Slavena (pronounced ''slah-vyeh-nah'') is a feminine given name of
Slavic origin meaning 'Slavic woman' or 'fame, glory'. The short form is Slávka and variants are
Sláva, Slavinka, Slavenka,
Vena. The masculine form is
Slaven Slaven may refer to:
* Slaven (given name)
* Slaven (surname)
Slaven is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernie Slaven (born 1960), Scottish-born Irish football player
* Mick Slaven (born 1961), Scottish musician
See also
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The name days are (Czech) 12 February and (Slovene) 31 December.
People with the name
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Slavka Atanasijević (1850–1897), Serbian pianist and composer
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Slávka Budínová
Slávka Budínová (21 April 1924 – 31 July 2002) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in over 60 films and television shows between 1953 and 1999.
Selected filmography
* '' The Flood'' (1958)
* '' Lidé z maringotek'' (1966)
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(1924–2002), Czech actress
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Slavenka Drakulić
Slavenka Drakulić (born July 4, 1949) is a Croatian journalist, novelist, and essayist whose works on feminism, communism, and post-communism have been translated into many languages.
Biography
Drakulić was born in Rijeka, Socialist Republic of ...
(born 1949), Croatian journalist, novelist and essayist
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Slavka Drašković, Serbian government official and writer
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Slávka Frniaková (born 1979), Slovak basketball player
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Slávka Halčáková (born 1974), Slovak actress
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Slavka Kohout (born 1932), American figure skating coach
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Slavka Maneva (1934–2010), Macedonian writer and poet
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Slavka Ouzounova (born 1971), Bulgarian volleyball player
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Slavena Vatova (born 1989), Bulgarian model
See also
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2821 Slávka
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9.
Etymology
English ''eight'', from Old English '', æhta'', Proto-Germanic ''*ahto'' is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European '' *oḱtṓ(w)-'', and as such cognate wi ...
, a minor planet named after Sláva Vávrová, the discoverer's mother
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Slavic names
Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic peoples, Slavic countries.
The main types of Slavic names:
* Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', ''Niemir, Němir/měr''), * ...
External links
Slavěna -> Behind the Name
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Slavic feminine given names
Czech feminine given names
Feminine given names