Slavic Submitted Names

Želimira f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Želimir.

Želimirka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Želimir.

Żelimysł m Polish
Derived 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".

Želisava f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Želisav.

Żelisław m Polish
Derived from Slavic zhelit "want, desire" and slav "glory".

Żelisława f Polish
Feminine form of Żelisław.

Željan m Croatian
Derived from South Slavic želja meaning "desire".

Željana f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Željan.

Zelka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Gizela via Gizelka.

Zélma f Kashubian
Short form of Anzélma.

Zemina f Bosnian, Slovak, Slovene
Variant of Žemyna.

Zemka f Bosnian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zemira or Azema.

Zemòwit m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Ziemowit.

Żena f Polish
Diminutive form of Bożena.

Zena f Czech (Rare)
Short form of Zenaida.

Żenia f Polish
Diminutive of Żaneta.

Zenia f Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Zenobia, Zenona and Zenaida.

Ženja m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Southern Slavic form of Zhenya.

Zenja f Bosnian
Hypocoristic form of Zejneb or Zenobia.... [more]

Zénk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Zenón.

Zénka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zenona.

Zenka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ценка (see Tsenka).

Zenobija f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Zenobia.... [more]

Zenobiusz m Polish, Kashubian
Polish and Kashubian form of Zenobios.

Zenobiya f Azerbaijani, Russian
Azerbaijani and Russian form of Zenobia.

Zenón m Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare), Aragonese, Kashubian
Spanish, Galician, Aragonese and Kashubian form of Zenon.

Zenona f Polish, Kashubian, Latvian, Spanish (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Zenon.

Zenoviy m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Зіновій (see Zinoviy.

Zenoviya f Ukrainian
Variant of Zinoviya.

Zenya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Zinoviya.

Zera f Russian

Žeraldina f Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Zevksippa f Russian
Russian form of Zeuxippe.

Zezka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цецка (see Tsetska).

Zhadan m Ukrainian
Ukrainian 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"... [more]

Zhan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Žan.

Zhana f Bulgarian, Belarusian
Bulgarian form of Žana and Belarusian variant transcription of Zhanna.

Zhaneta f Belarusian (Rare), Bulgarian, Albanian
Albanian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Jeannette.

Zhanetta f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jeanette.

Zhanneta f Russian
Russian form of Jeannette.

Zhasmina f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jasmine.

Zheka m & f Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya.

Zheliazko m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zhelyazko.

Zhelyaz m Bulgarian
Variant of Zhelyazko.

Zhelyazka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zhelyazko.

Zhelyu m Bulgarian
Short form of Zhelyazko.

Zhenev'eva f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Genevieve.

Zherar m Russian
Russian form of Gerald.

Zhitomir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Žitomir.

Zhivomir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Živomir.

Zhora m Russian
Diminutive of Yuriy or Georgiy.

Zhores m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Taken from the French surname Jaurès, which was most famously borne by French Socialist Jean Jaurès (1859-1914)... [more]

Zhorzh m Armenian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic)
Armenian, Bulgarian and Georgian form of Georges.

Zhorzheta f Armenian (Rare), Bulgarian
Armenian and Bulgarian form of Georgette.

Zhoslina f Russian
Russian form of Jocelyn.

Zhozef m Russian, Armenian
Russian and Armenian variant of Josef.

Zhozefina f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Josephine.

Zhulieta f Bulgarian
Bulgarian borrowing of Juliette.

Zibi m Polish
Allegedly a short form of Zbigniew and Zbyszek.

Ziemek m Polish
Diminutive of Ziemowit.

Ziemomysł m Polish
Variant of Siemomysł.

Ziguś m Silesian, Polish
Silesian diminutive of Ziga and Polish diminutive of Zygmunt.

Zijad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziyad.

Zijada f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Ziyad.

Zijo m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziya.

Zijona f Bosnian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Žikica m Serbian
Diminutive of masculine names that contain the Slavic element živŭ meaning "alive, living", such as Živojin and Živorad.

Zilija f Russian
Variant of Ziliä.

Zimafej m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Timothy.

Zimana f Serbian
From the Serbian зима (zima) meaning "winter".

Zinaid m Bosnian
Masculine form of Zinaida.

Zinayida f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Zenaida.

Zinedin m Bosnian
Variant of Zinedine.

Zineta f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziynet.

Zinka f Croatian
Croatian variant of Zrinka, or a diminutive of names ending in -zina.

Zinoviia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Зіновія (see Zinoviya).

Zirka f Ukrainian (Modern)
Means "star".

Žitomir m Croatian, Serbian
Means "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.

Ziuta f Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Józefa and Kazimiera.

Ziutek m Polish
Diminutive of Józef.

Živadin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ (zhivu) meaning "living".

Živadinka f Serbian
Feminine form of Živadin.

Živan m Slovak, Serbian
Masculine form of Živa.

Živana f Slovak, Czech (Rare), Macedonian, Serbian
Variant of Živa and Zivena.

Živojin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ ( zhivu ) meaning "living".

Živoljub m Serbian
Derived from the elements živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious" and ljub meaning "love" or "loved".

Živomir m Croatian, Serbian
The 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"... [more]

Živorad m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements živŭ meaning "alive, living" and radŭ meaning "happy, willing".

Života m Serbian
Derived from the Serbian živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious".

Životije m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian живот (život) meaning "life".

Zlatana f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Zlatan.

Zlatena f Bulgarian
Variant of Zlatina.

Zlatibor m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From the Slavic elements zlato "gold" and bor "battle". This is the name of a mountain in Serbia.

Zlatimir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Variant of Zlatomir.

Zlatimira f Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of Zlatimir.

Zlatin m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Zlatan.

Zlatina f Bulgarian, Russian
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatislava f Russian, Ukrainian
Means "golden and glorious" in Old Slavic.

Zlatodan m Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Slavic elements zlato "gold" and dan "given."

Zlatoje m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from zlato, the Slavic word for "gold", meaning "golden, like gold".

Zlatomir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Derived from Slavic zlato "gold" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Zlatomira f Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of Zlatomir.

Zlatoslava f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Derived form the Slavic elements zlato "gold" and slava "glory".

Zlatozara f Russian

Zlatuška f Slovak
Diminutive form of Zlata.

Zmaga f Slovene
Feminine form of Zmago.

Zmago m Slovene
Cognate of Victor.

Zmagoslav m Slovene
Male form of Zmagoslava.

Zmagoslava f Slovene (Rare)
Slovenian feminine name derived from the word zmaga meaning "victory" and the Slavic name element slava meaning ''glory''.

Zmicier m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Zmitser.

Zmiter m Belarusian (Russified)
Russified form of Zmitser.

Zmitra m Belarusian
Diminutive of Dzmitry.

Zmitro m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Dmytro.

Źmitrok m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian- Łacinka diminutive of Zmitser.

Zmitser m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Demetrius.

Zocha f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zochna f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zofeia f Medieval Baltic, Russian (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Slavic, Medieval Ukrainian
Variant of Sofija.

Zofeja f Medieval Polish, Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Zofeia.

Zofijka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zofiô, influenced by the older form Zofija.

Žofinka f Czech
Diminutive form of Žofie.

Zofiô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Sophia.

Žofka f Slovak, Czech
Diminutive of Žofie.

Zofka f Polish, Slovene, Kashubian
Polish 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.

Zofya f Polish (?)
Possibly a variant of Zofia.

Zoia f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Romanian, Moldovan
Variant transcription of Zoya.

Zoika f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoya.

Zoil m Catalan, Basque, Croatian, Polish, Russian
Basque, Catalan, Croatian, Polish and Russian form of Zoilus.

Zoki m Croatian
Diminutive form of Zoran.

Zoldka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Jizolda via Jizoldka.

Zophia f English (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Polish (Archaic)
English and Danish variant of Sophia as well as an archaic Polish variant of Zofia.

Zoranka f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zoran.

Zoreslav m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zorislav.

Zoreslava f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zoreslav.

Zori f Bulgarian
Short form of Zornitsa.

Zorina f Croatian (Rare), Moldovan
Derived from Zora.

Zorislav m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian zora "dawn, aurora" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Zorislava f Serbian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zorislav.

Zorko m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from zora which means "dawn".

Zornitza f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Зорница (see Zornitsa).

Zoro m Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive or short form of Zoran.

Zoroslav m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zorislav.

Zoroslava f Czech (Rare)

Zorya f Slavic Mythology, Soviet, Russian
The name given to the goddess (sometimes two or three) of the dawn or the morning and evening stars. The most common depiction was that of a warrior woman. Also compare the related names Zarya, Zvezda and Danica.... [more]

Zoryan m Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian зоря (zorya) meaning "star, dawn".

Žoržika f Slovak
Diminutive of Georgína, not used as a given name in its own right.

Zosieńka f Polish
Diminutive of Zosia.

Zosim m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zosima m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zosimas. Also see Zosim, which is the Russian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).... [more]

Zosja f Belarusian (Rare), Hungarian
Belarusian variant transcription of Zosia.

Zośka f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zosya f Russian, Belarusian
Possibly a Russian and Belarusian adoption of Zosia.

Zosza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zofiô.

Zot m Russian
Short form of Izot. ... [more]

Zotik m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zotikos (see Zoticus).

Zotyk m Polish
Polish form of Zotikos via Zoticus.

Zoui f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoe.

Zoyka f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoya.

Zozym m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zozyma f Polish
Polish form of Zosima.

Zrina f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Zrinka.

Zrinjka f Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Zrinka.

Zubejda f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zubaida.

Žubora f Serbian
From Serbian жубор (žubor) meaning "rushing sound of water", "burble".

Zulejha f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zuleika.

Zulejka f Hungarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Cognate of Zuleika.

Zulfija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zulfiya.

Zulya f Uzbek, Tajik, Russian

Zumreta f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Zümra.

Zumruta f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Zumrut.

Zuniya f Russian

Zusana f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Susanna.

Zusia f Polish
A variant of Zuzia

Žuva f Croatian (Rare)
It is a Dalmatian dialectical form of the Venetian Zuana or a Croatian form of Junia.

Žuža f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsa.

Zůza f Czech
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuzča f Czech
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Žuži f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsi.

Zuzička f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of Zuzana, not used as a given name in its own right.

Zvezda f Macedonian, Bulgarian
Derived from zvezda meaning "star".

Zvezdan m Serbian, Slovene
Masculine form of Zvezdana.

Zvezdelin m Bulgarian
Derived from zvezda meaning "star".

Zvezdelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdelin.

Zvezdomir m Bulgarian
The 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"... [more]

Zvezdomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdomir.

Zvijezdana f Croatian
Variant of Zvjezdana.

Zvinimir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Svinimir.

Zvizdana f Croatian
Derived from dialectal Croatian zvizda meaning "star". The standard form is zvijezda or Serbian zvezda.

Zvjezdan m Croatian
Masculine form of Zvjezdana.

Zvonislav m Croatian (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown

Zvonka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Zvonko.

Zvonkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Zvonka.

Zvonomir m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zvonimir.

Zweta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цвета (see Tsveta).

Zwetan m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цветан (see Tsvetan).

Zwetana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цветана (see Cvetana).

Życiesław m Polish
The 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"... [more]

Życiomierz m Polish
The 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"... [more]

Zydór m Kashubian
Short form of Jizydór.

Zygfrid m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Siegfried.

Zygfryda f Polish
Feminine form of Zygfryd.

Žygimont m Belarusian
Taraškievica spelling of Žyhimont.

Zyglinda f Polish
Polish form of Sieglinde.

Zygmond m Polish (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Zygmunt.

Zygmont m Polish
Variant of Zygmunt

Zygmùnd m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Sigmund.

Zygmund m Polish
Polish variant of Sigmund.

Zygmunta f Polish
Feminine form of Zygmunt.

Zygmuś m Polish
Diminutive of Zygmunt.

Zygolena f Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Segolena.

Zygùszk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Zygmùnd.

Žyhimont m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Žygimantas.

Zymak m Polish
Diminutive form of Zygmunt.

Zynka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Józefina.

Żyrborka f Polish
Derived from żyr, an obsolete word meaning "prey", and the Slavic name element bor meaning "fight".

Żyrosław m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements żyro meaning "endorsement" and slava meaning "fame, glory".

Żyrosława f Polish
Feminine form of Żyrosław.

Zytka f Polish
Diminutive of Zyta.

Żytomir m Polish
Polish form of Žitomir.

Żywia f Polish
Modern Polish form of Živa.

Żywila f Polish, Literature
Coined by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the titular character of one of his early works. It is uncertain where he found the inspiration for this name. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian žygiuoti "to move; to march" and viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known; should the name indeed be derived from Zizili, then its meaning would be lost... [more]

Żywimir m Polish
Variant of Żywomir.

Żywisław m Polish
Variant of Żywosław.

Żywisława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Żywisław.

Żywomił m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish żywy "alive, living, lively" or żywot "life", both of which are ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic živъ "alive". The second element of this name is derived from Slavic mil "gracious, dear".

Żywomir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish żywy "alive, living, lively" or żywot "life", both of which are ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic živъ "alive". The second element of this name is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Żywosław m Polish
Derived from the Polish element żywy "alive, living, lively" or żywot "life" and the Slavic element slav "glory". Compare Życiesław.