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.
Ozara f SerbianFrom Serbian
озарити (ozariti) or
озарен (ozaren) meaning "to make radiant" and "radiant" respectively.
Ozren m Croatian, SerbianDerived from the passive voice of an older Slavic verb
ozreti se meaning "to look, glance".... [
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Petco m Bulgarian (Anglicized)Anglicized form of
Petko borne by Mr Petco Slabenoff, a Bulgarian passenger aboard the
Titanic who died during the sinking of the ship in 1912.
Petrislav m Croatian, Serbian, HistoryCroatian and Serbian form of
Petroslav. Known bearers of this name were Serbian rulers Petrislav of Duklja and Petrislav of Rascia, who both lived in the 11th century AD.
Petromir m BulgarianThis name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from
Petros (see
Peter) and refers to Saint Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles and went on to become the first Pope of the Catholic Church... [
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Petroslav m BulgarianThis name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from
Petros (see
Peter) and refers to Saint Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles and went on to become the first Pope of the Catholic Church... [
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Plam m SerbianFrom Serbian
плам (plam) meaning "flame".
Plava f SerbianFrom Serbian
плав (plav) meaning "blue" but it is used to denote a "blonde haired" person such as in this case. This is because the word had an ancient meaning of "shining, bright" from which the sense of "blonde haired" comes from and later it came about to mean "blue".
Predislav m Medieval Croatian, Medieval Serbian, Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective
pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
perdъ "in front of, against"... [
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Prodana f Serbian (Rare)Feminine form of
Prodan. Like its masculine counterpart, it is derived from the verb
prodati, "to sell", literally meaning "sold". It was once given to divert evil spirits by telling them the child has already been " sold away ".
Prvana f SerbianFrom Serbian
први (prvi) meaning "first". It is thus given to first born daughters.
Prvoljub m Serbian (Rare)Derived from Slavic elements
prvi or
prvo, meaning "first, firstly" and
ljub, meaning "loved, beloved".
Prvosin m SerbianFrom Serbian
први (prvi) meaning "first" and
син (sin) meaning "son". The name is clearly given to first born sons.
Puniša m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the adjective
pun, literally meaning "full", denoting chubby and plump child.
Rabren m SerbianLikely to come from "храбар" ("hrabrar"), which means "brave".
Radimir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian (Rare)Also spelled as
Radomir, the name Radimir is of Slavic origin and has meanings like "famous for peace," "happy," or "radiating joy.". It's a combination of "radi," meaning radiance or fame, and "mir," meaning peace or world... [
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Radola m Serbian, Croatian, CzechSlavicized variant of the Germanic name
Rudolf, most notably used by Czech military commander and politician Radola Geidl, whose original name was Rudolf Geidl.
Radost f Bulgarian, German (Rare)Derived from Bulgarian
радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
Ramael m SerbianSerbian name for an angel of joy, possibly referring to Judeo-Christian angel Ramiel.
Ramza m South SlavicThe name Ramza is rarely given in the south slavic languages (Mostly in Dalmatia). The name is very likely a corruption of the name "Erasmus", the patron saint of sailors.
Ranimir m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
rani or
rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
ranъ. Also compare Polish
rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak
ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [
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Ranislav m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
rani or
rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
ranъ. Also compare Polish
rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak
ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [
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Rašeljka f Croatian (Rare)Derived from the name of the plant
rašeljka (Lat. Prunus mahaleb), called ''mahaleb cherry'' in English.
Rastko m Slovene, SerbianThe name is derived from the Serbian word
rasti, which means "to grow". I is also the name of the most important Serbian Orthodox saint - st. Sava (sveti Sava)
Ratislava f SerbianFrom the Slavic word
rat, meaning "war" ,and the
slava, meaning "glory".
Rea f Croatian, English, German (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Galician, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Filipino, Hungarian, Estonian, Romansh, AlbanianForm of
Rhea in several languages.