Slavic Names (page 11) - Behind the Name

Žaneta f Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Jeannette.

Żaneta f Polish
Polish form of Jeannette.

Zara 2 f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Zaharina.

Zarja f Slovene
Slovene variant of Zora.

Žarko m Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Derived from South Slavic žar meaning "ember, zeal, fervour".

Záviš m Czech (Rare)
Derived from Czech závist meaning "envy".

Zawisza m Polish (Archaic)
Polish cognate of Záviš.

Zbigniew m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements jĭzbyti "to dispel" and gněvŭ "anger". This was the name of a 12th-century duke of Poland.

Zbyhněv m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Zbigniew.

Zbyněk m Czech
Diminutive of Zbyhněv, now used independently.

Zdena f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Zdeněk or Zdenko.

Zdeněk m Czech
Originally a diminutive of Zdislav, now used independently. It has sometimes been used as a Czech form of Sidonius.

Zdeňka f Czech
Feminine form of Zdeněk.

Zdenka f Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Zdeněk or Zdenko.

Zdenko m Slovak, Croatian, Slovene
Slovak, Croatian and Slovene form of Zdeněk.

Zdeno m Slovak
Slovak variant of Zdenko.

Zdeslav m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zdzisław. This name was borne by a 9th-century duke of Croatia.

Zdislav m Czech
Czech form of Zdzisław.

Zdislava f Czech
Czech feminine form of Zdzisław. This name was borne by the 13th-century Czech saint Zdislava Berka.

Zdravka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zdravko.

Zdravko m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from South Slavic zdrav meaning "healthy", ultimately from Old Slavic sŭdorvŭ.

Zdzisław m Polish
Slavic name, possibly from the element děti "to do, to say" combined with slava "glory".

Zdzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Zdzisław.

Zejd m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zayd.

Zejneb f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaynab.

Želimir m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian želeti "to wish, to desire" combined with the Slavic element mirŭ "peace, world".

Željka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Željko.

Željko m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from South Slavic želja meaning "desire", ultimately from Old Slavic želěti.

Želmíra f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Želimir.

Zenon m Ancient Greek, Polish
Ancient Greek form of Zeno, as well as the modern Polish form.

Zerina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zarina.

Zhaklina f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian form of Jacqueline, as well as an alternate transcription of Macedonian Жаклина (see Žaklina).

Zhanna f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Jeanne.

Zhannochka f Russian
Diminutive of Zhanna.

Zharko m Macedonian
Alternate transcription of Macedonian Жарко (see Žarko).

Zhelyazko m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian желязо (zhelyazo) meaning "iron".

Zhenya f & m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of Yevgeniya or Yevgeniy or a Bulgarian diminutive of Evgeniya.

Zhivka f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Živko.

Zhivko m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian form of Živko, as well as an alternate transcription for Macedonian.

Ziemowit m Polish
From an old Polish name derived from the elements sěmĭja "family" and vitŭ "master, lord". This was the name of a semi-legendary duke of Poland. It was also borne by several other Piast rulers of Masovia.

Žiga m Slovene
Slovene form of Sigmund.

Žigmund m Slovak
Slovak form of Sigmund.

Zikmund m Czech
Czech form of Sigmund.

Zina f Russian
Short form of Zinaida.

Zinaida f Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Zenaida.

Zinoviy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of the Greek name Ζηνόβιος (Zenobios), the masculine form of Zenobia.

Zinoviya f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Zenobia.

Zinovy m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Зиновий (see Zinoviy).

Zita 1 f Italian, Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian, Latvian
Means "little girl" in Tuscan Italian. This was the name of a 13th-century saint, the patron saint of servants.

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.

Živka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Živko.

Živko m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Derived from the South Slavic word živ meaning "alive, living".

Zlata f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zlatan.

Zlatan m Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Derived from South Slavic zlato meaning "gold", a derivative of Old Slavic zolto.

Zlatica f Croatian, Slovak
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatko m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Zlatan.

Zlatuše f Czech
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zoe f English, Italian, Spanish, German, Czech, Ancient Greek
Means "life" in Greek. From early times it was adopted by Hellenized Jews as a translation of Eve. It was borne by two early Christian saints, one martyred under Emperor Hadrian, the other martyred under Diocletian. The name was common in the Byzantine Empire, being borne by a ruling empress of the 11th century.... [more]

Žofia f Slovak
Slovak form of Sophia.

Zofia f Polish
Polish form of Sophia.

Žofie f Czech
Czech form of Sophia.

Zofija f Lithuanian, Slovene
Lithuanian and Slovene form of Sophia.

Zoja f Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Form of Zoe in several languages.

Zoltán m Hungarian, Slovak
Possibly related to the Turkish title sultan meaning "king, sultan". This was the name of a 10th-century ruler of Hungary, also known as Zsolt.

Zora f Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
Means "dawn, aurora" in the South Slavic languages, as well as Czech and Slovak.

Zoran m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Masculine form of Zora.

Zorana f Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zora.

Zoriana f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Зоряна (see Zoryana).

Zorica f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian and Macedonian diminutive of Zora.

Zorka f Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Zora.

Zornitsa f Bulgarian
Means "morning star" in Bulgarian.

Zoryana f Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian зоря (zorya) meaning "dawn, star".

Zosia f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zoya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Zoe.

Zrinka f Croatian
Possibly from Zrin, the name of a village in Croatia, or from the noble Zrinski family that originated there.

Zrinko m Croatian
Masculine form of Zrinka.

Zula 1 f Polish (Rare)
Polish diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zuza f Slovak, Polish
Slovak and Polish diminutive of Susanna.

Zuzana f Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Susanna.

Zuzanka f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuzanna f Polish, Latvian (Rare)
Polish and Latvian form of Susanna.

Zuzia f Polish
Polish diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zuzka f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zvezdana f Serbian, Slovene
Serbian and Slovene form of Zvjezdana.

Zvjezdana f Croatian
Derived from Croatian zvijezda meaning "star".

Zvonimir m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements zvonŭ "sound, chime" and mirŭ "peace, world". Dmitar Zvonimir was an 11th-century Croatian king.

Zvonimira f Croatian
Feminine form of Zvonimir.

Zvonko m Croatian
Diminutive of Zvonimir.

Zygfryd m Polish
Polish form of Siegfried.

Zygmunt m Polish
Polish form of Sigmund.

Zyta f Polish
Possibly a Polish form of Zita 1, or possibly a short form of Felicyta.

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