Ljuba is a

Slavic given name Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries. The main types of Slavic names: * Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ' ...

. In the

Serbian language Serbian (, ) is the standard language, standardized Variety (linguistics)#Standard varieties, 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 ...

, 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 Lyubov, Liubov or Lubov is a female given name, meaning "love". It is of Slavic origin, coming from the basic word ''l'ub'' (). Variants * Russian: ''Любовь'' (Lyubov, Liubov, Lubov), ''Люба'' (Lyuba, Liuba, Luba) * Ukrainian: ''Лю ...

, and also spelled Lyuba (Bulgarian Люба), Luba (Ukrainian and Russian Люба; Czech, Polish), Ľuba (Slovak). The masculine name may refer to: * Ljuba Aličić, Serbian Romani folk singer * Ljuba Brkić, 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 guerrilla fighter, member of the Black Hand (Serbia), Black Hand, soldier in the Balkan Wars, a ...

, Serbian soldier * Ljuba Jezdić, Serbian lawyer and soldier *

Ljuba Tadić Ljubomir "Ljuba" Tadić ( sr-cyr, Љубомир Љуба Тадић; 31 May 1929 – 28 October 2005) was a Yugoslav actor who enjoyed a reputation as one of the greatest names in the history of former Yugoslav cinema. Biography He made his scr ...

, Serbian actor The feminine name may refer to: * Ljuba Kristol, Israeli chess grandmaster of Russian origin * Ljuba Monastirskaja, Latvian textile artist * Ljuba Prenner, Slovene lawyer and writer (assigned female at birth and a feminine name) *

Ljuba Welitsch Ljuba Welitsch (''Veličkova''; 10 July 1913 – 1 September 1996) was an operatic soprano. She was born in Borisovo, Bulgaria, studied in Sofia and Vienna, and sang in opera houses in Austria and Germany in the late 1930s and early and mid ...

, Bulgarian actress * Lyuba Mollova, Bulgarian athlete *

Lyuba Ognenova-Marinova Lyuba Ognenova-Marinova ( 1922–2012) was a pioneering Bulgarian archaeologist. She was the first underwater archaeologist in the country and headed the investigations of the ancient Thracian city of Nesebar. She became one of the leading Bulgar ...

, Bulgarian archeologist * Luba Blum-Bielicka, Polish nurse and activist * Luba Drozd (born 1982), Ukrainian-American installation artist * Luba Genush, Canadian artist of Ukraininan origin * Luba Golovina, Georgian trampolinist of Russian descent *

Luba Goy Luba Goy (; born November 8, 1945) is a Canadian actress, comedian and one of the stars of '' Royal Canadian Air Farce''. Life and career Goy was born in Haltern, Germany, to Ukrainian parents and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They immigra ...

(born 1945), Canadian actress and comedian of Ukrainian/German origin * Luba Jurgenson, French writer of Russian/Estonian origin * Luba Kadison, Lithuanian Jewish actress * Luba Lowery, Russian-born American paralympic athlete * Luba Lukova, American visual artist of Bulgarian origin *

Luba Marks Luba Marks (November 28, 1921 – July 5, 2020) was a Bulgarian-born French-American fashion designer of Russian descent specializing in sportswear from the 1950s to the 1980s. Prior to this, under the name Lubov Roudenko, she was a former solois ...

, an American fashion designer and former French-Russian ballet dancer * Luba Mason, 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) Luba (born Lubomyra Kowalchyk (), 24 April 1958) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and recording artist from Montreal. She was professionally active from 1980 to 1990, 2000 to 2001, and is active again as of 2007. At the beginning of ...

(born 1958), Canadian music artist of Ukrainian descent * Ľuba Lesná, Slovak writer *

Ľuba Orgonášová Ľubica "Ľuba" Orgonášová ( �ʎuba ˈorgonaːʃovaːborn 22 January 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 lov ...

, Slovak opera singer Derivative forms include Ljubica, Ljupka, Ljubinka, Ľubica, Ljubana.

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