Zvezdan, Zdravko, Zoran, Zvonko, Žarko, Željko, Želimir, Zlatan, Zlatko, Živadin, Živko, Živojin, Živorad, Života
In Slovenia
;Feminine:
Bogdana, Branka, Cvetka, Danica, Draga, Dragica, Dunja, Janina, Jasna, Ljuba, Ljubica, Milena, Milica, Mira, Morana, Mora, Nada, Neda, Nedeljka, Neva, Nevenka, Slava, Slavica, Spomenka, Stanislava, Stana, Stanka, Svetlana, Vedrana, Vera, Vesna, Vlasta, Vojka, Zdenka, Zdravka, Zlatka, Zora, Zorica, Zorka, Zvonka, Živa
;Masculine:
Bogdan, Boris, Borut, Bojan, Božidar, Božo, Branko, Ciril, Cvetko, Črtomir, Dejan, Dragan, Drago, Dragotin, Dušan, Gojmir, Gorazd, Gregor, Jaroslav, Kresnik, Lado, Milan, Miran, Mirko, Miroslav, Miško, Perun, Radivoj, Rajko, Srečko, Slavko, Stanislav, Stanko, Stane,
Vekoslav, Venceslav, Vitan, Vitomir, Vladimir, Vlado,
Vojteh,
Zdenko, Zdravko, Zoran, Žarko, Željko, Živko
Names popular among Western Slavs
In Poland
;Feminine:
Bogna,
Bogdana,
Bogumiła,
Bogusława,
Bolesława,
Bożena
Bożena () is a Polish feminine given name, originally appearing as ''Bożana'' and ''Bożechna''. It is derived from the word "Bóg" (God).
This Slavic name is equivalent to Božena in Czech, Slovak and other Slavic languages.
Individuals na ...
,
Bronisława,
Czesława,
Dąbrówka, Dobrochna,
Dobroniega
Dobroniega is a Slavic name which contains word "dobro" - good, goodness and "niega" - delight, and may refer to:
* Dobroniega of Poland - a Polish princess member of the House of Piast and by marriage Margravine of Lusatia.
* Maria Dobroniega of ...
,
Dobrosława,
Gniewomira,
Godzimira,
Godzisława,
Gorzysława,
Grzymisława,
Kazimiera,
Ludmiła,
Marzanna,
Mieczysław
Mieczysław () or Mečislovas (Lithuanian) is a Slavic name of Polish origin and consists of two parts: miecz "sword", and sław "glory, famous". Feminine form: Mieczysława. Alternate form: Mieszko.
This name may refer to:
People Mečislovas
* ...
a,
Milena, Miła, Mira,
Mirosława, Radochna,
Radosława,
Sławomira,
Sobiesława,
Stanisława,
Sulisława,
Velina,
Wacława,
Wiesława, Władysława,
Zdzisława
;Masculine:
Bogdan,
Bogumił,
Bogusław, Bogusz,
Bohdan,
Bolesław,
Bożydar,
Bronisław,
Chwalibóg,
Chwalisław,
Czcibor
Czcibor ( la, Cidebur; died after 972), a member of the Piast dynasty, was a Polan prince, son of Duke Siemomysł and younger brother of the first Christian ruler, Mieszko I of Poland.
Life
According to E. Rymar (2005), Czcibor may have been ...
,
Czesław,
Dobiegniew,
Dobiesław,
Dobrogost,
Dobromir,
Dobromił,
Dobrosław,
Domard,
Domasław,
Dzierżysław, Gniewko,
Gniewomir,
Godzimir,
Godzisław,
Gorzysław,
Jarosław,
Krzesimir,
Kazimierz,
Lech, Lechosław, Lesław, Leszek,
Lubomir,
Ludomił,
Mieszko
Mieszko is a Slavic given name of uncertain origin.
Onomastics
There are three major theories concerning the origin and meaning of the name of Duke Mieszko I of Poland. The most popular theory, proposed by Jan Długosz, explains that Mieszko is a ...
,
Mieczysław
Mieczysław () or Mečislovas (Lithuanian) is a Slavic name of Polish origin and consists of two parts: miecz "sword", and sław "glory, famous". Feminine form: Mieczysława. Alternate form: Mieszko.
This name may refer to:
People Mečislovas
* ...
,
Miłosław, Miłosz,
Mirosław,
Mścisław,
Mściwój,
Przemysław,
Przybysław,
Radosław,
Rościsław,
Sambor,
Sędziwoj,
Sławoj,
Sławomir,
Sobiesław,
Stanisław,
Sulisław,
Świętosław,
Wacław,
Wiesław,
Wińczysław,
Władysław,
Włodzimierz,
Wojciech,
Wszebor,
Zawisza,
Zbigniew, Zbyszko,
Zdzisław,
Ziemowit
In Slovakia and Czech Republic
;Feminine:
Blahoslava, Blahuše,
Bojana, Bojka,
Boleslava, Bolena, Bolerka,
Bohumira,
Bohuslava,
Božidara, Boža, Božena, Božka,
Bratislava,
Břetislava, Břetka, Břetička,
Bronislava/Branislava, Brana, Branka, Broňa, Bronička, Bronka,
Dobrali,
Dobromila,
Dobromíra,
Dobroslava,
Drahomíra,
Draha, Drahuše, Drahuška, Draža, Dušana, Duša, Dušička, Duška, Sudana, Sudanka,
Jarka, Jaroslava,
Květoslava, Kvetoslava, Kveta, Květa, Kvetka, Květka, Kvetuša, Květuše, Kvetuška, Květuška,
Libera, Líba, Libenka, Libuše, Libuška,
Lidmila, Ludmila,
Ľudmila, Lida, Lidka, Liduna, Lidunka, Liduše, Lizuška,
Ľubomíra, Ľuba, Ľubena, Ľubina, Ľubina, Ľubka, Ľubuška,
Mečislava, Melina, Mecka, Mila,
Milena, Milada, Milady, Miladena, Milana, Mlada, Mladena, Mladěna, Miladka, Milanka, Milenka, Milka, Miluše, Miluša, Miluška, Mlaška, Mladuška,
Miloslava,
Miroslava, Mira, Mirka, Miruška,
Nadežda, Naděžda, Nadeja, Neda,
Pribislava, Pribena, Přibyslava, Próbka, Pribuška,
Radmila, Radomila, Rada, Radlinka,
Radoslava, Rada,
Rostislava, Rosta, Rostina, Rostinka, Rostuška,
Sobeslava, Soběslava, Sobena, Sobeška,
Stanislava, Stana, Stanička, Stanuška,
Svetlana, Světlana, Svetla, Svetlanka, Světlanka, Svetluše, Světluše, Svetluška, Světluška,
Veleslava, Vela, Velina, Velinka, Velka, Veluška,
Venceslava/Vaclava, Věnceslava/Václava, Vena, Věna, Venka, Věnka, Venuška,
Vera, Věra, Vierka, Verka, Věrka, Veruška, Věruška,
Vladimíra, Vladmira,
Vladislava/Ladislava, Valeska,
Vlasta,
Zbyhneva, Zbyhněva, Zbyna, Zbyša, Zbyhneka, Zbyhneuška,
Zdenka,
Zdeslava, Zdislava, Desa, Zdeska, Zwisa, Zdiska,
Zelislava,
Žitomíra, Žitka, Žituše,
Živanka, Živka, Živuše, Živuška,
Zlata, Zlatina, Zlatinka, Zlatka, Zlatuje, Zlatuše, Zlatuška, Zlatana, Zlatunka,
Zoila,
Zora, Zorah
;Masculine:
Blahoslav (house form, Blahoš, Blahošek)
Bohdan,
Bohumil Bohumil is a Slavic male given name. Means "favoured by God" from the Slavic elements bog ''god'' and mil ''favour''. Pronounced ''baw-huw-MIL''. Nicknames are Bob, Bobby, Bohouš, Bohoušek, Bohuš, Mila, Milek, Bogie, Boga, Bozha. Another forms a ...
,
Bohumír,
Bohuslav,
Bojan, Bujanek, Bojek,
Boleslav, Bolek,
Bořivoj (house form: Bora, Borik, Borek),
Bozidar,
Bratislav,
Bretislav (house form: Bretik, Břeťa), Bronislav/Branislav, Branek, Branik,
Budislav, Budek,
Česlav/Ctislav,
Ctibor,
Dalibor,
Dobromil,
Dobromir,
Dobroslav,
Drahomir,
Draha, Drahoš, Drahošek,
Ďurko,
Sudan, Sudanek,
Dušan, Dušek,
Jaroslav
Jaroslav (also written as Yaroslav or Jarosław in other Slavic languages) is a Czech and Slovak first name, pagan in origin.
There are several possible origins of the name Jaroslav. It is very likely that originally the two elements of the na ...
(house form: Jarek, Jaroušek),
Jaromil,
Jaromir (house form: Jarek),
Jaropluk,
Jaroslav,
Kvetoslav, Karel,
Ľubomír, Ľubor, Lumír, Ľubek, Ľuborek (house form:
Ľuboš, Ľubošek),
Ludomir,
Ľudoslav,
Mecislav, Mecek, Mecik, Mecislavek,
Milan, Milič,
Miloslav, Milda, Milon, Miloš,
Miroslav, Mirek,
Mstislav,
Nepomuk, Pomuk, Nepomucek,
Přemysl, Myslik, Premek,
Pribislav, Priba, Pribik, Pribišek,
Radoslav (house form: Radek, Radik, Radeček, Radan, Radko, Radoš, Radoušek, slovak form: Radko),
Radomír/Radimír, Radim,
Radoslav,
Rostislav, Rosta, Rostek, Rostiček, Rostik,
Slavomir, Slava, Slavoj,
Sobeslav, Sobek, Sobik,
Stanislav, Stana, Standa, Stanek, Stanko, Staníček, Stanik, Svätomír,
Svätopluk,
Svätoslav,
Techomír,
Techoslav,
Veleslav, Vela, Velek, Veloušek,
Venceslav/Vaclav, Vacek, Vašek, Vena, Venoušek,
Wenzel,
Vladimír,
Vladislav/Ladislav, Vlad,
Vlastimil
Vlastimil is a common Slavic origin given name originating from the roots: ''vlast'' (homeland) and ''mil'' (favour). A variant of the name is Vlastislav. The Czech name days are 17 March (Vlastimil) and 28 April (Vlastislav). The Slovak name day ...
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Vojtech (house form: Vojta, Wojtek, Vojtik, Vojtíšek),
Zbyhnev, Zbyna, Zbytek,
Želislav, Želek, Želiček, Želik, Želoušek,
Zdeslav, Zdislav, Zdik Zdišek,
Zitomir, Zitek, Zitoušek,
Živan, Živanek, Živek, Živko,
Zlatan, Zlatek, Zlatiček, Zlatik, Zlatko, Zlatoušek
Slavic names popular in Upper Sorbian Łužica
;Feminine:
Božena,
Dobysława, Lubina, Ludmila, Měrana, Milena,
Milenka,
Mječisława, Rodźisława,
Wojćisława[ :de:Diskussion:Obersorbische Vornamen#Obersorbische Vornamen .28Beispiele.29]
;Masculine:
Bohuměr, Bronisław, Česćiměr,
Dobysław, Horisław,
Jaroměr, Milan,
Mirko, Mirosław,
Mječisław,
Radoměr,
Stanij, Stanisław,
Wjeleměr,
Wójsław
Slavic names in Kashubia
;Feminine:
Sławina, Sulësława, Witosława
;Masculine:
Jaromir, Mscëwòj, Subisłôw, Swiãtopôłk
See also
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Eastern Slavic naming customs
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Ashkenazi Jewish name
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Slavic name suffixes
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Russian name
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They are commonly used in Russia, Belarus, U ...
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Polish name
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The law requires a given name to indicate the person ...
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Slovak name
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Ukrainian name
Ukrainian names are given names that originated in Ukraine. In addition to the given names, Ukrainians also have patronymic and family names (surnames; see: '' Ukrainian surnames'').
Ukrainian given names
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Outline of Slavic history and culture
References
Literature
* A.Cieślikowa (red.) Słownik etymologiczno-motywacyjny staropolskich nazw osobowych t.1, Kraków 2000,
* A.Cieślikowa Derywacja paradygmatyczna w staropolskiej antroponimii, Kraków 1991,
* A. Brückner Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego, Warszawa 1985
* M. Malec Imię w polskiej antroponimii i kulturze, Kraków 2001,
* M. Malec, Obraz rodziny w słowiańskich imionach złożonych,
:Rozprawy slawistyczne nr 16, * Słowiańskie composita antroponimiczne, Lublin 2000
Notes
External links
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Slovanská antroponymie v zrcadle etymologie Bachelor thesis,
Masaryk University
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Slavic First Names Explained
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Russian Personal Names: Name Frequency in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters By Masha Gedilaghine Holl
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