Serbo-Croatian Names

These names are used in Serbia, Croatia, and other parts of the former Yugoslavia. For more specific lists, see Serbian names and Croatian names.
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Hamid 1 m Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, Uzbek, Malay, Bosnian
Means "praiseworthy" in Arabic, from the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise". In Islamic tradition الحميد (al-Ḥamīd) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Hamza m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian
Means "lion" in Arabic, a derivative of حمز (ḥamuza) meaning "strong, sturdy". This was the name of an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad who was killed in battle.
Hana 1 f Arabic, Bosnian
Means "bliss, happiness" in Arabic, from the root هنأ (hanaʾa) meaning "to gladden, to enjoy".
Hana 2 f Hebrew, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Sorbian
Form of Hannah in several languages.
Haris 1 m Bosnian, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Arabic
Bosnian, Urdu, Indonesian and Malay form of Harith, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.
Harun m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Arabic form of Aaron. Harun ar-Rashid was a 9th-century Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of The 1001 Nights.
Hasan m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay, Albanian, Bosnian
Means "handsome" in Arabic, from the root حسن (ḥasuna) meaning "to be beautiful, to be good". Hasan was the son of Ali and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. He was poisoned by one of his wives and is regarded as a martyr by Shia Muslims. This was also the name of two kings of Morocco. It is sometimes transcribed as Hassan, though this is a distinct name in Arabic.
Hatidža f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Khadija.
Hazim m Arabic, Bosnian
Means "firm, resolute" in Arabic.
Helena f German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinate form of Helen. This is the name of the heroine of William Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well (1603).
Henrik m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Low German, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Armenian
Form of Heinrich (see Henry) in several languages. A famous bearer was the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906).
Hermina f Dutch, Slovene, Hungarian, Croatian
Dutch, Slovene, Hungarian and Croatian form of Hermine.
Hranislav Хранислав m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element xorniti (Serbo-Croatian hraniti) meaning "to feed, to protect" combined with slava meaning "glory".
Hristina Христина f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Christina.
Hristofor Христофор m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian (Rare)
Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Christopher.
Hrvoje m Croatian
Derived from Croatian Hrvat meaning "Croat".
Husein m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Husayn.
Ibrahim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Pashto, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Avar, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Hausa, Swahili
Arabic form of Abraham, also used in several other languages. This form appears in the Quran.
Ibro m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Ibrahim.
Igor Игор m Russian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovak, Czech, Italian, Portuguese, Basque
Russian form of the Old Norse name Yngvarr (see Ingvar). The Varangians brought it with them when they began settling in Eastern Europe in the 9th century. It was borne by two grand princes of Kyiv, notably Igor I the son of Rurik and the husband of Saint Olga. Other famous bearers include Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), a Russian composer known for The Rite of Spring, and Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972), the Russian-American designer of the first successful helicopter.
Ilhan m Bosnian
Bosnian form of İlhan.
Ilhana f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of İlhan.
Ilija Илија m Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Macedonian, Serbian and Croatian form of Elijah, and an alternate transcription of Bulgarian Илия (see Iliya).
Ilinka Илинка f Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Ilija.
Ilma 2 f Bosnian
Meaning unknown, possibly from Arabic علْم (ʿilm) meaning "knowledge, learning".
Irena Ирена f Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Albanian, Bulgarian, Slovak, Lithuanian
Form of Irene in several languages.
Irfan m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Bosnian
Means "knowledge, awareness, learning" in Arabic.
Iris f Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, Greek
Means "rainbow" in Greek. Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow, also serving as a messenger to the gods. This name can also be given in reference to the word (which derives from the same Greek source) for the iris flower or the coloured part of the eye.
Isa 1 m Arabic, Persian, Albanian, Bosnian, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Jesus. This form is found in the Quran and is used as a given name by Muslims. Arabic-speaking Christians instead use يسوع (Yasūʿ) to refer to Jesus Christ.
Isaija Исаија m Serbian, Macedonian
Serbian and Macedonian form of Isaiah.
Isidora Исидора f Spanish, Serbian, Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Isidore. This was the name of a 4th-century Egyptian saint and hermitess.
Iskra f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian
Means "spark" in South Slavic.
Ismet m Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian form of Ismat.
Iva 1 Ива f Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Means "willow tree" in South Slavic.
Ivan Иван m Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian
Newer form of the Old Church Slavic name Іѡаннъ (Ioannŭ), which was derived from Greek Ioannes (see John). This was the name of six Russian rulers, including the 15th-century Ivan III the Great and 16th-century Ivan IV the Terrible, the first tsar of Russia. It was also borne by nine emperors of Bulgaria. Other notable bearers include the Russian author Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883), who wrote Fathers and Sons, and the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), who is best known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.
Ivana Ивана f Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Italian
Feminine form of Ivan.
Ivančica f Croatian
Means "daisy" in Croatian.
Ivanka Иванка f Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Ivana.
Ivica Ивица m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Ivan.
Ivona Ивона f Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Form of Yvonne in several languages.
Izak m Slovene, Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Isaac.
Izudin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Izz ad-Din.
Jadran Јадран m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Adrian.
Jadranka Јадранка f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene feminine form of Adrian.
Jadranko Јадранко m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Adrian.
Jaga Јага f Croatian, Serbian, Polish
Croatian, Serbian and Polish diminutive of Agatha, Jagoda, Jadwiga and other names containing ja.
Jagoda Јагода f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Polish
Means "strawberry" in South Slavic, and "berry" in Polish. Also in Poland, this can be a diminutive of Jadwiga.
Jakov Јаков m Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian and Macedonian form of Jacob (or James).
Jakša Јакша m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Jakov.
Jana 2 Јана f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian variant of Ana.
Janja Јања f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Agnes. It also may be inspired by Serbo-Croatian janje meaning "lamb".
Janko Јанко m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak
Diminutive of Janez or Ján.
Jasmin 2 m Bosnian
Bosnian masculine form of Jasmine.
Jasmina Јасмина f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian
Form of Jasmine in several languages.
Jasminka f Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Jasmina.
Jasna Јасна f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Derived from South Slavic jasno meaning "clearly, obviously".
Javor Јавор m Croatian, Serbian
Means "maple tree" in South Slavic.
Jefimija Јефимија f Serbian
Serbian form of Euphemia. This name was adopted by a 14th-century Serbian poet (born Jelena Mrnjavčević).
Jela Јела f Serbian, Croatian, Slovak
Short form of Jelena or Jelisaveta. It also means "fir tree" in Serbian and Croatian.
Jelena Јелена f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Estonian, Lithuanian
Form of Yelena in several languages. In Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia it is also associated with the South Slavic words jelen meaning "deer, stag" and jela meaning "fir tree".
Jelica Јелица f Serbian, Croatian
Diminutive of Jela.
Jelisaveta Јелисавета f Serbian
Serbian form of Elizabeth.
Jelka Јелка f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Jelena. It also means "fir tree" in Slovene.
Jere m Finnish, Croatian, English
Finnish diminutive of Jeremias (usually used independently), as well as a Croatian diminutive of Jeronim and an English diminutive of Jerald or Jeremiah.
Jerko m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Jerome.
Jeronim m Croatian
Croatian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).
Jevrem Јеврем m Serbian
Serbian form of Ephraim.
Joakim Јоаким m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Serbian, Macedonian
Scandinavian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Joachim.
Jolanda f Dutch, Slovene, Croatian, Italian
Dutch, Slovene and Croatian form of Yolanda, as well as an Italian variant of Iolanda.
Jordan Јордан m & f English, French, Macedonian, Serbian
From the name of the river that flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river's name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (Yarḏen), and it is derived from יָרַד (yaraḏ) meaning "descend, flow down". In the New Testament John the Baptist baptizes Jesus Christ in its waters, and it was adopted as a personal name in Europe after crusaders brought water back from the river to baptize their children. There may have been some influence from the Latin name Jordanes, notably borne by a 6th-century Gothic historian.... [more]
Jordana Јордана f Spanish, Portuguese, Macedonian, Serbian, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Jordan.
Josif Јосиф m Serbian, Macedonian
Serbian and Macedonian form of Joseph.
Josip m Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Joseph. A notable bearer was the Yugoslav leader Josip Broz (1892-1980), also known as Tito.
Josipa f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Joseph.
Joško m Croatian
Diminutive of Josip.
Joso m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Joseph.
Jovan Јован m Serbian, Macedonian
Serbian and Macedonian form of John.
Jovana Јована f Serbian, Macedonian
Serbian and Macedonian feminine form of John.
Jovanka Јованка f Serbian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Jovana.
Jovica Јовица m Serbian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Jovan.
Jozefina f Croatian
Croatian form of Joséphine.
Jožica f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian feminine form of Joseph.
Jozo m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Joseph.
Julija f Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian
Slovene, Croatian and Lithuanian form of Julia.
Julijan Јулијан m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian form of Iulianus (see Julian).
Julijana Јулијана f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Slovene, Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian form of Juliana.
Juraj m Slovak, Czech, Croatian
Slovak, Czech and Croatian form of George.
Jure m Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of George.
Jurica m Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Juraj or Jurij.
Juro 1 m Croatian
Croatian form of George.
Jusuf m Bosnian, Indonesian
Bosnian and Indonesian form of Yusuf.
Karlo m Croatian, Slovene, Georgian
Croatian, Slovene and Georgian form of Charles.
Karmela f Croatian
Croatian form of Carmela.
Karmen f Slovene, Croatian, Estonian
Slovene, Croatian and Estonian form of Carmen.
Kata f Hungarian, Finnish, Croatian
Hungarian short form of Katalin, Finnish short form of Katariina and Croatian short form of Katarina.
Katarina Катарина f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Sorbian
Form of Katherine in several languages.
Kate f English, Croatian
Short form of Katherine, often used independently. It is short for Katherina in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew (1593). It has been used in England since the Middle Ages. A famous bearer is the British actress Kate Winslet (1975-).
Katica f Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian
Croatian, Slovene and Hungarian diminutive of Katherine.
Katja f German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, Slovene, Croatian
Form of Katya in various languages.
Kazimir m Croatian, Slovene, Russian
Croatian, Slovene and Russian form of Casimir.
Kerim m Turkish, Turkmen, Bosnian
Turkish, Turkmen and Bosnian form of Karim.
Klaudija f Croatian
Croatian form of Claudia.
Klaudio m Croatian
Croatian form of Claudius.
Klementina f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of Clementina.
Konstantin Константин m Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, German, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian
Form of Constantine in several languages.
Koraljka f Croatian
From Croatian koralj meaning "coral", ultimately from Latin corallium.
Kornelija Корнелија f Croatian, Serbian, Lithuanian
Croatian, Serbian and Lithuanian form of Cornelia.
Kosta Коста m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian diminutive of Konstantin.
Krešimir m Croatian
From the Slavic elements krěsiti "to spark, to flare up, to bring to life, to resurrect" and mirŭ "peace, world". This was the name of four kings of Croatia in the 10th and 11th centuries. Their names were recorded in Latin as Cresimirus.
Krešo m Croatian
Diminutive of Krešimir.
Kristijan Кристијан m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian, Slovene and Macedonian form of Christian.
Kristina Кристина f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian, Albanian, Faroese, English, Bulgarian
Form of Christina in several languages. It is also an English variant of Christina and a Bulgarian variant of Hristina.
Kristofor m Croatian (Rare), Albanian
Croatian and Albanian form of Christopher.
Krsto Крсто m Croatian, Serbian
From Serbo-Croatian крст (krst) meaning "cross" (a word that is more common in Serbian). It could also be a short form of Kristijan or Kristofor.
Kruno m Croatian
Short form of Krunoslav.
Krunoslav m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements kruna "crown" (a derivative of Latin corona) and slava "glory".
Ksenija Ксенија f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene, Latvian
Form of Xenia in several languages.
Kuzman Кузман m Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian
Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian form of Cosmas.
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.
Ladislav Ладислав m Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian and Serbian variant of Vladislav.
Lamija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Lamia 1.
Lana f English, Russian, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian
Short form of Alana (English) or Svetlana (Russian). In the English-speaking world it was popularized by actress Lana Turner (1921-1995), who was born Julia Jean Turner.
Lara 1 f Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian
Russian short form of Larisa. It was introduced to the English-speaking world by a character from Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago (1957) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1965). Between 1965 and 1969 it increased by almost 2,000 percent in the United States, however it is currently much more popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Germany. Another famous fictional bearer is Lara Croft, first appearing in video games in 1996 and movies in 2001.
Laura f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, French, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Lithuanian, Latvian, Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". This meaning was favourable, since in ancient Rome the leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands. The name was borne by the 9th-century Spanish martyr Saint Laura, who was a nun thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors. It was also the name of the subject of poems by the 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch.... [more]
Lazar Лазар m Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian and Macedonian form of Lazarus. This name was borne by a 14th-century Serbian ruler who was killed at the Battle of Kosovo.
Lejla f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Layla.
Leo m German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, English, Croatian, Armenian, Late Roman
Derived from Latin leo meaning "lion", a cognate of Leon. It was popular among early Christians and was the name of 13 popes, including Saint Leo the Great who asserted the dominance of the Roman bishops (the popes) over all others in the 5th century. It was also borne by six Byzantine emperors and five Armenian kings. Another famous bearer was the Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), name spelled Лев in Russian, whose works include War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Leo is also a constellation and the fifth sign of the zodiac.... [more]
Leon m English, German, Dutch, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λέων (leon) meaning "lion". During the Christian era this Greek name was merged with the Latin cognate Leo, with the result that the two forms are used somewhat interchangeably across European languages. In England during the Middle Ages this was a common name among Jews. A famous bearer was the communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky (1879-1940), whose name is Лев in Russian.
Lidija Лидија f Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Form of Lydia in several languages.
Ljerka Љерка f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from the rare Serbo-Croatian word lijer meaning "lily" (the usual word is ljiljan).
Ljilja Љиља f Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Ljiljana.
Ljiljana Љиљана f Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian ljiljan meaning "lily".
Ljuba Љуба m & f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Czech
From the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love", or a short form of names beginning with that element. It is typically masculine in Serbia and feminine elsewhere.
Ljuban Љубан m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love".
Ljubica Љубица f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
From the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love" combined with a diminutive suffix. It can also come from the Serbian and Croatian word ljubica meaning "violet (flower)".
Ljubinka Љубинка f Serbian
From the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Ljubiša Љубиша m Serbian
From the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Ljubo Љубо m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of Ljubomir and other names beginning with the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love". It is often used independently.
Ljubomir Љубомир m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian form of Lubomír.
Ljudevit m Croatian
Means "master of the people" from the Slavic elements ľudŭ "people" and vitŭ "master, lord". This name was borne by a 9th-century leader of the Slavs in Lower Pannonia who fought against Frankish rule.
Lovorka f Croatian
From Croatian lovor meaning "laurel tree".
Lovre m Croatian
Short form of Lovrenco.
Lovrenco m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).
Lovro m Slovene, Croatian
Short form of Lovrenc.
Lucija f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of Lucia.
Lucijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Lucian.
Luka Лука m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Russian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic
Form of Lucas (see Luke) in several languages.
Mahir m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian
Means "skilled" in Arabic.
Maja 1 Маја f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Hungarian
Form of Maia 1 in various languages.
Majda f Slovene, Croatian
Short form of Magdalena.
Mak m Bosnian
Means "poppy (flower)" in Bosnian. It is most often given in honour of the Bosnian poet Mehmedalija Dizdar (1917-1971), whose pseudonym was Mak.
Maksimilijan m Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).
Malina 2 Малина f Bulgarian, Serbian, Polish
Means "raspberry" in several Slavic languages.
Manda Манда f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Mandica f Croatian
Diminutive of Manda.
Mara 2 Мара f Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian
Hungarian variant of Mária, and a Croatian and Serbian variant of Marija.
Mare f Estonian, Slovene, Macedonian, Croatian
Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mar.
Margareta f German, Swedish, Romanian, Slovene, Finnish, Croatian
Form of Margaret in several languages.
Marica Марица f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Hungarian, Italian
Diminutive of Marija (Croatian, Serbian and Slovene) or Mária (Hungarian).
Marija Марија f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese
Form of Maria in several languages.
Marijan m Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Marianus.
Marijana Маријана f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene and Macedonian form of Mariana.
Marijeta f Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Marija.
Marijo m Croatian
Croatian form of Marius.
Marin Марин m Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, French
Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian and French form of Marinus.
Marina Марина f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Marinus. This name was borne by a few early saints. This is also the name by which Saint Margaret of Antioch is known in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Marinela f Romanian, Croatian
Romanian and Croatian form of Marinella.
Marinka f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene diminutive of Marina.
Marinko Маринко m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Marin.
Mario m Italian, Spanish, German, Croatian
Italian and Spanish form of Marius. Famous bearers include American racecar driver Mario Andretti (1940-) and Canadian hockey player Mario Lemieux (1965-). It is also borne by a Nintendo video game character, a moustached Italian plumber, who debuted as the playable hero of Donkey Kong in 1981. Spelled マリオ (Mario) in Japanese Katakana, he was reportedly named after Mario Segale (1934-2018), an American businessman who rented a warehouse to Nintendo.
Marjan 2 Марјан m Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian and Croatian form of Marianus.
Marjana f Slovene, Albanian, Croatian
Slovene, Albanian and Croatian form of Mariana.
Marko Марко m Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish, Estonian, Basque
Form of Mark in several languages.
Martin Мартин m English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish
From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god Mars. Saint Martin of Tours was a 4th-century bishop who is the patron saint of France. According to legend, he came across a cold beggar in the middle of winter so he ripped his cloak in two and gave half of it to the beggar. He was a favourite saint during the Middle Ages, and his name has become common throughout the Christian world.... [more]
Martina f German, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Hungarian, English, Swedish, Dutch, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Martinus (see Martin). Saint Martina was a 3rd-century martyr who is one of the patron saints of Rome.
Maša f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of Masha.
Mate 2 m Croatian
Diminutive of Matej or Matija.
Matea f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Mateo.
Matej m Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Slovak form of Matthias, used to refer to the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. Also the Slovene, Croatian and Macedonian form of Matthew, used to refer to the evangelist and apostle also known as Levi.
Mateja 1 f Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Matej.
Mateja 2 Матеја m Serbian
Serbian variant of Matija.
Mateo m Spanish, Croatian
Spanish form of Matthew. This form is also sometimes used in Croatia, from the Italian form Matteo.
Matija Матија m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of Matthias, used to refer to the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. It is occasionally used as a feminine name.
Matko m Croatian
Diminutive of Matej or Matija.
Mato m Croatian
Diminutive of Matej or Matija.
Medina f Kazakh, Bosnian
Kazakh and Bosnian form of Madina.
Mehmed m Ottoman Turkish, Bosnian
Older form of Mehmet, as well as the Bosnian form. This was the name of six sultans of the Ottoman Empire, including Mehmed II the conqueror of Constantinople.
Melanija Меланија f Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, Latvian, Lithuanian
Form of Melanie used in various languages.
Melisa f Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Melissa.
Mensur m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Mansur.
Merjem f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Miriam (see Mary).
Merjema f Bosnian
Bosnian variant form of Miriam (see Mary).
Mia f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, English
Diminutive of Maria. It coincides with the Italian word mia meaning "mine".... [more]
Midhat m & f Arabic, Bosnian, Urdu
Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic, from the root مدح (madaḥa) meaning "to praise".
Mihael m Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of Michael.
Mihailo Михаило m Serbian
Serbian form of Michael.
Mihajlo Михајло m Serbian
Serbian form of Michael.
Miho 1 m Croatian
Short form of Mihael or Mihovil.
Mihovil m Croatian
Croatian form of Michael.
Mijo Мијо m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Milan or Mihovil.
Mila Мила f Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Ukrainian, Russian
From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear", originally a short form of names containing that element.
Milan Милан m Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Dutch (Modern), German (Modern), French (Modern)
From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear", originally a short form of names that began with that element. It was originally used in Czech, Slovak, and the South Slavic languages, though it has recently become popular elsewhere in Europe.... [more]
Milana Милана f Serbian, Croatian, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Milan.
Milanka Миланка f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Milan.
Mile Миле m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Miodrag, Milan, and other names containing the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear". It is often used independently.
Milena Милена f Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Italian
Feminine form of Milan. It began to be used in Italy in honour of Milena Vukotić (1847-1923), mother of Helen of Montenegro, the wife of the Italian king Victor Emmanuel III. In Italy it can also be considered a combination of Maria and Elena.
Milenko Миленко m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear", originally a diminutive of names containing that element.
Mileva Милева f Serbian, Macedonian
From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear".
Milica Милица f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was borne by the wife of the 14th-century Serbian ruler Lazar.
Milivoj Миливој m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic elements milŭ "gracious" and vojĭ "soldier".
Miljana Миљана f Serbian
Feminine form of Milan.
Miljenko m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Milan.
Milka 1 Милка f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Originally a diminutive of names containing the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear".
Miloje Милоје m Serbian
From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear", originally a diminutive of names beginning with that element.
Milojica Милојица m Serbian
Diminutive of Miloje.
Milojko Милојко m Serbian
Variant of Miloje.
Milomir Миломир m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements milŭ "gracious, dear" and mirŭ "peace" or "world".
Milorad Милорад m Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic elements milŭ "gracious, dear" and radŭ "happy, willing".
Miloš Милош m Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear". This was the name of a 14th-century Serbian hero who apparently killed the Ottoman sultan Murad I at the Battle of Kosovo.
Milovan Милован m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Slavic milovati meaning "to caress".
Miodrag Миодраг m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the element mio, a Serbo-Croatian form of the Slavic element milŭ meaning "dear", combined with dorgŭ meaning "precious".
Miomir Миомир m Serbian
Derived from the element mio, a Serbian form of the Slavic element milŭ meaning "dear", combined with mirŭ meaning "peace" or "world".
Mira 2 Мира f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Polish
Short form of Miroslava and other names beginning with Mir (often the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world").
Mirela f Romanian, Croatian, Albanian
Romanian, Croatian and Albanian form of Mireille.
Mirica f Croatian
From the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Mirjana Мирјана f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
Possibly a form of Miriam.
Mirka 1 Мирка f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian
Diminutive of Miroslava and other names containing the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace" or "world".
Mirko Мирко m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Italian
From the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world", originally a diminutive of names containing that element.
Mirna Мирна f Croatian, Serbian
From Serbo-Croatian miran meaning "peaceful, calm".
Miro m Croatian, Slovene
Short form of Miroslav and other names beginning with Mir (often the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world").
Miroslav Мирослав m Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic elements mirŭ "peace, world" and slava "glory". This was the name of a 10th-century king of Croatia who was deposed by one of his nobles after ruling for four years.
Miroslava Мирослава f Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene
Feminine form of Miroslav.
Mirsad m Bosnian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Arabic meaning "watchtower" or Persian meaning "ambush".
Mirsada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mirsad.
Mirta f Spanish, Italian, Croatian
Spanish, Italian and Croatian cognate of Myrtle.
Mirza m Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian
Means "prince" from Persian میرزا (mīrzā), earlier امیرزاده (amīrzādeh), which is ultimately from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "commander" combined with Persian زاده (zādeh) meaning "offspring".
Miša Миша m & f Serbian, Slovene
Serbian diminutive of Mihailo, Miroslav and other names beginning with a similar sound. In Slovenia it is typically feminine.
Miško Мишко m Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian diminutive of Mihailo, Mihael, Miroslav and other names beginning with a similar sound.
Mislav m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element myslĭ "thought" or mojĭ "my" combined with slava "glory". This was the name of a 9th-century duke of Croatia, also called Mojslav. His name was recorded in Latin as Muisclavo.
Mitar Митар m Serbian
Short form of Dmitar.
Mladen Младен m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the South Slavic word mlad meaning "young", ultimately from Old Slavic *moldŭ.
Mladenka Младенка f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Mladen.
Momir Момир m Serbian
Serbian form of Mojmír.
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.
Muamer m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Muammar.
Muhamed m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Muhammad.
Mujo m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Mustafa.
Murat m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Murad.
Mustafa m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Urdu, Kazakh, Indonesian, Malay
Means "chosen" in Arabic, derived from اصطفا (iṣṭafā) meaning "to choose". This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad. It was borne by four Ottoman sultans. Another famous bearer was Mustafa Kemal (1881-1938), also known as Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.
Nada 2 Нада f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Means "hope" in South Slavic.
Nadežda Надежда f Slovak, Serbian, Latvian
Slovak, Serbian and Latvian form of Nadezhda.
Nadica Надица f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Nada 2.
Nadija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Nadiyya.
Naser m Arabic, Persian, Bosnian, Albanian
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Persian ناصر (see Nasir). This is also the usual Bosnian and Albanian form.
Natalija Наталија f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Lithuanian
Form of Natalia (see Natalie) in several languages.
Nataša Наташа f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak
Form of Natasha in several languages.
Nebojša Небојша m Serbian, Croatian
Means "fearless" in Serbian and Croatian, from the Old Slavic root nebojĭ.
Neda 1 Неда f Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Short form of Nedeljka.
Nedeljka Недељка f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Nedeljko.
Nedeljko Недељко m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Croatian nedjelja and Serbian недеља (nedelja) meaning "Sunday".
Nediljka f Croatian
Feminine form of Nedeljko.
Nedim m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Nadim.
Nedžla f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Najla.
Nejla 2 f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Naila.
Nejra f Bosnian
Possibly from Arabic نيّر (nayyir) meaning "luminous, bright", a derivative of نوّر (nawwara) meaning "to blossom, to illuminate, to light".
Nela f Croatian, Slovak, Portuguese, Czech, Polish
Short form of names ending in nela, such as Antonela.
Nemanja Немања m Serbian
Possibly from Slavic ne maniti meaning "not deceiving, not luring, not attracting". Another theory states that it means "without possessions", derived from Serbo-Croatian nemati meaning "have not". This was the name of a 12th-century Serbian king, and the name of the dynasty he began.
Nenad Ненад m Serbian, Croatian
Means "unexpected" in Serbian and Croatian. In the Serbian folk song Predrag and Nenad this is the name of Predrag's brother.
Neno Нено m Serbian, Croatian
Diminutive of Nenad.
Nensi f Croatian
Croatian form of Nancy.
Nermin m & f Bosnian, Turkish, Arabic (Egyptian)
From Persian نرم (narm) meaning "soft, gentle". It is typically masculine in Bosnian, and feminine in Turkish and Arabic.
Nermina f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Nermin.
Neven Невен m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Masculine form of Nevena.
Nevena Невена f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from South Slavic neven meaning "marigold".
Nevenka Невенка f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Variant of Nevena.
Nihad m Bosnian, Azerbaijani
Bosnian and Azerbaijani form of Nihat.
Nika 2 f Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Nikola 1.
Nikica Никица m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Nikola 1.
Niko m Finnish, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian, German
Finnish form of Nicholas, as well as a Croatian, Slovene, Georgian and German short form.
Nikola 1 Никола m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Czech, Basque
Form of Nicholas in several languages. Note, in Czech this is also a feminine name (see Nikola 2). A famous bearer was the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943).
Nikolina Николина f Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene
Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian and Slovene feminine form of Nicholas.
Nikša m Croatian
Diminutive of Nikola 1.