Slavic Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Slavic.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Medinya f Russian
Diminutive of Medlin.
Medisa f Bosnian (Rare), Iranian (Rare)
Probably derived from Media, a historical region in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes.
Medlin f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian form of Madeline.
Meela f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Lyudmila.
Megi f Albanian, Georgian, Slovene (Modern)
Albanian, Georgian and Slovene borrowing of the English given name Maggie. Known bearers of this name include the Albanian soccer player Megi Doci (b. 1996) and the Georgian actress Megi Tsulukidze (1921-1993).
Meglena f Bulgarian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Magdalena, a derivation from Slavic megla "mist, fog" and a derivation from an Old Bulgarian меглен "wind".
Mehmedalija m Bosnian
Combination of Mehmed and Alija.
Meho m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Mehmed.
Meingod m Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French, Medieval German, Medieval Polish, German (Austrian, Archaic)
Old High German megin, magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German, Old Dutch got, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god "god, deity".
Mejmuna f Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian
Albanian, Bosnian and Bulgarian form of Maimouna.
Mel m Soviet, Russian
Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marx), Энгельс (Engels) and Ленин (Lenin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924)... [more]
Méla f Kashubian
Diminutive of Améla.
Mela f Polish
Diminutive of Melania, Amelia and other names beginning with or containing "-mel-".
Melaney m Russian
Russian form of Melaneus.
Melanfiy m Russian
Russian form of Melanthios.
Melani f Spanish, Croatian, Slovene, Greek (Rare), Hungarian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish borrowing, Croatian and Slovene form, Modern Greek and English variant of Melanie and Hungarian variant of Melánia... [more]
Melaniia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Меланія (see Melaniya).
Melaniusz m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Melania.
Melanja f Polish (Archaic)
Older spelling of Melania, considered incorrect in contemporary Polish ortography.
Melasipp m Russian
Russian form of Melasippos.
Melazyp m Polish
Polish form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.
Melchiades m Ancient Greek, Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Ancient Greek μίλτος (míltos) Μιλτιάδης (Miltiádēs) meaning "red land, crimson". ... [more]
Melchiór m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Melchior.
Melecjusz m Polish
Polish form of Meletios.
Meletiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Meletios.
Melety m Russian
Variant transcription of Meletiy.
Melichar m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Melchior.
Melika f Persian, Bosnian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Malika.
Melita f Latvian, Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Croatian, Slovene, Polish, Estonian, Albanian
Albanian, Latvian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Polish and Estonian form of Melitta.
Melizanda f Polish
Polish form of Mélisande.
Melkior m Croatian
Croatian form of Melchior.
Mélovin m Ukrainian
The stage name of the Ukrainian singer is formed from the English word halloween and the surname of the designer Alexander McQueen.
Mels m Soviet, Russian, Ukrainian
Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marks), Энгельс (Engels), Ленин (Lenin) and Сталин (Stalin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)... [more]
Melschoi m Mongolian, Russian
Name composed of the first letters of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, and Choibalsan.
Melsor m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Older form of Melor, a name created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. This form stands for Маркс, Энгельс, Ленин, Сталин, Октябрьская Революция "(Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, October Revolution)"... [more]
Meluša f Czech
Diminutive form of Melanie or Melánia.
Meluza f Folklore, Slavic Mythology
Meluza is a mythical creature in Russian folklore. She was depicted in a Russian lubok of the 17th or 18th century. She is described as half-woman, half-snake, or as the half-woman, half-fish creature... [more]
Mendog m Polish
Polish form of Mindaugas.
Menedem m Russian, Catalan
Russian and Catalan form of Menedemos via it's Latinized form Menedemus.
Menelaj m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Menelaus.
Menelay m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Menelaos (see Menelaus).
Menil m Serbian
Menil is dérived from manuel meaning God with us from hebrew.
Menipp m Russian
Russian form of Menippos.
Menka f Macedonian
Means "a change". Usually given when a family gets few girls in a row. The newest baby gets the name in hope that it will cause a change, and that the next baby would be a boy.
Menko m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Majnard.
Mensura f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mensur.
Měrana f Sorbian
Derived from the Sorbian name element měr, a cognate of both Slavic mir "peace; world" and mer "famous; great".
Měrćin m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Martin.
Meri f Slovene (Modern)
Slovene borrowing of English Mary.
Merica f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija via the form Meri.
Merima f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Meryem.
Merjemi f Bosnian
Cognate of Merjem.
Měrka f Sorbian
Diminutive of Měrana and Měrosława.
Měrko m Sorbian
Diminutive of Měrćin and other names that contain the element -měr-.
Merkur m Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German, Norwegian, Albanian
Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German and Norwegian form of Mercurius (see Mercury).
Merkuria f Polish (Rare)
Derived from the name Mercury.
Merkury m Polish
Polish form of Mercurius (see Mercury).
Měrosław m Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Miroslav.
Měrosława f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Miroslava.
Mersada f Bosnian
Variant of Mirsada.
Mertyn m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Martin.
Mervana f Bosnian
Probably a Bosnian feminine form of Marwan. A notable bearer is Bosnian former tennis player Mervana Jugić-Salkić (1980-).
Meša m Bosnian
Bosnian short form of Mehmed.
Mestwin m Kashubian
Germanized form of Mscëwòj.
Metida f Serbian
Serbian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Bosnian, and Croatian name for the goddess Metis.
Metka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Meta, used as a given name in its own right.
Měto m Sorbian
Lower Sorbian variant of Mjertyn.
Metodi m Bulgarian, Kashubian
Bulgarian and Kashubian form of Methodius.
Metro m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Dmytro.
Metro m Ukrainian
Possibly Ukrainian for the greek Metrophanes or Metrodoro. Metro is also a possible Ukrainian variant of Ukrainian Dmytro... [more]
Metrofan m Polish
Polish form of Metrophanes.
Metuzalém m Czech
Czech form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.
Mezamir m Medieval Slavic, History
The first element of this name is derived from a Proto-Slavic element that meant "boundary, limit, landmark", which later became mežda in Old Church Slavonic. Also compare modern Russian mezha, Czech mez, Slovak medza and Slovene meja, all of which mean "boundary, limit"... [more]
Miafodzij m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Methodius.
Mian m Russian (Archaic)
Russian short form of Ammian. This is the name by which the early 4th-century martyr and saint Ammianus is generally known in Russia.
Mića m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Milan.
Mica f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Short form of Marija.
Mice m Macedonian
Diminutive of Micko.
Michałek m Polish
Diminutive form of Michał.
Michalëna f Kashubian
Kashubian cognate of Michalina.
Michalka f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Michala, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Michaś m Polish
Diminutive of Michał.
Michasia f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.
Michaśka f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.
Michasza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Michalëna.
Michôł m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Michael.
Micia m Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Mitsya.
Micia f Silesian
Diminutive of Emilia.
Micika f Slovene
Diminutive of Mica, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mićka m Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Mitska.
Micka f Slovene
Diminutive of Mica, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mićko m Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive form of names containing the sound mi, like Milorad, Milan, Milovan, etc.
Mićo m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Milan.
Miecia f Polish
Diminutive form of Mieczysława.
Miecio m Polish
Diminutive of Mieczysław.
Miecisław m Polish (Archaic)
Old Polish masculine name, composed of Mieci- ("throw") and -sław ("fame").... [more]
Miečyslaŭ m Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Mieczysław. Derived from Belarusian меч (mieč) meaning "sword" combined with слава (slava) meaning "glory, fame".
Mieczësłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Mieczysław.
Mielenty m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Melecjusz.
Mietek m Polish
Diminutive of Mieczysław.
Mietka f Polish
Diminutive of Mieczysława.
Mïhail m Old Church Slavic, Komi (Rare), Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Church Slavic and Komi form of Mikael more common in Russia as Mikhail
Mihalaki m Bulgarian (Archaic)
Bulgarian form of Michalakis. A notable bearer of this name was the Bulgarian diplomat and writer Mihalaki Georgiev (1854-1916).
Mihalj m Croatian
Regional Croatian variant of Mihael.
Mihayla f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Михаила (see Mihaila).
Mihec m Slovene
Diminutive form of Mihael.
Mihej m Croatian
Croatian form of Micah.
Mihela f Slovene
Variant of Mihaela.
Mihelca f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Mihela, used as a given name in its own right.
Mihi f & m Croatian
Short form of Mihaela or Mihael.
Mija f Croatian
Croatian variant of Mia.
Mijailo m Serbian
Variant of Mihailo.
Mijat m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Milan or Mihael.
Mijka f Silesian
Diminutive of Mija.
Mik m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Mikołaj and Mikoła.
Mika m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Miha.
Mika f Slovene
Short form of Mihaela.
Mikac m Croatian (Archaic)
Old Croatian diminutive of Mika, itself either a variant of Miha or a pet form of Mikula/Mikulaš.
Mikał f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Michal 2
Mikalaj m Belarusian
German transcription of Мікалай, Belarusian form of Nicholas.
Mikhajlo m Ukrainian
Alternate transliteration of Mykhailo
Mikhal m Ossetian, Rusyn, Russian (Rare)
Ossetian and Rusyn form of Michael, and rare Russian variant of Mikhail.
Mikhaś m Belarusian
Diminutive of Mikhail.
Mikhayl m Russian
Alternate transcription of Mikhail.
Mikhey m Biblical Russian, Biblical Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Micaiah.... [more]
Mikica f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Mica, itself a diminutive of Marija.
Mikławš m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Nikolaus. Mikławš Jakubica (16th century) was a Sorbian pastor who in 1548 translated the Bible into the Lower Sorbian language.
Miklawuš m Sorbian (Archaic)
Variant of Mikławš, recorded in the 16th century.
Miklosz m Kashubian
Diminutive of Mikòłôj.
Mikola m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Nicholas.
Mikolai m Medieval Russian
Russian form of Mykolay.
Mikolaj m Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mikołaj.
Mikolaus m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Variant of Nikolaus from Galicia (Ukraine).
Mikòłôj m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Nicholas.
Mikosz m Polish
Diminutive of Mikołaj.
Miksim m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant transcription of Maksim.
Mikuła m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Mikołaj.
Mikuláška f Slovak (Rare)
Slovak feminine form of Nicholas.
Mikuś m Polish
Diminutive of Mikołaj.
Mila f Polish
Diminutive of Emilia.
Mila f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana and in Russian also Lyudmila.
Miladin m Serbian
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Miladinka f Serbian
Feminine form of Miladin.
Milania f Croatian (Rare), English
Croatian variant spelling of Milanija.... [more]
Milaslava f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Miloslava.
Milava f Serbian (Archaic), Croatian (Archaic)
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Milcia f Polish
Diminutive of Emilia via Emilcia.
Mildreda f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Mildred.
Miłek m Polish
Diminutive form of names containing the name element mił.
Milenca f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Milena, used as a given name in its own right.
Milenka f Serbian, Croatian, Sorbian, Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Milena, used as a given name in its own right.
Milesław m Polish
Variant form of Miłosław.
Miliana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian variant of Milijana.
Miliduch m Medieval Slavic, History
Miliduch (d. 806) was a knyaz of the Lusatian Serbs (Sorbs).
Milija m & f Serbian
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Milijan m Croatian, Serbian
Elaborated form of Milan.
Milík m Czech (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Milivoj, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Milika f Russian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Russian cognate of Milica. The name has also seen some use in Belgium and the Netherlands, where the best known bearer is the Dutch television presenter Milika Peterzon (b... [more]
Militza f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Милица (see Militsa). This was the name Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz took after her marriage to the heir apparent of Montenegro Prince Danilo and her conversion to Orthodoxy.
Milivoje m Serbian
Variant of Milivoj.
Milja f Slovene
Short form of Miljana and in some cases of Milena.
Miljka f Serbian, Croatian
Croatian and Serbian variant of Milka 1. It was at the height of its popularity in the 1950s.
Miłka f Polish
Diminutive of Ludmiła, Miłosława, Bogumiła, and other names containing the element miły.
Millane m & f South Slavic
Slavic origin, this name means "Gracious," "pleasant," and "dear".
Miłobor m Polish
Derived from Slavic mil "gracious, dear" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".
Miłochna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of names beginning with the element Miło-, such as Miłosława.
Milodarka f Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements mil, meaning "dear, precious" and dar, meaning "gift" or "given".
Milojka f Slovene
Diminutive of names containing the Slavic element milu "gracious, dear", used as a given name in its own right.
Milolika f Russian, Literature
Artificially created name, used by Russian poets and writers in XVIII and XIX centuries. It derives from Russian words милый (mily) - "loveable","pleasant" and лик (lik) - "face" and means "she who has loveable face".
Miłomir m Polish
Polish form of Milomir.
Miłorad m Polish
Polish form of Milorad.
Miłorada f Polish
Feminine form of Miłorad.
Miloša m Serbian
Variant of Miloš.
Miłość f Polish
Polish name derived from the ordinary vocabulary word miłość "love", first used to translate the Greek name Agape or the Latin name Caritas... [more]
Milosija f Serbian
From Slavic elements mio meaning "charming" or "pleasant" and sija deriving from the verb sijati meaning "to shine". Hence the name means "one that shines charmingly/pleasantly".
Miłosława f Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Miloslava and feminine form of Miłosław.
Milosława f Polish
Polish cognate of Miloslava.
Miłosłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Miłosław.
Milota f Slovak
Possibly derived from the Slavic name element milu "gracious, dear".
Milouš m Czech
Variant of Miloš.
Milovana f Medieval Slavic
Derived from the elements "mil-" (dear, beloved) and "-ovana" (a suffix implying care or nurturing).
Miłowan m Polish
From the Slavic element Miło meaning "love". See Milovan.
Miłowit m Medieval Polish
From the elements miło "nice" and wit "lord, ruler". This is among the earliest recorded names in Poland.
Miltscho m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Милчо (see Milcho).
Milunia f Polish
Truncated form of Emilunia.
Miluša f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Mila and any other Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Miloslava and Ludmila... [more]
Milush m Bulgarian
Diminutive of names starting in Mil-
Milusha f Russian, English (Rare)
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Milushka and Milusya.
Milushka f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Annushka, Milusha and Milusya.
Milusia f Polish
Truncated form of Emilusia.
Miluška f Croatian, Slovak
Diminutive of Mila and any other Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Miloslava and Ludmila... [more]
Milusya f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Milusha and Milushka.
Milutin m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element mil "gracious, dear".
Milya f Russian
Diminutive of Lyudmila.
Milyushka f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Milya, which itself is a diminutive of Emiliya and Lyudmila.... [more]
Mima f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bosnian
Nickname for Marija and other names starting with M (Milica, Mersiha, etc.).
Mima f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Maria.
Mimica f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija (via the diminutive Mimi), used as a given name in its own right.
Mimika f Slovene
Variant of Mimica.
Mimka f Slovene
Variant of Mimika.
Mimuša f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of any feminine name that starts with Mi-, such as Michaela, Miriama and Miroslava... [more]
Mimuška f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of any feminine name that starts with Mi-, such as Michaela, Miriama and Miroslava... [more]
Mina m Bosnian (Archaic), Bulgarian (Archaic), Gagauz, Georgian (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Form of Menas in several languages, which came about via its modern Greek form Minas.... [more]
Minca f Slovene
Diminutive of Mina 1, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mindovg m Russian
Modern Russian form of Mindaugas.
Mindovh m Ukrainian
Modern Ukrainian form of Mindaugas.
Mindowh m Belarusian
Name of Grand Duke Mindaugas in Belarusian.
Minerwa f Polish
Polish form of Minerva.
Minja f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana.
Minka f Norwegian, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Swedish, Slovene
Diminutive of Mina 1, a short form of Vilhelmina, Wilhelmina, Hermine, Romina and other names containing mina or mine... [more]
Miona f Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the name Milna, through the process of L-vocalization, by which the lateral "l" is replaced by the vowel "o". The root of this name is verb milovati, meaning "to caress", to "love", as well as the adjective mil, meaning "dear, beloved".
Mir m Russian
From the Russian word mir, "world, universe, peace".
Mirad m Medieval Russian, Bosnian (Rare), Montenegrin (Rare)
Derived from Slavic miru meaning "peace, world" combined with rad meaning "happy, willing".
Miraks m Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Russian and Serbian form of Mirax.
Miral m Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Miralem. A notable bearer of this name is the Slovenian soccer player Miral Samardžić (b. 1987).
Miralem m Bosnian
From Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr) meaning "prince, commander" combined with عَلِيم (ʿalīm) meaning "knowing, learned".
Mircha m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian & Ukrainian variant and/or diminutive of the Romanian name Mircea.
Mirečka f Czech
Diminutive form of Miroslava.
Mirelka f Polish
Diminutive of Mirela and Mirella.
Mirijam f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Sorbian, Slovene
Swedish and Norwegian variant and Sorbian form of Miriam and Slovene variant of Mirjam.
Mirinka f Czech
Diminutive form of Miroslava.
Mirjana f South Slavic
Mirjana is a Slavic feminine given name meaning "mir" (Peace, world, Space). The name is used in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.
Mirk m Kashubian
Short form of names beginning with Mir-, such as Mirosłôw and Mirón.
Mirogniew m Polish
Derived from Polish gniew "anger" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Mirogniewa f Polish
Feminine form of Mirogniew.
Mirogod m Polish
Inverse of Godzimir.
Mirokl' m Russian
Russian form of Mirocles via Mirokles.
Mirola f Medieval Slavic
Mirola is a Slavic feminine name, derived from "mir" meaning "peace" or "world," It likely means "peaceful"
Miroliuba f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Миролюба (see Mirolyuba).
Miroljuba f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Миролюба (see Mirolyuba).
Mirolyub m Bulgarian
From the Slavic name elements mirŭ meaning "peace, world" and ľuby meaning "love".
Mirolyuba f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mirolyub
Miromir m Russian
Means "peace on earth".
Mirón m Kashubian, Galician
Kashubian and Galician form of Miron 1.
Mirona f Polish (Rare), Romanian
Feminine form of Miron 1.
Miropiya f Russian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Миропия (see Miropia).