Medieval Slavic Origin Names

This is a list of names in which the origin is Medieval Slavic. The Slavic languages are a group of related languages spoken primary in central and eastern Europe.
gender
usage
origin
Barys m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Boris.
Běla f Czech
Derived from the Old Slavic word *bělŭ meaning "white".
Belobog m Slavic Mythology
Means "the white god" from Old Slavic bělŭ "white" and bogŭ "god". This was the name of a poorly attested (possibly spurious) Slavic god of good fortune.
Bor m Slovene
Means "pine tree" in Slovene. It is also a short form of names containing bor, such as Borislav or Boris.
Boris m Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Georgian, German, French
From a Bulgar Turkic name, also recorded as Bogoris, perhaps meaning "short" or "wolf" or "snow leopard". It was borne by the 9th-century Boris I of Bulgaria, who converted his realm to Christianity and is thus regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church. To the north in Kievan Rus it was the name of another saint, a son of Vladimir the Great who was murdered with his brother Gleb in the 11th century. His mother may have been Bulgarian.... [more]
Boriss m Latvian
Latvian form of Boris.
Borisŭ m Medieval Slavic
Old East Slavic form of Boris, probably ultimately of Bulgar Turkic origin.
Borko m Serbian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Borislav, Borivoje, and other names starting with Bor. It is sometimes used independently.
Boro m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Borislav, Boris, and other names starting with Bor.
Borut m Slovene
Diminutive of Boris.
Borya m Russian
Diminutive of Boris.
Borys m Polish, Ukrainian
Polish and Ukrainian form of Boris.
Chernobog m Slavic Mythology
Means "the black god" from Old Slavic čĭrnŭ "black" and bogŭ "god". According to a few late sources, Chernobog was a Slavic god of misfortune.
Dazhbog m Slavic Mythology
Means "the giving god" from Old Slavic dati "to give" and bogŭ "god". Dazhbog was a Slavic god of the sun and light, a son of Svarog. In some myths he is the ancestor of the Rus people.
Lada f Slavic Mythology, Czech, Russian, Croatian
The name of a Slavic fertility goddess, derived from Old Slavic lada "wife". It can also be a diminutive of Vladislava or Vladimira.
Lech m Polish, Slavic Mythology
According to Polish legend this was the name of the founder of the Lechites, a group that includes the Poles. The name probably derives from that of the old Slavic tribe the Lendians, called the Lędzianie in Polish.... [more]
Lechosław m Polish
Derived from (possibly) the Polish name Lech combined with the Slavic element slava meaning "glory".
Lesław m Polish
Short form of Lechosław.
Leszek m Polish
Originally a diminutive of Lech. The name was borne by several medieval dukes of Poland.
Milovan m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Slavic milovati meaning "to caress".
Mokosh f Slavic Mythology
Derived from the Old Slavic root mok meaning "wet, moist". Mokosh was a Slavic goddess associated with weaving, women, water and fertility.
Morana f Slavic Mythology, Croatian
From Old Slavic morŭ meaning "death, plague". In Slavic mythology this was the name of a goddess associated with winter and death.
Oili f Finnish
Finnish form of Olga.
Oľga f Slovak
Slovak form of Olga.
Olga f Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovene, Serbian, Bulgarian, Greek
Russian form of the Old Norse name Helga. The 10th-century Saint Olga was the wife of Igor I, the ruler of Kievan Rus (a state based around the city of Kyiv). Like her husband she was probably a Varangian, who were Norse people who settled in Eastern Europe beginning in the 9th century. Following Igor's death she ruled as regent for her son Svyatoslav for 18 years. After she was baptized in Constantinople she attempted to convert her subjects to Christianity, though this goal was only achieved by her grandson Vladimir.
Olgica f Macedonian, Serbian
Macedonian and Serbian diminutive of Olga.
Olha f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Olga.
Olĭga f Medieval Slavic
Old East Slavic form of Olga.
Olja f Serbian
Serbian diminutive of Olga.
Olya f Russian
Diminutive of Olga.
Peđa m Serbian
Diminutive of Predrag.
Pedja m Serbian
Alternate transcription of Serbian Пеђа (see Peđa).
Perun m Slavic Mythology
From Old Slavic perunŭ meaning "thunder". In Slavic mythology Perun was the god of lightning and the sky, sometimes considered to be the supreme god. Oak trees were sacred to him.
Porsche f English (Modern)
From the name of the German car company, which was founded by Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951).
Predrag m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element dorgŭ meaning "precious" combined with a superlative prefix.
Přemek m Czech
Diminutive of Přemysl.
Přemysl m Czech
From an Old Slavic name that meant "trick, stratagem", from the prefix pre "over, again, very" and myslĭ "thought, idea". This was the name of the legendary founder of the Přemyslid dynasty, which ruled Bohemia from the 9th to the 14th century.
Przemek m Polish
Diminutive of Przemysław.
Przemko m Polish
Diminutive of Przemysław.
Przemo m Polish
Diminutive of Przemysław.
Przemysł m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Přemysl. This was the name of a 13th-century king of Poland.
Przemysław m Polish
Medieval variant of Przemysł, with the addition of the Slavic element slava "glory".
Radana f Czech
Originally a short form of Radovana, now used independently.
Rade m Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Milorad and other names containing the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing". It is often used independently.
Radovan m Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Derived from Slavic radovati meaning "to make happy, to gladden".
Radovana f Czech (Rare)
Feminine form of Radovan.
Răzvan m Romanian
Meaning unknown, possibly related to the name Radovan. Alternatively it may have been brought to Romania by the Romani people (note that Romanian and Romani are unrelated), perhaps ultimately from Rizwan.
Stribog m Slavic Mythology
Possibly from Old Slavic sterti "to extend, to spread" and bogŭ "god". Alternatively it could come from strybati "to flow, to move quickly". Stribog was a Slavic god who was possibly associated with the wind.
Svarog m Slavic Mythology
Probably means "fire", from Old Slavic sŭvarŭ meaning "heat". This was the name of a Slavic god associated with blacksmithing.
Vadik m Russian
Diminutive of Vadim.
Vadim m Russian
Meaning uncertain. It is used as a Russian form of the saintly name Bademus. Alternatively it may be derived from Slavic vaditi "to accuse, to argue" or from an Old Norse source. According to legend, this was the name of a legendary leader of the Ilmen Slavs who fought against the Varangians.
Vadimir m Russian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Vadim, with the addition of the Slavic element mirŭ "peace, world".
Vadimŭ m Medieval Slavic
Old East Slavic form of Vadim.
Vadym m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Vadim.
Vadzim m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Vadim.
Veca f Serbian
Diminutive of Vesna.
Veles m Slavic Mythology
Possibly derived from Old Slavic volŭ meaning "ox" or velĭ meaning "great". Veles or Volos was the Slavic god of cattle, also associated with the earth, wealth and the underworld.
Vesna f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Slavic Mythology
Means "spring" in many Slavic languages. This was the name of a Slavic spirit associated with the springtime. It has been used as a given name only since the 20th century.
Volha f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Olga.
Živa f Slavic Mythology, Slovene, Serbian
From the Old Slavic word živŭ meaning "alive, living". According to the 12th-century Saxon priest Helmold, this was the name of a Slavic goddess possibly associated with life or fertility.