This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Slavic; and the language is South Slavic.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Roniya m & f BulgarianRoniya means the light of people and the house and also it is a popular and beautiful place in Bulgaria. In the past it mostly used for females but today males also have this name.and in Hebrew name Ron 2 meaning "song, joy" and ya (יה), referring to the name of God, giving it the meaning "song of god" or "joy of god".
Rosen m BulgarianDerived from Bulgarian
росен (rosen) "dittany (a type of flower)". This name is borne by Rosen Plevneliev (1964-), the fourth president of Bulgaria.
Rufin m Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare), French, Polish, Russian, Serbian, ProvençalBulgarian, Croatian, French, Provençal, Polish, Russian and Serbian form of
Rufinus.
Ruj m Slovene (Modern)Slovene name meaning “sumac tree.” Similar to the feminine name
Ruja. Possibly related to the Serbo-Croatian word for September (‘rujan’).
Ruse m MacedonianUsually a Slavic name Ruse is most common in Macedonia. It has a Slavic meaning derived from the word рус (rus) "fair haired" or "fair/red bearded".... [
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Rusimir m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is probably derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun
Rus meaning "Russian". The Russians themselves derived their name from (Old) Russian
rusij or
rusiy, which refers to a light hair colour (often blonde; some sources also say light-brown) and could be understood to mean "fair-haired" or "fair-headed"... [
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Rusmir m Bosnian, CroatianBosnian form of
Rusimir, as well as a Croatian variant form of the same name. A bearer of this name is Rusmir Mahmutćehajić (b. 1948), a Bosnian politician and writer.
Rvat m CroatianMeans "Croat" in Croatian. It's not used very often in last 300 years.
Seka f SerbianTaken from the nickname, which originated as a pet form of the word
sestra meaning ''sister''.
Senad m BosnianThe name comes from the Arabic word سند "support".
Shtedra f BulgarianBulgarian feminine name from the word
щедра (shtedra) meaning "generous".
Sibi f BosnianDiminutive of
Srbislava, the feminine form of
Srbislav. Srbislava was the birth name of Sibi Blažić (1970-), the Serbian-born wife of actor Christian Bale.
Siljan m MacedonianFrom the Macedonian mythology. It's a name of the mythical hero who transforms into stork and travels south in the distant lands. It has a bottle with magic liquid/water that transforms him back into human... [
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Silyan m MacedonianSilyan was a character in the Macedonian folk tale "Silyan the Stork".
Simonida f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Albanian, HistorySerbian feminine form of
Simonides. This name was borne by a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos II, Princess Simonida (1289-1340), born
Simonis, who became the fourth wife of the Serbian king Milutin when she was five years old... [
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Sirma f BulgarianDerived from Bulgarian
сърма "golden thread; silver thread; filigree". Sirma Voyvoda (1776–1864), was a Bulgarian rebel soldier. Disguised as a man, she participated in the guerilla movement in Ottoman Vardar Macedonia between 1791 and 1813.
Sladomir m CroatianDerived from (Serbo-)Croatian
sladak "sweet" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Sofora f SerbianSerbian for the pagoda tree (latin Styphnolobium japonicum or Sophora japonica)
Sokrat m Abkhaz, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian (Rare), Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, UkrainianForm of
Socrates in various languages. In Georgia, this name is a variant of
Sokrate, which is the standard Georgian form of the aforementioned name.
Soter m Ancient Greek, Croatian, PolishDerived from the Greek noun σωτήρ
(soter) meaning "saviour, deliverer, preserver". This name was often used as an epithet, for both gods (such as Zeus and Apollo) and real-life rulers, such as Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt (4th century BC) and Antiochus I Soter of the Seleucid Empire (3rd century BC).... [
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Spasena f BulgarianDerived from Bulgarian
спасена (spasena), the indefinite feminine singular past passive participle of
спася (spasja) "to save, to rescue" referring to Jesus Christ.
Spasia f BulgarianEither a short form of
Spasena or derived from Bulgarian
спася (spasja) "to save, to rescue" referring to Jesus Christ.
Spasimir m Bulgarian, CroatianThe first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian
spasjá or
spasjávam "to save, to rescue". Also compare Serbo-Croatian
spasiti and Russian
spasát', both of which mean "to save, to rescue"... [
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Srbimir m SerbianMeans "peace of the Serbs", derived from Serbian
Srbi meaning "Serbs" combined with the Slavic element
mir meaning "peace".
Srbislav m SerbianMeans "fame of the Serbs" from Serbian
Srbi "Serbs" combined with the Slavic element
slav "glory".
Srboje m SerbianDerived from the Serbian noun Србин
(Srbin) meaning "Serb".
Srboljub m SerbianDerived from
Srbin, meaning "a Serb", and
ljubiti, meaning "to kiss, to love".
Srđan m Croatian, SerbianPossibly derived from South Slavic
srdit meaning "angry". It was associated with
Sergius (
Srđ in older Croatian) from early times.