Slavic Submitted Names

These names are used by Slavic peoples.
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Káča f Czech
Diminutive of Kateřina, not used as a given name in its own right.
Kaca f Sorbian
Sorbian diminutive of Katarina.
Kačaba f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive form of Kateřina.
Kačena f Czech
Diminutive form of Kateřina.
Kačenka f Czech
Diminutive of Kačena, itself a diminutive of Kateřina. Neither Kačenka nor Kačena are used as given names in their own right.
Kacha f Serbian
Nickname for Katarina in Serbian.
Kachna f Polish
Diminutive of Katarzyna.
Kaciarina f Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Katsiaryna.
Kaciaryna f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Katsiaryna.
Kacjaryna f Belarusian
Rare variant transcription of Katsiaryna.
Kačka f Czech
Diminutive of Káča.
Kaćuša f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Katyusha.
Kadzmiérz m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Casimir.
Kaietan m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kajetan
Kaja f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of Karolína.
Kajetána f Slovak (Rare)
Feminine form of Kajetán.
Kajetón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Caietanus.
Kajin m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Cain.
Kajka f Slovak
Diminutive of Karolína via the diminutive Kaja.
Kajmir m Polish
Variant of Kanimir.
Kajo m Croatian
Croatian form of Gaius or a short form of Kajetan.
Kajtek m Polish
Diminutive form of Kajetan.
Kajtimar m Slovene
Old Slovene name
Kajusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Caius.
Kalasanty m Polish
Polish form of Calasanctius.
Kalëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Kalina.
Kalenyk m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kallinikos. Kalenyk Andriyevych was an early 17th century hetman of Zaporozhian cossacks, who participated in 1610 Siege of Smolensk.
Kaleria f History (Ecclesiastical), Georgian, Russian
The first known bearer of this name is saint Kaleria from the port city of Caesarea Maritima in ancient Palestine. She lived during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian (284-305) and was martyred together with two to four other women (sources differ on the exact amount as well as their names).... [more]
Kaleriya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Kaleria.
Kaleriya f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Contraction of Russian Красная Армия легко разгромила империалистов Японии! (Krasnaya Armiya legko razgromila imperialistov Yaponii!) meaning "The Red Army easily defeated the Japanese imperialists!"... [more]
Kaleta f Polish
leather purse
Kalikst m Polish
Polish form of Callixtus.
Kaliksta f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Kalikst and variant of Kalista.
Kalinik m Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovene
Form of Kallinikos in various languages.
Kaliopi f South Slavic
South Slavic form of Kalliope.
Kalipso f Polish
Polish form of Calypso.
Kalisfeniya f Ukrainian (Rare, ?), Russian (Rare)
Ukrainian and Russian form of the Greek name Καλλισθένη (Kallisthene), a feminine form of Kallisthenes.
Kalist m Polish
Polish form of Callistus.
Kalista f Polish, Croatian, Russian (Rare)
Polish, Russian and Croatian form of Calista.
Kalistrat m Ukrainian, Croatian, Bosnian
Ukrainian, Croatian, and Bosnian form of Callistratus.
Kallimach m Polish
Polish form of Callimachus.
Kallinik m Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
Polish, Russian and Ukrainian form of Kallinikos.
Kallipp m Russian
Russian form of Kallippos.
Kalmir m Polish
Variant of Kanimir.
Kaloger m Polish, Russian
Polish and Russian form of Kalogeros.
Kaloian m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Kaloyan.
Kalojan m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Калоян (see Kaloyan).
Kaloker m Croatian, Russian, Slovene
Croatian, Russian and Slovene form of Calocaerus and Calocerus, which are both latinizations of the Greek given name Kalokairos.
Kaloyana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Kaloyan.
Kalіё́pa f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Kalliope.
Kalpurnia f Polish
Polish form of Calpurnia.
Kalpurnian m Polish
Polish form of Calpurnianus.
Kalpurnija f Croatian
Croatian form of Calpurnia.
Kalpurnijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Calpurnianus.
Kalpurnije m Croatian
Croatian form of Calpurnius.
Kalpurniusz m Polish
Polish form of Calpurnius.
Kalwin m Polish
Polish form of Calvin.
Kama f Polish
Diminutive of Kamila.
Kamča f Czech
Diminutive of Kamila.
Kamela f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Likely a form of Kamila or Kamelia, can also function as a nickname for the latter.
Kameliia f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Camellia.
Kamelija f Croatian
Croatian form of Camelia.
Kameliya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Camelia.
Kamellia f Bulgarian
Variant transliteration of Камелия (see Kamelia).
Kamena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kamen.
Kamenko m Serbian (Rare)
Nature name derived from the word kamen, meaning "stone" or "rock", therefore denoting a baby whose parents wished for him to be as strong and tough as a stone.The name is nowadays mostly associated with Kamenko Katić, a famous Serbian journalist and TV personality.
Kamilek m Polish
Diminutive of Kamil 2.
Kamilka f Czech, Polish
Diminutive of Kamila.
Kamill m Hungarian, Russian, Ukrainian (Rare)
Hungarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Camillus.
Kamilo m Croatian, Slovene (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene form of Camillus.
Kamo m Armenian, Russian
From the pseudonym of the Bolshevik revolutionary Simon Ter-Petrosyan, which was obtained due to mispronouncing Russian "komu" (to whom) as "kamo."
Kan m Bosnian
A Bosnian form of Khan.
Kancij m Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Cantius.
Kancjan m Polish
Polish form of Cantianus.
Kancjusz m Polish
Polish form of Cantius.
Kandelaria f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Rare), Polish
Polish form of Candelaria, as well as a Spanish variant.
Kandid m Georgian (Rare), Russian
Modern Georgian and Russian form of Candidus (see Candida).
Kandrat m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Conrad.
Kandyd m Polish
Polish form of Candidus.
Kandyda f Polish
Polish form of Candida.
Kanimir m Polish
The first element of this name is apparently derived from an old Slavic element that meant "to invite, to welcome". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". The name's meaning is thus something along the lines of "to invite peace".
Kanita f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Qanita.
Kanizja f Polish
Derived from the surname of Piotr Kanizjusz (the Polish name for Peter Canisius), a renowned Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest who is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church.
Kanstancin m Belarusian
Belarusian variant transcription of Kanstantsin.
Kanty m Polish (Rare)
From Latin Canti meaning "from Kęty". This name is used as a second given name with Jan 1 as a first name, referring to a 15th-century Polish saint who came from the town of Kęty in southern Poland.
Kanut m Polish (Rare), Hungarian
Polish and Hungarian form of Knut.
Kanuta f Polish
Polish feminine version of the given name Knut.
Kanuty m Polish
Variant of Kanut.
Kapitalina f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Derived from German Kapital or Russian капитал (kapital), which both mean "capital, asset". It is a reference to the three-volume book Das Kapital (1867-1894) written by the German philosopher and political economist Karl Marx (1818-1883).... [more]
Kaplan m Turkish, Bosnian (Rare)
Means "tiger" in Turkish.
Karalina f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Caroline.
Karamfil m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian карамфил "carnation".
Karamfila f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian карамфил "carnation".
Karča f Czech
Diminutive of Karla, Karola and Karolína, not used as a given name in its own right.
Karelia f Russian (Archaic)
Transferred use of the place name Karelia.
Karin m Croatian
Croatian form of Carinus.
Karlíček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Karel.
Karlička f Czech
Diminutive of Karla.
Karloff m Russian
A notable bearer is a United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969). A variant was used in the LEGO Ninjago series for the Master of Metal.
Karloman m Bosnian, Croatian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
Variant of Carloman. In Swedish and Norwegian, only used in translations of historical documents regarding the Frankish rulers.
Karmelia f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Karmela. Last year it was borne by 11 women in Poland.
Karmelita f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Rare Polish variant of Carmelita or elaboration of Karmela, which also coincides with the Polish word "karmelita" meaning (male) Carmelite... [more]
Karmena f Latvian (Rare), Polish, Maltese
Latvian, Polish and Maltese form of Carmen.
Karney m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Korney.
Karól m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Karl.
Karol Boromeusz m Polish (Rare)
Used as a double name in honour of Catholic saint Karol Boromeusz (known as Charles Borromeo in English).
Karolcia f Polish
Diminutive of Karola and Karolina.
Karolëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Caroline.
Karolinka f Polish
Diminutive of Karolina.
Karpofor m Russian
Russian form of Carpophorus.
Karunka f Czech
Diminutive of Karla.
Karus m Polish
Polish form of Carus.
Karya f Russian
Diminutive of Karina.
Kasián m Czech
Czech form of Cassianus (see Cassian).
Kasieńka f Polish
Diminutive of Katarzyna.
Kasija f Serbian, Croatian
A variant form of Cassia.
Kasijan m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Cassianus (see Cassian).
Kasijana f Croatian
An elaborate form of Kasija.
Kasije m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Cassius.
Kasim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Bosnian
Alternate transcription of Qasim as well as the Malay, Indonesian, and Bosnian form.
Kasiodor m Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian and Serbian form of Cassiodorus.
Kasiopeya f Bulgarian
Bulgwrian form of Cassiopeia.
Kasiunia f Polish
Diminutive of Katarzyna.
Kasiy m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Cassius.
Kasja f Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Serban and Croatian variant of Kasija as well as the Polish feminine form of Kasjusz (and thus a cognate of Cassia).
Kasjana f Polish
Feminine form of Kasjan.
Kasjodor m Polish
Polish form of Cassiodorus.
Kasjopeja f Polish
Polish form of Cassiopeia.
Kasjusz m Polish, Kashubian
Polish and Kashubian form of Cassius.
Kašpor m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Caspar.
Kassander m German, Polish
German and Polish form of Cassander.
Kassandr m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Kassandros (see Cassander).
Kassian m German, Russian (Rare)
German and Russian form of Cassianus (see Cassian).
Kassiodor m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Cassiodorus.
Kassiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Cassius.
Kassiya f Russian
Russian form of Cassia.
Kastor m Russian, Turkish, Tagalog
Russian, Turkish, and Tagalog form of Castor. In Turkish and Tagalog, this is also the ordinary vocabulary word for "beaver".
Kastus m Czech
Czech form of Castus.
Kastuś m Belarusian
Diminutive form of Kanstancin.
Kasza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Katarzëna.
Katarzëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Katherine.
Katarzynka f Polish
Diminutive form of Katarzyna.
Katelina f Bulgarian, Medieval Basque
Basque and Bulgarian adaption of Cateline.
Katerzina f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Katarzina.
Katishe f Russian (?), Literature
Perhaps a Russified form of French Catiche, an archaic diminutive of Catherine. This name is used for a character, Princess Katerina 'Katishe' Mamontova, in English translations of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace (1869).
Katiusha f Russian
Diminutive of Yekaterina and Ekaterina, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Katiushka f Russian
Variant transliteration of Катюшка (see Katyushka), not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Katjuša f Slovene
Originally a diminutive form of Katarina, used as a given name in its own right.
Katjuscha f Russian (Germanized)
German transliteration of Катюша (see Katiusha), not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Katleń f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Cateline.
Katra f Slovene
Short form of Katarina.
Katrca f Slovene
Diminutive form of Katarina.
Katrya f Ukrainian
Diminutive and folk form of Kateryna. Katrya Hrynevycheva (1875-1947) was an Ukrainian writer and activist.
Katsia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Katsiaryna.
Káťulka f Czech
Diminutive of Kateřina.
Katuša f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Kateřina (Czech) and Katarína (Slovak). Also compare Katuška.
Katuška f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Kateřina (Czech) and Katarína (Slovak). Also compare Katuša.
Katyrna f Sorbian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Katarina.
Katyržinka f Sorbian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Katarina. 'Katyržinka, swěrna moja' is a traditional Sorbian song and dance.
Katyrzyna f Rusyn
Rusyn form of Catherine. The name is rarely in use due to Rusyn assimilation with other Slavic cultures.
Katyushenka f Russian
Russian diminutive pet form of Yekaterina.
Katyushka f Russian
Diminutive of Yekaterina.
Kaz m & f English, Polish, Lithuanian, Russian
Short form of Kazimieras, Kazimir, and other names beginning with Kaz.
Kazek m Polish
Diminutive of Kazimierz.
Kazemir m Ukrainian (Rare, ?)
Ukrainian form of Casimir.
Kažimir m Croatian
Croatian form of Casimir.
Kazio m Polish
Diminutive of Kazimierz.
Kaziuk m Polish
Diminutive of Kazimierz.
Kazka f Polish
Diminutive form of Kazimiera.
Kefej m Croatian
Croatian form of Cepheus.
Kefey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Cepheus.
Kehat m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Kohath.
Kej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Koios via its latinized form Coeus.
Kejla f Polish, Jewish, Yiddish, Russian, Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Polish and Lithuanian spelling of Kayla, this form was far more common among Jews in Eastern Europe before it was overrode by its anglicized form of Kayla in the 1980s... [more]
Keley m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Celeus.
Keratza f Bulgarian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Keratsa. Keratza (also Keraca) Visulčeva was a Bulgarian and Macedonian artist.
Kerber m Croatian
Croatian form of Cerberus.
Kerim m Lezgin, Chechen, Karachay-Balkar, Abazin, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Bosnian
Form of Karim used in various languages.
Kerubina f Croatian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Croatian and Hungarian form of Cherubina.
Kesja f Polish
Polish form of Keziah.
Ket f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Acronym of the Russian words коммунизм (kommunizm) meaning "communism", электрификация (elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and труд (trud) meaning "labour"... [more]
Keti f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Short form of Katarina, influenced by the English pronunciation of Katie. Cognate of Kati.
Key m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Koios.
Kharalampi m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Charalampos.
Kharalampia f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kharalampi.
Kharilay m Russian
Russian form of Charilaos.
Kharko m Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive or folk form of Kharyton or, less likely, Zakhary. Cossack Kharko was the legendary founder of Kharkiv.
Kharlampi m Georgian, Russian
Georgian form of Charalampos. As for Russia, Kharlampi is a variant transcription of Kharlampiy there.
Kharlampiy m Russian
Russian form of Charalampos.
Kharon m Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Greek Mythology
Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian form as well as variant spelling of Charon.
Kharyesa f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Charis.
Kharyton m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Chariton.
Kharytyna f Ukrainian (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant transliteration of Харитина (see Kharitina).
Khelina f Russian
Presumably a Russian form of Helia.
Kherakl m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Hercules.
Khil'da f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Hilda.
Khiona f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Chione.
Khioniya f Russian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Russian form of Chionia. This name was borne by a failed assassin of Rasputin; Khioniya Guseva stabbed Rasputin in the street in 1914, but he recovered and she was institutionalized.
Khiparkh m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Hipparchos.
Khivrya f Ukrainian (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Ukrainian variant of Fevroniya. The name was borne by a character in Modest Mussorgsky's comic opera 'The Fair at Sorochyntsi' (1874 - 1880) which was based on Nikolai Gogol's short story of the same name, from his early (1832) collection of Ukrainian stories 'Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka'.
Khloya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Chloe. Not used by Russians or Ukrainians, just as a foreign adaptation.
Khoma m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Foma.
Khrisipp m Russian
Russian form of Chrysippos.
Khriska f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Khristina.
Khristian m English (Modern), Bulgarian, Russian
Russian form and English variant of Christian.
Khristina f Bulgarian, Russian (Rare)
Bulgarian variant transcription of Hristina and rare Russian variant transcription of Kristina.
Khristo m English (Modern), Russian, Bulgarian
Russian variant of Christo, or short for Khristopher.
Khrystafor m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Chrystafor.
Khrystofor m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Christopher.
Khryzeida f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Chryseis.
Khvedir m Ukrainian
Phonetical variant of Fedir. Since /f/ was not used in Ukrainian until the introduction of Christianity, it was, and still sometimes is corrupted to /kh/+/v/. Khvedir Vovk was an antropologist and ethnographist.
Kianu m English (Modern), Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Keanu, reflecting the English pronounciation.
Kid m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian коммунистический идеал (kommunisticheskiy ideal) meaning "communist ideal". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Kiejstut m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Kęstutis. A known bearer of this name is the Polish painter Kiejstut Bereźnicki (b. 1935).
Kifa m Biblical Russian, Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Russian and Serbian form of Kephas (see Cephas).
Kiki m Croatian
Croatian male nickname for Kristijan.
Kikuša f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of Kristína. Also compare Kikuška.
Kikuška f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of Kristína. Also compare Kikuša.
Kilina f Russian
Russian short form of Akilina
Kilperik m Croatian, Finnish
Croatian and Finnish form of Chilperic.
Kim m Russian, Soviet
Short form of Akim and Yakim, which are both Russian forms of Joachim.... [more]
Kima f Russian, Soviet
Feminine form of the Russian name Kim.
Kindrat m Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Quadratus.
Kingusia f Polish
Diminutive of Kinga.
Kinia f Polish
Diminutive of Kinga.
Kinir m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Cinyras.
Kion m Russian (Archaic)
Variant or short form of Okean, which is the Russian form of Okeanos.... [more]
Kiprian m Russian
Russian form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).
Kiran m Russian (Rare)
Variant of the name Kir, or alternatively a masculine form of Kira 1.
Kircho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Kiril.
Kiriak m Russian
Russian form of Cyriacus.
Kiriakiya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Kyriaki.
Kirijak m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Cyriacus.
Kirik m Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Bulgarian, Russian and Serbian form of Kirykos.