Slavic Submitted Names

Wenko m German (Rare), Bulgarian, Macedonian
German transcription of Venko.

Wenus f Polish
Polish form of Venus.

Werena f Polish
Polish form of Verena.

Wergil m Polish
Polish form of Vergilius.

Wergilia f Polish
Feminine form of Wergiliusz.

Wergiliusz m Polish
Polish form of Virgil.

Weridiana f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Wirydiana.

Werina f Sorbian

Werka f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Верка (see Verka).

Weroniczka f Polish
Diminutive of Weronika.

Wérónika f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Veronica.

Weronisia f Polish
Diminutive of Weronika.

Weronka f Polish
Diminutive of Weronika.

Weronya f Medieval Polish, Polish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Weronika.

Wérsa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wérónika.

Wérsza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wérónika.

Werus m Polish
Polish form of Verus.

Weselina f Polish
Polish borrowing of Veselina.

Wespazjan m Polish
Polish form of Vespasian.

Wespazjón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Vespasian.

Westyna f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Vestina.

Wiara f Polish
Directly taken from Polish wiara "belief, faith", reinforced by the Slavic names Vera 1 and Vjera.

Wiarka f Polish
Diminutive of Wiara.

Wiarosław m Polish
Derived from Polish wiara "faith, belief, trust" (which is probably ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic věra "faith, belief") combined with Slavic slav "glory". The meaning of this name is thus roughly "glorious faith".

Wiarunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiara.

Wibiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Vibiana, used in reference to the saint.

Wicek m Polish
Diminutive of Wincenty.

Wicia f Polish
Diminutive form of Wiktoria.

Wick m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wincãt.

Wicka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wincãta.

Wicuś m Polish
Diminutive of Wincenty.

Więcemił m Polish
Old Polish name for men, composed of members Więce "more" and Mil "nice" . Means "one who is nicer than the others".

Więcemiła f Polish
Feminine form of Więcemił.

Więcerad m Slavic

Więcesława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Więcesław.

Wiecha f Polish
Diminutive of Wiesława.

Więcsław m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Więcesław.

Wielebor m Polish (Rare)
Form of Velibor.

Wieledrog m Slavic

Wielimir m Polish (Archaic)

Wielisława f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Wielisław.

Wieńczysław m Polish
18th-century coinage of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Więcesław, influenced by Russian Vyacheslav.

Wieńczysława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Wieńczysław.

Wiercia f Polish
Diminutive form of Wiera.

Wierosław m Polish
Variant form of Wiarosław.

Wierzchosław m Polish
Polish masculine name, possibly meaning a person who comes from Wierzchosław in Goleniów County.

Wierzchosława f Polish
Feminine form of Wierzchosław.

Wierzymir m Polish
Means "to believe in peace", derived from Polish wierzyć "to believe, to trust, to rely" (which is probably ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic věra "faith, belief") combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Wiesa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wiesława.

Wiesia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiesława.

Wiesiek m Polish
Diminutive of Wiesław.

Wiesłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Wiesław.

Wigilia f Polish
Feminine form of Wigiliusz.

Wigiliusz m Polish
Polish form of Vigilius.

Wika f Polish
Short form of Wiktoria.

Wikò m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wiktór.

Wikta f Kashubian, Polish
Short form of Wiktora.

Wiktór m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Victor.

Wiktora f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Victoria.

Wiktorian m Polish
Polish form of Victorianus.

Wiktoriana f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Wiktorian.

Wiktorianna f Polish
Variant of Wiktoriana.

Wiktorina f Polish
Polish form of Victorina.

Wiktoriusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Victorius.

Wiktórka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wiktora.

Wiktorka f Polish
Diminutive of Wiktoria.

Wiktoryn m Polish
Polish form of Victorinus.

Wiktoryna f Polish
Polish form of Victorina.

Wiktunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiktoria.

Wiktusia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiktoria.

Wikunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiktoria.

Wikusia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiktoria.

Wilem m Dutch (Rare), Kashubian, Silesian, Literature
Dutch variant of Willem and Kashubian and Silesian form of William. This is the name of a character in Patrick Rothfuss' book series, The KingKiller Chronicles.

Wilemina f Kashubian
Feminine form of Wilem.

Wileminka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wilemina.

Wilka f Kashubian
Short form of Wilemina.

Wilkomir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish wilk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Wiluś m Silesian, Polish
Silesian diminutive of Wilem and Wilym and Polish diminutive of Wilhelm.

Winand m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Polish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
This name is often encountered as a variant form of Wignand (also compare Wigand). However, it can also be a name in its own right, in which case its first element is derived from Old High German wîh meaning "holy, sacred" and its second element from Gothic nand meaning "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan meaning "to venture, to risk, to dare").... [more]

Winanda f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Polish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Winand.

Wincãt m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Vincent.

Wincãta f Kashubian
Feminine form of Wincãt.

Wincencja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Wincenty.

Wincent m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Polish (Modern)
Variant of Vincent in several languages.

Wincenta f Polish
Feminine form of Wincenty.

Wincentyna f Polish
Feminine form of Wincenty.

Winicjusz m Polish
Polish form of Vinicius.

Winnica f Polish
Polish city or meaning vineyard

Wiolcia f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

Wioletka f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

Wiolka f Polish
Diminutive of Wiola.

Wiolunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

Wiolusia f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

Wirdżiniô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Virginia.

Wirgilia f Polish
Polish form of Virgilia.

Wirgiliusz m Polish
Polish form of Virgilius.

Wirginia f Polish
Polish form of Virginia.

Wirydiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Viridiana.

Wirzchosław m Polish
Derived from Slavic wierzch "summit, peak, tip" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Wisenna f Polish (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Old Polish wiśnia "cherry tree".

Wisia f Polish
Diminutive of Wisława and Wiesława.

Wisk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wisłôw.

Wiska f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wisława.

Wisła f Polish

Wisłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Wisław.

Wita f Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Vita 1.

Witalia f Polish
Feminine form of Witalis.

Witalian m Polish
Polish form of Vitalian.

Witalis m Polish
Polish form of Vitalis.

Witigis m Polish, Swedish (Archaic)
Polish and Swedish form of Witiges.

Wito m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Vitus.

Witóld m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Witold.

Witolda f Polish
Feminine form of Witold.

Witomił m Polish
Derived from Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler" combined with Slavic mil "gracious, dear".

Witomir m Polish
Polish form of Vitomir.

Witomysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").

Witosława f Polish
Feminine form of Witosław.

Witosłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Witosław.

Witsław m Polish
Variant of Witosław.

Wituś m Polish
Diminutive of Witold.

Wiwian m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Vivianus.

Wiwiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Viviana.

Wiwianna f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Wiwiana.

Wiwina f Polish
Polish form of Vivina.

Wizenna f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Wisenna.

Wizlaw m Polabian, History
Polabian cognate of Wiesław. This name was borne by several Princes of Rügen.

Wjacław m Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Václav and Wacław.

Wjara f Bulgarian (Germanized, Rare)
Variant transcription of Вяра (see Vyara).

Wjatscheslaw m Russian (Germanized), Ukrainian (Germanized)
German transcription of Vyacheslav.

Wjatscheslawa f Russian (Germanized, Rare)
Feminine form of Wjatscheslaw.

Wjeleměr m Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Velimír and Wielimir.

Włada f Polish
Contracted form of Władysława.

Wlada f Russian
German transcription of Vlada.

Wladimir m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Владимир (see Vladimir).

Władisława f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Władysława.

Władisłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Vladislav.

Władka f Polish
Diminutive of Władysława.

Władmiła f Slavic

Władzia f Polish
Diminutive of Władysława.

Władzio m Polish
Diminutive of Władysław.

Władziu m Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Władysław based on the vocative case of Władzio.

Włodzimira f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Włodzimir.

Włodzisława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Włodzisław.

Włodziwoj m Polish
Variant of Włościwoj.

Włodzmiérz m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Włodzimierz.

Włościsław m Polish
Variant of Włodzisław.

Włościsława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Włościsław.

Włościwoj m Polish
Derived from the Slavic volděti " to rule, to control" combined with vojĭ "warrior, soldier".

Wojbor m Slavic

Wòjcech m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Wojciech.

Wojdat m Polish
Polish form of Vaidotas.

Wojgniew m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements voji "soldier" and gniew "anger".

Wòjk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wòjcech.

Wojmir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish wojak "soldier", which is ultimately derived from Slavic voi "soldier". Also compare Polish wojna "war", which is ultimately derived from Slavic vojna "war"... [more]

Wojsława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Wojsław.

Wojtas m Polish
Augmentative of Wojciech.

Wòjtilk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wòjcech.

Wojtuś m Polish
Diminutive of Wojciech.

Wolebor m Slavic

Wolemir m Polish
Variant of Wolimir.

Wolen m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Волен (see Volen).

Wolimir m Polish
The first element of this name has two possible explanations for its etymology. One explanation is that it is derived from Polish woleć "to prefer". The other explanation is that it is derived from Polish wola "will, volition"... [more]

Wolisław m Polish
The first element of this name has two possible explanations for its etymology. One explanation is that it is derived from Polish woleć "to prefer". The other explanation is that it is derived from Polish wola "will, volition"... [more]

Wolisława f Polish
Feminine form of Wolisław.

Wolnomysł m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish wolny "free". Also compare Polish wolność "freedom, liberty". The second element is derived from Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think")... [more]

Wołodymyr m Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Volodymyr. Used as a Polish transcription of Володимир or sometimes by Ukrainians in Poland.

Woluzjan m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Volusianus.

Wórša f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian form of Ursula.... [more]

Woršula f Sorbian, Literature
A form of Ursula found in Sorbian literature.

Wórta f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian variant of Worta.

Worta f Sorbian
Upper and Lower Sorbian variant of Orta.

Wortija f Sorbian (Archaic)
Upper Sorbian form of Dorothea.

Woytek m Polish

Wratysław m Polish
Polish form of Vratislav.

Wrocisława f Polish
Feminine Polish name derived from wracać meaning "come back" and sława meaning "glory".

Wrocsława f Polish
Derived from wrócić meaning "to return, restore" and sława meaning "fame, glory".

Wsiewołod m Polish
Polish form of Vsevolod.

Wszebor m Polish
Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

Wszebora f Polish
Feminine form of Wszebor.

Wszeciech m Polish
Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic tech "solace, comfort, joy".

Wszegniew m Polish
Means "always angry", derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Polish gniew "anger" (which is derived from Slavic gnev "anger").

Wszemił m Polish
Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic mil "gracious, dear".

Wszemiła f Polish
Feminine form of Wszemił.

Wszemysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").

Wszerad m Polish
Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic rad "care".

Wuk m Serbian (Latinized, Archaic)
Rare German rendering of the Serbian name Vuk (using an obsolete transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet).

Wuršula f Sorbian (Archaic)
Archaic Sorbian form of Ursula, recorded in the 17th century.

Wurta f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian variant of Worta.

Wygnan m Slavic

Wyktoria f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Wiktoria.

Wylem m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Wilhelm. Wylem Šybaŕ (German: Wilhelm Schieber), born 1887, was a Sorbian artist.

Wyli m Sorbian
Short form of Wylem.

Wysław m Polish (Archaic)

Wyszeniega f Polish
Derived from the Slavic name elements wysze "higher" and niega "delight".

Wyszesława f Polish
Feminine Polish name derived from wysze meaning "higher" and sław meaning "glory, fame".

Wzorosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish wzorowy "exemplary, model", which is in turn derived from Polish wzór "example, model". Also compare Croatian uzoran and Czech vzorný, both of which also mean "exemplary, model"... [more]

Xavera f Czech (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Czech and Dutch feminine form of Xavier.

Xawery m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Ksawery.

Xawier m Polish (Modern, Rare)
Modern, Polonised form of Xavier (see Ksawery).

Xénia f Slovak, Hungarian, French (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Slovak, French and Hungarian form of Xenia.

Xenija f Russian
Variant transliteration of Ксения (see Kseniya).

Xenya f Russian (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Xenia as well as an alternate transcription of Ксения (see Kseniya).

Xjuscha f Russian (Germanized, Modern)
Hypochoristic form of Oxana.

Xrystyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Christina.

Xymena f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Ksymena.

Yabǎlka f Bulgarian
Means "apple" in Buglarian.

Yadviha f Belarusian, Ukrainian
Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Hedwig.

Yagoda f Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian ягода "strawberry".

Yahor m Belarusian
Belarusian form of George (compare Yegor).

Yaketerina f Russian
Variant of Yekaterina.

Yakym m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Yakim. This was borne by the Blessed Yakym Senkivskyi (1896-1941), a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest martyred under Soviet regime.

Yalena f Russian (Archaic)
A Russian folk form of Yelena.

Yaliya f Russian (Rare)

Yamera f Ukrainian

Yancho m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jan 1.

Yane m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yan 1.

Yaneta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Янета (see Janeta).

Yani m Bulgarian, Greek
Variant of Yanni.

Yanica f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Яница (see Yanitsa).

Yanislav m Bulgarian
Probably a newly coined name from Jan 1 and the Slavic name element slava "fame, glory".

Yanislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yanislav.

Yanita f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yanitsa f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yanvarina f Russian (Rare, ?)
From Russian январь (yanvar) "January", making it a cognate of Januaria. (Cf. Oktyabrina, Noyabrina.)

Yara f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Short form of Yarina or Yaryna. It can also be used for Yaroslava or Yaraslava.

Yarash m Belarusian
Belarusian version of the Greek name Hieronymus meaning "with a sacred name".

Yarema m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Jeremiah.

Yarilo m Russian (Rare, Archaic), Slavic Mythology, Serbian (Rare, Archaic), Polish (Rare, Archaic), Belarusian
Yarilo is a Slavic god of vegetation, fertility and spring.

Yarina f Russian
Variant of Irina, perhaps influenced by the Slavic element yaru meaning "energetic".

Yarmil m Czech (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Jarmil.

Yaro m Russian, Ukrainian
Short form of Yaroslav

Yarofey m Russian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Ierofey. The spelling might have been influenced by Slavic names that contain the Slavic element yaru meaning "fierce, energetic", such as Yaroslav.

Yarosh m Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Hierotheos.

Yaryk m Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Yarik.

Yaryna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Iryna, still used modernly. Compare Russian Yarina.

Yasena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yasen.

Yasna f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jasna.

Yason m Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Jason, as well as a Turkish variant form of İason.

Yassen m Bulgarian
Variant of Yasen.

Yasya f Russian, Ukrainian
Possibly a diminutive of Yaroslava.

Yatsentiy m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Hyacinthus.

Yauheni m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Yevgeny

Yauhenia f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Яўгенія (Yauheniya).

Yavdokha f Ukrainian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Eudocia.

Yavdonya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Yavdokha.

Yavdoshka f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yavdokha.

Yavora f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yavor.

Yavtukh m Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Eutychius.

Yawhen m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Яўген (see Yauhen).

Yawheniy m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Yevgeniy.

Yawhieniya f Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Yauheniya

Yazep m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Jazep.

Yazgyul f Armenian (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Armenian form of Yazgül as well as the proper transcription of the two Russian Cyrillic spellings of the name.... [more]

Yeduard m Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Eduard.

Yefrosinya f Russian
Russian form of Euphrosyne.

Yegesipp m Russian
Russian form of Hegesippus via Hegesippos

Yehor m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Yegor, used by Russian speaking Ukrainians.

Yeleniya f Russian (Archaic)
Folk form of Yelena.

Yelenka f Russian, South American
Diminutive of Yelena.

Yelevferiy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eleutherius.

Yelevfery m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eleutherius.

Yeliena f Russian
Variant transcription of Елена (see Yelena.

Yelisafya f Russian (Archaic)
Old Russian vernacular form of Yelizaveta.

Yelisei m Russian
Variant transcription of Yelisey.

Yelisiei m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Єлисей (see Yelysei).

Yeliy m Ukrainian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
From Greek ἥλιος (helios) "sun, light". In Ukrainian, it is mostly used as saints' names and is heavily associated with religion not often used on people... [more]

Yelizar m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Єлизар (see Yelyzar).

Yelizavieta f Russian
Variant transcription of Yelizaveta.

Yeloiza f Russian
Russian form of Eloise.

Yelysei m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Elisha.

Yelyzar m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eleazar.

Yepafrodit m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Epaphroditos.

Yerast m Russian
Russian form of Erastos (see Erastus).

Yeremei m Russian (Rare)
Russian variant transcription of Yeremey.

Yeremey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Jeremiah.

Yeremiya m Bulgarian (Rare), Ganda
Luganda and Bulgarian form of Jeremiah.

Yermak m Ukrainian, Russian
Name of unclear origin. It may have been a folk form of Hermes via its canonical forms Yerm or Yerma, Hermas via Yermiy, Hermolaos via Yermolay or another canonical name beginning with herm-, such as Hermogenes, Hermokrates or Hermippos... [more]

Yermioniya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Hermione.

Yerofey m Russian (Rare)
Modern form of Ierofey, which is an older Russian form of Hierotheos.... [more]

Yeronim m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Yerotey m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Hierotheos.

Yesphir f Russian
Another way to spell Esphir, Yesfir or Esfir in english

Yevangelina f Russian (Modern)
Russian form of Evangelina.

Yevdokha f Russian
Diminutive or variant of Evdokiya.

Yevdokia f Russian
Variant transcription of Yevdokiya.

Yevdoksiy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eudoxios.

Yevdoksiya f Russian
Russian form of Eudoxia.

Yevdokym m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Yevdokim.

Yeveniya f Russian
Means "well born"

Yevfimiya f Russian
Variant transcription of Evfimiya.

Yevfroniy m Russian
Russian form of Euphronios.

Yevhenia f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Yevheniya.

Yevheniia f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Євгенія (see Yevheniya)

Yevlaliya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eulalia.

Yevlampiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eulampios.

Yevlampiya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eulampia.

Yevnik m Russian (Archaic)
This given name is often listed as a variant form of Yevnoik, but it can also be a short form of Yevnikian as well as be the Russian form of Eunikos.

Yevnikian m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eunikianos.

Yevnoik m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of both Eunoicus and Eunoikos.

Yevod m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Evodius.