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.
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.
Zarya f Soviet, RussianDerived from the Russian noun заря
(zarya) meaning "dawn, daybreak". Also compare the related name
Zorya.... [
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Zaviša 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.
Zbawimił m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
zbawić "to save, to redeem" (also compare Polish
zbawienie "salvation, redemption" and Croatian
izbaviti "to save, to redeem")... [
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Zbawisław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
zbawić "to save, to redeem" (also compare Polish
zbawienie "salvation, redemption" and Croatian
izbaviti "to save, to redeem")... [
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Zbroisław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
zbroić (się) "to arm, to weapon" (also compare Polish
zbroja "armour" and Czech
zbrojit "to arm"). The second element of this name is derived from Slavic
slav "glory".
Zbych m PolishDiminutive of
Zbigniew. A known bearer of this name is the Polish-Australian actor Zbych Trofimiuk (b. 1979).
Zbylisław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from the old Polish verb
zbylić (also
zbilić or
zbelić or
bylić), which can mean "to think, to ponder" as well as "to recall, to remember, to remind"... [
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Zbysław m PolishMeans "to dispel fame", from Slavic
zbyti "to dispel" and
slava "glory".
Żdan m Polish, SlavicAllegedly derived from Russian ждать "to await, to expect; to look forward".
Zderad m SlovakDerived from the Slavic elements
zidati "build, create" and
rad "happy, willing".
Zdobymir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
zdobyć, which can mean "to get, to acquire, to obtain, to gain" as well as "to win, to earn". Also compare Croatian
dobiti "to get, to acquire" and Czech
dobýt "to gain, to conquer"... [
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Zdobysław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
zdobyć, which can mean "to get, to acquire, to obtain, to gain" as well as "to win, to earn". Also compare Croatian
dobiti "to get, to acquire" and Czech
dobýt "to gain, to conquer"... [
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Zdravomir 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".
Zdravoslav m BulgarianThe first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian
zdráve "health", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
sъdorvъ "healthy". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory"... [
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Zdrowosław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
zdrowy "healthy, sound, well, wholesome" or
zdrowie "health", both of which are ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
sъdorvъ "healthy"... [
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Zdziemił m PolishOld Polish male name, composed of two parts:
Zdzie originating from
jьzděti "put, do, make" and
mil "nice". It could mean "the one who makes others kinder".
Zdzimir m PolishComposed of the Polish elements
-zdzi meaning 'do' and
-mir meaning 'peace', means one who brings peace.
Zdziwoj m PolishOld Polish male name, composed of two parts -
Zdzi "make, give name" and
woj "warrior".
Żegota m PolishDerived from Old Polish
żec "smoke", this name was early on used as a vernacular form of
Ignacy.
Żelibor m PolishDerived from Slavic
zhelit "want, desire" combined with Slavic
bor "battle" or
borit "to fight".
Żelibrat m PolishDerived from
Żeli ''desire, want'' and
brat ''brother''.
Želidrag m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the elements
želeti ("to wish, to desire") and
drag ("dear, precious"), meaning "wished-for and dear".
Żeligniew m Polish (Rare, Archaic)From old Polish
żeli "to desire", "to crave", "to thirst", "to long for", "to hanker after" and
gniew "rage", "wrath", "ire", "dander".
Żelimysł m PolishDerived from Slavic
zhelit "want, desire" combined with Polish
myśl "thought", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think".
Želisav m Serbian (Rare)From Serbian
желети (želeti) meaning "to wish" and
сав (sav) meaning "whole" or "all".
Żelisław m PolishDerived from Slavic
zhelit "want, desire" and
slav "glory".
Zhadan m UkrainianUkrainian non-canonical name meaning "welcomed, desired, wished for", derived as a contracted patriciple of verb
zhadaty (
жадати) - "to want, to wish for, to desire, to demand, to wish something to somebody, to crave"... [
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Žitomir 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 m SerbianDerived from the Slavic word живъ (
zhivu ) meaning "living".
Živoljub m SerbianDerived from the elements
živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious" and
ljub meaning "love" or "loved".
Živomir 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 m SerbianDerived from the Slavic elements
živŭ meaning "alive, living" and
radŭ meaning "happy, willing".
Života m SerbianDerived from the Serbian
živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious".
Zmagoslava f Slovene (Rare)Slovenian feminine name derived from the word
zmaga meaning "victory" and the Slavic name element
slava meaning ''glory''.
Zofka f Polish, Slovene, KashubianPolish and Slovene diminutive of
Zofia and Kashubian diminutive of
Zofiô. Zofka Kveder (1878 – 1926) is considered one of the first Slovene women writers and feminists.
Zoryan m UkrainianDerived from Ukrainian зоря (
zorya) meaning "star, dawn".
Žubora f SerbianFrom Serbian
жубор (žubor) meaning "rushing sound of water", "burble".
Zvezda f Macedonian, Bulgarian, Soviet (Rare)Derived from
звезда (zvezda) meaning "star". In Russia, this name was used mostly during the Soviet era as a communist name referencing the red star.
Zvezdomir m BulgarianThe first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian
zvezda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
gvězda "star". Also compare Czech
hvězda and Slovak
hviezda, both of which mean "star"... [
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Zvizdana f CroatianDerived from dialectal Croatian
zvizda meaning "star". The standard form is
zvijezda or Serbian
zvezda.
Życiesław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
życie "life, existence, lifetime", which is derived from Polish
żyć "to live, to be alive, to exist". Also compare Croatian
živjeti and Czech
žít, both of which mean "to live, to exist"... [
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Życiomierz m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
życie "life, existence, lifetime", which is derived from Polish
żyć "to live, to be alive, to exist". Also compare Croatian
živjeti and Czech
žít, both of which mean "to live, to exist"... [
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