Serbian
names are used in the country of Serbia in southeastern Europe.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Rufin Руфин m Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare), French, Polish, Russian, Serbian, ProvençalBulgarian, Croatian, French, Provençal, Polish, Russian and Serbian form of
Rufinus.
Rusimir Русимир m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is probably derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun
Rus meaning "Russian". The Russians themselves derived their name from (Old) Russian
rusij or
rusiy, which refers to a light hair colour (often blonde; some sources also say light-brown) and could be understood to mean "fair-haired" or "fair-headed"... [
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Ruzmarin Рузмарин m SerbianSerbian name for rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis).
Seka f SerbianTaken from the nickname, which originated as a pet form of the word
sestra meaning ''sister''.
Simonida Симонида f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Albanian, HistorySerbian feminine form of
Simonides. This name was borne by a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos II, Princess Simonida (1289-1340), born
Simonis, who became the fourth wife of the Serbian king Milutin when she was five years old... [
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Sofora Софора f SerbianSerbian for the pagoda tree (latin Styphnolobium japonicum or Sophora japonica)
Sokrat Сократ m Abkhaz, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian (Rare), Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, UkrainianForm of
Socrates in various languages. In Georgia, this name is a variant of
Sokrate, which is the standard Georgian form of the aforementioned name.
Spasoje Спасоје m SerbianDerived from Serbian
spasiti meaning "to save".
Srbimir Србимир m SerbianMeans "peace of the Serbs", derived from Serbian
Srbi meaning "Serbs" combined with the Slavic element
mir meaning "peace".
Srbislav Србислав m SerbianMeans "fame of the Serbs" from Serbian
Srbi "Serbs" combined with the Slavic element
slav "glory".
Srboje Србоје m SerbianDerived from the Serbian noun Србин
(Srbin) meaning "Serb".
Srboljub Србољуб m SerbianDerived from
Srbin, meaning "a Serb", and
ljubiti, meaning "to kiss, to love".
Srđan Срђан m Croatian, SerbianPossibly derived from South Slavic
srdit meaning "angry". It was associated with
Sergius (
Srđ in older Croatian) from early times.
Stracimir Страцимир m SerbianOlder form of
Strahimir. This name was borne by 12th-century Serbian prince Stracimir Zavidović and 14th-century Serbian noble Stracimir Balšić.
Strahimir Страхимир m Croatian, SerbianCroatian and Serbian variant form of
Strahomir. A bearer of this name was Croatian poet Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865-1908).
Strahinja Страхиња m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)From the noun
strah meaning "fear, dread". Borne by Strahinja Banović, a legendary Serbian nobleman and folk hero.
Svetibor m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the elements
svet meaning "holy" оr "world" and
boriti, meaning "to fight, to battle".
Svetolik Светолик m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the Slavic elements
svet, which could mean "holy, saint" or "world", or from the element
svetli, "bright", and
lik, meaning "image".
Svetozar Светозар m Serbian, Croatian, CzechDerived from Slavic
svet "blessed, holy, bright" and
zar, zariti meaning "radiant, beaming; delight".
Svevlad Свевлад m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)From Slavic elements
све (sve) meaning "all" and
влад (vlad) meaning "ruler". Hence the name means "ruler of all".
Svila Свила f SerbianFrom Serbian
свила (svila) meaning "silk".
Svilokos Свилокос m SerbianFrom Serbian
свила (svila) meaning "silk" and
коса (kosa) meaning "hair". Therefore the name means "silk haired".
Svoboda Свобода f SerbianFrom Serbian
свобода (svoboda), an archaic form of
слобода (sloboda) meaning "freedom".
Tara Тара f SerbianFrom the name of a river and mountain Таra in Serbia and Montenegro. In this countries it is traditional name.
Tatomir Татомир m Polish, Serbian, Croatian (Rare)Derived from Slavic
tata "father" combined with Slavic
mir "peace". A known bearer of this name was Tatomir Anđelić (1903-1993), a Serbian mathematician and expert in mechanics.
Tisa Тиса f Slovene, Croatian, SerbianOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the name of the river flowing through Ukraine, Romania, Hungary and Serbia and a derivation from
tisa "yew tree".
Titomir Титомир m Croatian, SerbianThere are two possible explanations for the etymology of the first element of this name. The first is that it is derived from
Tito, which is the Serbo-Croatian form of
Titus... [
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Titoslav Титослав m Croatian, SerbianThere are two possible explanations for the etymology of the first element of this name. The first is that it is derived from
Tito, which is the Serbo-Croatian form of
Titus... [
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Todora Тодора f SerbianVariant of Teodora, which is the feminine form of Teodor, a Serbian version of Theodore.
Toplica Топлица m Serbian (Rare)A toponym literally meaning "warm river" (from the Slavic element
topao, toplo ''warm''). Toplica is a river in southern Serbia which gave its name to Toplica District with the administrative center in the city of Prokuplje... [
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Traja Траја f SerbianFrom Serbian
трајати (trajati) meaning "to last", "to endure".
Troja Троја f SerbianFrom Serbian
троје (troje) meaning "three people" thus denoting a "trinity". "Trinity" in Serbian is
тројство (trojstvo), itself from
троје (troje).
Trojan Тројан m Serbian, CroatianFrom Serbian
троје (troje) literally meaning "three people" but denoting "trinity".
Tugomir Тугомир m Croatian, Serbian, SloveneCroatian and Slovenian form of the Old Slavic name
Togomir, which is derived from Slavic
togo "strong, mighty, potent" combined with Slavic
mir "peace". Known bearers of this name were Croatian poet and storyteller Tugomir Alaupović (1870-1958) and Tugomir Franc (1932-1983), a Croatian opera singer.
Ubava Убава f SerbianFrom the Serbian feminine form of
убав (ubav) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous, delightful".
Uglješa Угљеша m SerbianDerived from
ugalj, the word for "coal", meaning "black as coal". Uglješa Mrnjavčević was a Serbian medieval nobleman of the Mrnjavčević family during the Serbian Empire.
Uman Уман m SerbianFrom Serbian
уман (uman) meaning "intelligent".
Uteh Утех m SerbianFrom Serbian
утешити (utešiti) meaning "to console" or
утеха (uteha) meaning "consolation".
Vatromir Ватромир m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)From Serbian
ватра (vatra) meaning "fire" and
мир (mir) meaning "peace" or "glory". Thus the name means "vigorous or passionate for glory/peace".
Veran Веран m SerbianMasculine form of
Vera 1, meaning "faith". Also associated with the adjective
veran, pronounced with a stress on the first syllable, meaning "loyal, faithful".
Veroljub Верољуб m SerbianDerived from the elements
vera "faith" and "ljub" "love", literally meaning "lover of faith".
Vićentije Вићентије m Serbian (Rare)Serbian form of
Vincent. Famous bearers include 16th century Serbian painter Vićentije "Vićenco" Vuković and writer and poet Vićentije Rakić (1750-1818), founder of the School of Theology.
Vidomir Видомир m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian
videti or
vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic
viděti "to see"... [
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Vidoslav Видослав m Bulgarian, Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian
videti or
vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic
viděti "to see"... [
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Vidra Видра f Serbian (Rare)The Slavic name for "otter", an animal traditionally associated with great agility and swiftness of movement.
Vladeta Владета m SerbianDerived from the Slavic element
vladati, meaning "to rule". A famous bearer is Vladeta Jerotić, Serbian writer, psychiatrist, Jungian psychologist and erudite.
Vojin Војин m SerbianDerived from the Slavic element
voi or
voin, meaning "soldier". Vojvoda (Duke) Vojin, also known as Vojin of Gacko was 14th century Serbian magnate and nobleman, founder of Vojinović noble family.
Volislav Волислав m Russian, SerbianMeans "glorious will", derived from Proto-Slavic
volja "will, volition" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Vujadin Вујадин m SerbianOne of the many Serbian names derived from the element
vuk, meaning "wolf". ... [
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Vukomir Вукомир m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace"... [
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Vukoslav Вукослав m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory"... [
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Vukota Вукота m Serbian (Rare)One of the numerous masculine Serbian names derived from
vuk, meaning "wolf".
Zagorka Загорка f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)From Croatian and Serbian
загорје (zagorye) meaning "up behind the mountains, plains". It may also designate an inhabitant of Hrvatsko Zagorje, an area of Croatia.
Žarana f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)A Serbo-Croatian name meaning "early", "from an early age" or "premature". A notable name bearer is Žarana Papić (1949-2002), an influential Serbian social anthropologist and feminist theorist. This name shares a similar spelling with the Sanskrit name
Zarana, but holds a distinctly different meaning.
Zaviša Завиша m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the old name
Zavida, which itself was derived from the verb
zavideti, meaning "to envy". It was once used to divert evil forces from a child, since it was believed it would prevent envy towards the child.
Zdravomir Здравомир m Bulgarian, Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian
zdráve or Serbo-Croatian
zdravlje "health", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
sъdorvъ "healthy". The second element is derived from either Slavic
mir "peace" or Slavic
mer "great, famous".
Želidrag Желидраг m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the elements
želeti ("to wish, to desire") and
drag ("dear, precious"), meaning "wished-for and dear".
Želisav Желисав m Serbian (Rare)From Serbian
желети (želeti) meaning "to wish" and
сав (sav) meaning "whole" or "all".
Zimana Зимана f SerbianFrom the Serbian
зима (zima) meaning "winter".
Žitomir Житомир m Croatian, SerbianMeans "to live in peace", derived from Proto-Slavic
žiti "to live" combined with Slavic
mir "peace". In other words, this name is more or less the Croatian and Serbian cognate of the Polish name
Życiomierz.
Živadin m SerbianDerived from the Slavic word живъ
(zhivu) meaning "living".
Živojin Живојин m SerbianDerived from the Slavic word живъ (
zhivu ) meaning "living".
Živoljub Живољуб m SerbianDerived from the elements
živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious" and
ljub meaning "love" or "loved".
Živomir Живомир m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective
živ "alive, live, living", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
živъ "live, alive". Also compare the Serbo-Croatian noun
život "life, living, lifetime"... [
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Živorad Живорад m SerbianDerived from the Slavic elements
živŭ meaning "alive, living" and
radŭ meaning "happy, willing".
Života Живота m SerbianDerived from the Serbian
živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious".
Zorislav Зорислав m Croatian, SerbianDerived from Serbo-Croatian
zora "dawn, aurora" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Žubora Жубора f SerbianFrom Serbian
жубор (žubor) meaning "rushing sound of water", "burble".