Serbo-Croatian Submitted 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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Lobel m Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
An old Croatian name of unknown meaning.... [more]
Lordan m Croatian
Either a masculine form of Loredana or derived from the English word lord.
Lorijana f Slovene, Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Loriana.
Lorina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Albanian, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hungarian, Croatian, Romani (Archaic)
Italian elaboration of Lora and variant of Laurina as well as a Scandinavian feminine form of Lorens... [more]
Lota f Croatian, Slovene, Estonian
Croatian and Slovene form and Estonian variant of Lotta.
Loti f Slovene, Bosnian
Diminutive of Karla.
Lovor Ловор m Serbian
Serbian name for the Laurus nobilis tree, known in English as bay tree or laurel.
Lovrek m Croatian
Nickname for Lovro.
Lovren m Croatian
Croatian form of Lovrenc.
Lovrenac m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Lovrenc.
Lovrenko m Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive form of Lovrenac.
Lozan Лозан m Serbian (Rare)
From the word "лоза" (loza), which means "vine", especially grapevines.... [more]
Lučiano m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Luciano.
Lucijana f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Luciana.
Lucijano m Croatian
Croatian spelling of Luciano.
Lucije m Croatian
Croatian form of Lucius.
Ludovik m Croatian
Croatian form of Ludwig.
Lugomir Лугомир m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is possibly derived from Russian lug "meadow". Also compare modern Polish łąka, Czech louka and Slovak lúka, all of which also mean "meadow"... [more]
Lujo m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Louis.
Lukan m Croatian (Rare), German, Polish, Russian
Croatian, German, Polish and Russian form of Lucanus (see Lucan).
Lukrecija f Croatian, Lithuanian
Croatian and Lithuanian form of Lucretia.
Lukrecije m Croatian
Croatian form of Lucretius.
Lukša m Croatian
Diminutive of Luka.
Lunći f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Luna.
Lup Луп m Bulgarian (Archaic), Medieval Romanian, Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Bulgarian, Romanian, Russian and Serbian form of Lupus (see Loup).
Maca Маца f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of Marija, used as a given name in its own right.
Madlen f Croatian (Rare), German (Rare), Bulgarian, Medieval German, Alsatian, Hungarian, Welsh
Bulgarian, Croatian, Alsatian, and German variant of Madeleine as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name as well as a medieval German contracted and the Welsh regular form of Magdalena.
Madlena Мадлена f Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian, German, Serbian, Sorbian, Romansh
Bulgarian, Croatian, German and Serbian variant of Magdalena as well as the standard Sorbian and Romansh form of the name.... [more]
Magica f Croatian
Diminutive of Magdalena or Margareta.
Maid m Bosnian
Variant of Majid.
Majkl m Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Czech (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Michael, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Majorijan Мајоријан m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Majorian.
Makarije Макарије m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Makarios via Macarius.
Maki Маки m Macedonian, Serbian
A Serbian and Macedonian diminutive for a variety of names starting with M. Most commonly Marjan 2, Marko, Mihail and Maksim.
Maklen Маклен m Serbian
The Serbian name of the Acer monspessulanum, the Montpellier maple, a species of maple native to the Mediterranean region from Morocco and Portugal in the west, to Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel in the east, and north to the Jura Mountains in France and the Eifel in Germany.
Makrida Макрида f Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Russian and Serbian form of Macris.
Makrin Макрин m Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Croatian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Macrinus.
Makrina Макрина f German, Russian, Serbian, Greek, Banat Swabian, Hungarian
German, Greek, Russian, Hungarian and Serbian form of Macrina.
Maksencije m Croatian
Croatian form of Maxentius.
Maksimijan Максимијан m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Maximian.
Maksimin Максимин m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Maximinus (see Maximino).
Malahija m Croatian
Croatian form of Malachi.... [more]
Mališa Малиша m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the adjective mali, meaning "little, tiny one".
Mandolina f Croatian (Rare)
From the name of the musical instrument, called mandolin in English.
Manduša Мандуша f Serbian, Croatian
Further diminutive of Manda.
Mani f & m English, Croatian, Spanish
Diminutives of names beginning with Man-
Manojlo Манојло m Serbian
Serbian variant of Emanuel.
Marac m Croatian (Rare)
Rare Croatian nickname for male names starting with Mar-, like Mario, Marko, etc.
Marcija f Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Marcia.
Marcijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Marcian.
Mardarije Мардарије m Serbian (Rare)
Variant of Mardarius.
Marije m Croatian
Croatian form of Marius.
Mariora Мариора f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian elaborated form of Maria.
Marka f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Croatian feminine form of Marko or a diminutive form of Mara 2.
Markica m Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive form of Marko.
Maro m Croatian
Croatian form of Marius or Marianus.
Maroje m Croatian
Variant of Maro.
Marsel m Slovene, Tatar, Albanian, Croatian
Cognate of Marcel; in the case of Tatar usage, it is inspired by the name of Marcel Cachin (1869–1958), a French politician.
Marsela f Albanian, Croatian
Feminine form of Marsel. Albanian folk etymology likes to derive this name from Albanian mars "(the month of) March", popularly interpreted to mean "March child; born in March".
Martinijan Мартинијан m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Martinian.
Maruška f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Slovene form of Marushka. Also compare Maruša.
Mašenka f Slovene, Croatian
Feminine diminutive form of Maša.
Mata m Croatian
Short form of Mateo, Matej or Matija in some parts of Croatia.
Matek m Croatian
Diminutive of Mato.
Mauzol m Croatian
Croatian form of Mausolus.
Mavro m Croatian
Croatian form of Mauro.
Medena Медена f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
From med meaning ''honey''. It's also used as a nickname for a dear person.
Medisa f Bosnian (Rare), Iranian (Rare)
Probably derived from Media, a historical region in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes.
Mehmedalija m Bosnian
Combination of Mehmed and Alija.
Meho m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Mehmed.
Mejmuna f Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian
Albanian, Bosnian and Bulgarian form of Maimouna.
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]
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.
Melkior m Croatian
Croatian form of Melchior.
Melpomena Мельпомена, Мелпомена f Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Slavic variant of Melpomene.
Menelaj m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Menelaus.
Menil m Serbian
Menil is dérived from manuel meaning God with us from hebrew.
Mensura f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mensur.
Merima f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Meryem.
Merjemi f Bosnian
Cognate of Merjem.
Merkur m Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German, Norwegian, Albanian
Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German and Norwegian form of Mercurius (see Mercury).
Mersada f Bosnian
Variant of Mirsada.
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.
Metida Метида f Serbian
Serbian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Bosnian, and Croatian name for the goddess Metis.
Metodije Методије m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Methodius.
Mića Мића m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Milan.
Mica Мица f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Short form of Marija.
Mićko Мићко m Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive form of names containing the sound mi, like Milorad, Milan, Milovan, etc.
Mićo Мићо m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Milan.
Mihalj m Croatian
Regional Croatian variant of Mihael.
Mihej m Croatian
Croatian form of Micah.
Mihi f & m Croatian
Short form of Mihaela or Mihael.
Mija f Croatian
Croatian variant of Mia.
Mijailo Мијаило m Serbian
Variant of Mihailo.
Mijat Мијат m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Milan or Mihael.
Mijomir Мијомир m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Miomir.
Mika Мика m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Miha.
Mikac m Croatian (Archaic)
Old Croatian diminutive of Mika, itself either a variant of Miha or a pet form of Mikula/Mikulaš.
Mikica f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Mica, itself a diminutive of Marija.
Miladin Миладин 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]
Milava f Serbian (Archaic), Croatian (Archaic)
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Milenka Миленка f Serbian, Croatian, Sorbian, Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Milena, used as a given name in its own right.
Miliana Милиана f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian variant of Milijana.
Milija m & f Serbian
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Milijan Милијан m Croatian, Serbian
Elaborated form of Milan.
Milijana Милијана f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene
Feminine form of Milijan.
Milivoje Миливоје m Serbian
Variant of Milivoj.
Miljka f Serbian, Croatian
Croatian and Serbian variant of Milka 1. It was at the height of its popularity in the 1950s.
Milodarka Милодарка f Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements mil, meaning "dear, precious" and dar, meaning "gift" or "given".
Miloša Милоша m Serbian
Variant of Miloš.
Milosija Милосија 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".
Milunka Милунка f Serbian
Miluša Милуша 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]
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]
Milutin Милутин m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element mil "gracious, dear".
Mima Мима f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bosnian
Nickname for Marija and other names starting with M (Milica, Mersiha, etc.).
Mina Мина 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]
Minja Миња f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana.
Miomira Миомира f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Miomir.
Miona Миона 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".
Mirad m Medieval Russian, Bosnian (Rare), Montenegrin (Rare)
Derived from Slavic miru meaning "peace, world" combined with rad meaning "happy, willing".
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".
Miroljub Миролюб, Миролјуб m Bulgarian, Serbian
From the Slavic name elements mirŭ meaning "peace, world" and ľuby meaning "love".
Mirtida Миртида f Macedonian, Serbian
Macedonian and Serbian form of Myrtis.
Miruša f Croatian (Rare), Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak form of Mirusha. Also compare Miruška.
Miruška f Croatian (Rare), Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak form of Mirushka. Also compare Miruša.
Mirzel m Bosnian
Variant of Mirza.
Mirzela f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mirza.
Mirzet m Bosnian
Variant of Mirza.
Mirzeta f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mirza.
Miška f & m Croatian
From Russian Mishka.
Mislava f Croatian
Feminine form of Mislav.
Mišnja f Montenegrin
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Serbo-Croatian mȉš meaning "mouse".
Mišo m Croatian, South Slavic, Slovak
Short form of Miroslav, Mihael and Michal 1, now often used as a standalone name.
Mješko m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Mieszko.
Mladenko Младенко m Serbian
Derived from the element mlad.
Mladija f Montenegrin (Rare)
From mlad meaning "young".
Mladimir m Croatian
Croatian form of Mladomir.
Mladomir Младомир m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic mlad "young" combined with Slavic mir "peace". A known bearer of this name is Mladomir Puriša Đorđević (b. 1924), a Serbian film director and screenwriter.
Mojimir m Croatian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Mojmir.
Mojmir m Croatian (Rare), Medieval Polish
Variant and Polish form of Mojmír. This was the name of two rulers of Great Moravia.
Mokije Мокије m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Mokios.
Momčilo Момчило m Serbian
Serbian form of Momchil.
Moni f English (Rare), Croatian, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Monika, Mónica, and other related names. It can also be used as a diminutive of Simone 1 or Ramona.
Monja f German, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant transcription of Russian Моня (see Monya).
Monomah m Croatian
Croatian form of Monomachos.
Morena Морена f Slavic Mythology, Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Morana.
Morfej Морфеј m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Morpheus.
Muazeza f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Muazzez.
Muhameda f Bosnian
Feminine from of Muhamed.
Muhedin m Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian variant of Mohy al-din.
Muhedina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Muhedin.
Muhidin m Indonesian, Bosnian
Indonesian and Bosnian form of Muhi al-Din.
Muhlo m Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
An old Croatian name of unknown meaning.... [more]
Muncimir m Croatian, History
The first element of this name is probably derived from Slavic monciti "to work". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". This name was borne by Muncimir of Croatia, a prince from the 10th century AD.
Mutimir Мутимир m Croatian, Serbian, History
The first element of this name is possibly derived from Serbo-Croatian mučiti "to torture, to torment", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mǫčiti "to torture, to torment"... [more]
Muzafer m Turkish, Albanian, Bosnian
Turkish variant of Muzaffer as well as an Albanian and Bosnian form of Muzaffar.
Nacek m Croatian
Diminutive of Ignac.
Nađa Нађа f Serbian
Diminutive of Nadežda.
Nadan m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the verb nadati se meaning ''to hope''.
Nadana f Croatian (Rare)
Female form of Nadan.
Nadija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Nadiyya.
Nadimir m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Croatian nada meaning ''hope'' and mir meaning ''peace''.
Nadimirka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nadimir.
Nadin m Bosnian
Means "noble, generous" in Bosnian.
Nadina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nadin.
Nadislav Надислав m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Serbian and Croatian nada "hope" combined with slava "glory".
Nadomirka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nadomir.
Nadža f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Nadiyya or a short form of Nadežda.
Naijla f Bosnian, Arabic
Variant form of Najla or Naila.
Naja f Bosnian
Bosnian hypocoristic of Najla or Najila.
Naja f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Nickname for Anastazija, Danaja and names starting with na, for example Naida, Natalija, etc.
Najda f Serbian
Feminine form of Najdan.
Najdan m Serbian
Serbian form of Nayden.
Najdana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Najdan.
Najdina f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Najdin.
Narandža f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the word narandža meaning ''orange'' (fruit, not the colour).
Nastasja Настасја f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Nastasya.
Natija f Croatian (Rare)
Rare diminutive of Natalija.
Natko m Croatian
Derived from the South Slavic nada meaning "hope", and considered a masculine form of Nada 2.
Nearh m Croatian
Croatian form of Nearchos via Nearchus.
Neboje Небоје m Serbian
From Serbian не (ne) meaning "not" and бој (boj), from бојати се (bojati se), meaning "to fear". Therefore the name means "fearless".
Nedžad m Bosnian
Derived from Persian نژاد (nežâd) meaning "descent, lineage".
Nedžada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nedžad.
Nedžib m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Najib.
Nedžiba f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nedžib.
Nedžma f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Najma.
Negoslav Негослав m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian cognate of Niegosław.
Negovan m Serbian
Variant of Njegovan.
Negovanka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Negovan.
Neira f Bosnian
Variant of Nejra.
Nejira f Bosnian
Variant form of Nejra.
Nektarije Нектарије m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Nektarios via Nectarius.
Neli f Slovene, Bosnian, Croatian
Short form of Antonela, Marinela, Kornelija, Sanela and other names containing nel.
Nena f Slovene, Croatian
Short form of Nedeljka, Nevenka and other names beginning with Ne-.
Nepotijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Nepotian.
Neptun m Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, German, Norwegian, Polish
Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, German, Norwegian and Polish form of Neptune.
Nera f Croatian, Hebrew
Feminine form of Ner. It also means "candle" in Hebrew (hence may be given to girls born during Hanukkah).
Nerej Нереј m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Nereus.
Nerkeza f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nerkez.
Neron Нерон m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Hellenized form of Nero 1 as well as the Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of the name.
Neško Нешко m Serbian
Nestorije Несторије m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Nestorios (see Nestor).
Nevenko Невенко m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Neven.
Nevia f Italian, English (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.
Nevijo m Croatian
Variant of Nevio.
Nevina f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Either a form of Nevena or derived from Slavic nevina meaning ''innocent''.
Nevres m & f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare), Bosnian
From Persian نورس meaning "newborn, young".
Nevzet m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Nevzat.
Nevzeta f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nevzet.
Nezira f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nezir.
Nićifor Нићифор m Serbian
Serbian form of Nikephoros.
Nihada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nihad.
Nika f Croatian
Croatian form of Nike.
Nikodije Никодије m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian variant of Nicodemus.
Nikodina f Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin
Probably a feminine form to Nikodemus.
Nikolija Николија f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nikola 1.
Nikomed m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Slovene and Ukrainian form of Nikomedes.