Zlata () is a female

given 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 ...

of South Slavic origin meaning "golden". It is common amongst all South Slavic countries in the

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, such as

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and

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. The name is popular in Bosnia because it is considered ethnically neutral amongst the three dominant Bosnian ethnicities: Bosniaks,

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and

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. The name is derived from the South Slavic word ''zlato'' - from the Old Slavic root ''zolto'' (gold). Notable people with the name include: *

Zlata Adamovská Zlata Adamovská (born March 9, 1959) is a Czech actress. Born in Prague, she has starred in a number of films and TV series including ''Sanitka'' and '' Noc smaragdového měsíce'', which was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Fest ...

(born 1959), Czech actress *Zlata Bartl (1920–2008), Bosnian scientist *Zlata Bizova (born 1927), Russian painter *Zlata Filipović (born 1980), Bosnian writer *Zlata Kolarić-Kišur (1894–1990), Croatian writer *Zlata Ognevich (born 1986), Ukrainian singer and politician *Zlata of Maglen (died 1795), Bulgarian saint *Zlata Petković (1954–2012), Serbian actress *Zlata Petrović (born 1962), Serbian singer *Zlata Razdolina (born 1959), Russian musician *Zlata Sarafova (born 1879), Bulgarian public figure

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