Ljuba (given Name)

Ljuba is a Slavic given name. In the

Serbian language Serbian (, ) is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official and national language of Serbia, one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina and co-official in Montenegro and ...

, it is best known as a masculine name, cognate to

Ljubomir Lubomir, Lyubomir, Lyubomyr, Lubomír, Ľubomír, or Ljubomir is a Slavic given name meaning lub (love) and mir (peace, world). Feminine forms are: Lubomira and Ljubica. Nicknames Lubor, Luboš, Luborek, Lubošek, Borek, Lubo, Ľubo, Ljubo, ...

or Ljubo. In other Slavic languages it's more often a feminine name (Czech, Bulgarian, Macedonian), cognate to Lyubov, and also spelled Lyuba (Bulgarian Люба), Luba (Ukrainian and Russian Люба; Czech, Polish), Ľuba (Slovak). The masculine name may refer to: *

Ljuba Aličić Ljubomir Aličić (; born 2 November 1955), known by his stage name Ljuba Aličić (), is a Serbian and former FPR-Yugoslavian folk singer Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer ...

, Serbian Romani folk singer *

Ljuba Brkić Ljuba may refer to: * Ljuba (given name), a Slavic given name * Ljuba, Serbia, a village in Syrmia, Vojvodina * 1062 Ljuba, an asteroid See also * Ljubav (disambiguation) Ljubav may refer to: * ''Ljubav'' (Ekatarina Velika album), 1987 * '' ...

, Serbian pianist and piano teacher *

Ljuba Čupa Ljubomir S. Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Љубомир С. Јовановић, 1877–25 June 1913), known as Ljuba Čupa (Љуба Чупа), was a Serbian guerilla fighter, member of the Black Hand, soldier in the Balkan Wars, and journalist. Life He ...

, Serbian soldier *

Ljuba Jezdić Ljubomir "Ljuba" Jezdić ( sr-cyr, Љубомир "Љуба" Јездић; 1 October 1884 — 15 September 1927), known by his ''nom de guerre'' Razvigora (Развигора) was a Serbian Chetnik Organization, Serbian Chetnik ''voivode'' (milit ...

, Serbian lawyer and soldier * Ljuba Tadić, Serbian actor The feminine name may refer to: * Ljuba Kristol, Israeli chess grandmaster of Russian origin *

Ljuba Prenner Ljuba Prenner (19 June 190615 September 1977) was a Slovene lawyer and writer, active in the interwar period. Prenner was assigned female at birth, but from a young age identified as male and began to transition to a male appearance as a teenag ...

, Slovene lawyer and writer (assigned female at birth and a feminine name) * Ljuba Welitsch, Bulgarian actress *

Lyuba Mollova Lyutviyan Mollova ( bg, Лютвиян Моллова, 18 December 1947 – 19 August 2020) was a Bulgarian athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the ...

, Bulgarian athlete * Lyuba Ognenova-Marinova, Bulgarian archeologist *

Luba Blum-Bielicka Luba Bielicka Blum (1906, Wilno, Vilna Governorate - 1973, Warsaw) was a Polish socialist activist of the Bund, and a nurse Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communiti ...

, Polish nurse and activist *

Luba Genush Luba Genush (9 September 1924 – 6 May 2021) was a Canadian multidisciplinary artist of Ukrainian origin. Throughout her career she practiced printmaking and painting, as well as mixed media, drawing, ceramics, computer art, and "collagraphs, ...

, Canadian artist of Ukraininan origin * Luba Golovina, Georgian trampolinist of Russian descent * Luba Goy (born 1945), Canadian actress and comedian of Ukrainian/German origin * Luba Jurgenson, French writer of Russian/Estonian origin *

Luba Kadison Luba Kadison Buloff (December 13, 1906 – May 4, 2006) was a Lithuanian Jewish actress, active for decades in Yiddish theatre, in both Europe and the United States. Early life Luba Kadison was born in Kaunas, Kovno, Lithuania. She moved with her ...

, Lithuanian Jewish actress * Luba Lowery, Russian-born American paralympic athlete *

Luba Lukova Luba Lukova is an American visual artist, known for her thought-provoking images and expressive poster designs. Her work has won international acclaim, and is represented in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Denver ...

, American visual artist of Bulgarian origin * Luba Marks, an American fashion designer and former French-Russian ballet dancer *

Luba Mason Luba Mason is an American actress, singer, songwriter and dancer. She has starred on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theaters in plays and musicals and television and film. As a singer, she has performed in International Jazz and Music Festiva ...

, American singer and actress of Slovak descent * Luba Mirella, Italian opera singer of Polish origin * Luba Mushtuk, Russian dancer and choreographer * Luba Robin Goldsmith, Ukrainian-born American physician and clubwoman * Luba Skořepová, Czech actress * Luba Sterlikova, Russian-American artist * Luba (singer) (born 1958), Canadian music artist of Ukrainian descent * Ľuba Lesná, Slovak writer *

Ľuba Orgonášová Ľubica (Ľuba) Orgonášová ( �ʎuba ˈorgonaːʃovaːborn January 22, 1961) is a Slovak operatic soprano, who is particularly known for her interpretation of Mozart roles. Born in Bratislava, Slovakia to economist and secretary parents who lo ...

, Slovak opera singer Derivative forms include Ljubica,

Ljupka *Ljupka is a Croatian and Macedonian female given name Those with the name include: *Ljupka Dimitrovska Ljupka Dimitrovska ( mk, Љупка Димитровска; 25 July 1946 – 3 October 2016) was a Macedonian-born Croatian singer. Intern ...

, Ljubinka, Ľubica, Ljubana. {{given name Serbian masculine given names Croatian feminine given names Serbian feminine given names Czech feminine given names Slovak feminine given names Bulgarian feminine given names Slovene feminine given names