These
names are used by Slavic peoples.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abasa f BosnianBosnian female form of
Abbas. It is also the name of the 80th sura of the Qur'an.
Abnody m Russian (Rare, Archaic)Abnody (Russian: Абно́дий) is an old and rare Russian male first name. The patronymics derived from this first name are "Абно́диевич" (Abnodiyevich), "Абно́дьевич" (Abnodyevich; both masculine); and "Абно́диевна" (Abnodiyevna), "Абнодьевна" (Abnodyevna; both feminine).
Absalon m Danish (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian (Rare), Polish, Gascon, French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Haitian CreolePolish, French, Gascon, Haitian Creole, Danish, Faroese and Norwegian form of
Absalom.
Ada f German, Biblical German, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Slovene, Polish, Kashubian, Hungarian, Spanish, Biblical SpanishGerman, Croatian, Galician, Slovene, Hungarian, Polish, Kashubian and Spanish form of
Adah.
Adamir m Bosnian (Rare)Meaning uncertain. A known bearer of this name is the Bosnian politician Adamir Jerković (b. 1958).
Adeodat m Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, UkrainianBulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Ukrainian form of
Adeodatus.
Admira f Bosnian, SloveneFeminine form of
Admir. A known bearer of this name was the Bosniak woman Admira Ismić (1968-1993), who was killed by snipers when she and her Serbian boyfriend Boško Brkić (1968-1993) were trying to cross a bridge in Sarajevo... [
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Afrikan m Russian (Rare)Russian form of
Africanus. A known bearer was the 19th-century Russian philosopher Afrikan Spir (1837-1890), who was of German-Greek descent, and whose father reportedly chose the name from an old Greek calendar of saints.
Aguya f Kalmyk, RussianMeans "mistress of fire" in Kalmyk Orit, possibly influenced by the Russian word огонь (
ogon') meaning "fire".
Ahinora f BulgarianName born by German-Bulgarian singer Nora Nova, Ahinora Kumanova
Aital m Polish (Archaic)This is the name of a Christian saint, most likely from a Persian source meaning "light; bright." The name was borne by the Polish mayor of Sanok Aital Witoszyński (1898-1905).
Akinfiy m Russian (Rare)Variant form of
Akinf, which itself is a variant form of
Iakinf. A known bearer of this name was the Russian industrialist Akinfiy Demidov (1678-1745).
Albwin m Polish (Rare)Derived from Old High German
alb (which comes from Old Norse
âlfr) "elf" combined with Old High German
wini "friend".
Alek m & f SerbianShortened form of the Serbian names Aleksandar (M) and Aleksandra (F) which derive the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, help" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός).
Aleks m SerbianShortened form of Aleksandar, a South Slavic name.
Aleksiy m Bulgarian, RussianBulgarian and Russian form of
Alexios (see
Alexius). At least in Russia, the difference between this form and the more common
Aleksey is possibly that Aleksiy comes directly from
Alexios, while Aleksey comes directly from
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