South Slavic Submitted Names

These names are used in regions that use South Slavic languages.
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Sadeta f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Sa'adat.
Sadija m & f Bosnian
Bosnian male variant and feminine form of Sa'di.
Sadik m Bosnian, Albanian
Derived from Turkish sadık "loyal, faithful, obedient".
Sadika f Bosnian, Arabic
Feminine form of Sadik.
Sadmir m Bosnian
Probably derived from Samir 1.
Safija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Safiyyah.
Šahbaz m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Shahbaz.
Sakib m Bengali, Bosnian
Bengali and Bosnian form of Thaqib.
Šakira f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Shakira.
Salacija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Salacia.
Šalamon m Slovene
Slovene form of Solomon.
Sale m Serbian
Nickname for Aleksandar or Saša.
Salko m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Salih.
Saloma f Slovak (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Kashubian
Slovak, Croatian and Kashubian form of Salome.
Salvije m Croatian
Croatian form of Salvius.
Saly f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sara.
Samuila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Samuil.
Samuilo m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Samuel.
Sando m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Alexander.
Šandor m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Sándor. A famous bearer was Croatian writer Ksaver Šandor Gjalski (1854-1935).
Sanjina f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sanjin.
Šarika f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene borrowing of Sárika.
Sarika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian
Diminutive of Sara.
Sarinka f Bosnian, South Slavic
Diminutive of Sara.
Sašenka f Serbian, Slovak, Croatian
Strictly feminine diminutive form of Saša.
Šaul m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Saul.
Savatije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Sabbatios via Sabbatius.
Saveta f Romanian, Serbian
Romaniann truncated form of Elisaveta and Serbian truncated form of Jelisaveta.
Savica f Slovene (Rare)
Slovene feminine form of Sava.
Savina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Sava.
Savka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Sava.
Savo m Serbian
Serbian variant of Sava.
Schiwka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Живка (see Zhivka).
Schulieta f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Жулиета (see Zhulieta).
Sdrawka f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Здравка (see Zdravka).
Sebastjana f Slovene
Feminine form of Sebastjan.
Seculus m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.
Sefanija m Croatian
Croatian form of Zephaniah.
Sefer m Albanian, Bosnian, Turkish
Albanian, Bosnian and Turkish form of Safar.
Šefik m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Shafiq.
Šefika f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šefik.
Šefka f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šefik.
Šefketa f Bosnian, Macedonian
Possibly a variant of Šefka.
Šeherezada f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene and Serbian form of Shahrazad.
Seka f Serbian
Taken from the nickname, which originated as a pet form of the word sestra meaning ''sister''.
Šeki m Bosnian
Serbian Muslim Masculine Name
Sekund m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Secundus.
Seleuk m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Seleucus.
Selimir m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements seliti, "to move, to migrate" and mir meaning "peace".... [more]
Šem m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Shem.
Semezdin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Shamsuddin. A bearer of this name is the Bosnian writer Semezdin Mehmedinović.
Semir m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Samir 1.
Semira f Amharic, Turkish, Bosnian
Feminine form of Semir.
Semka f Bosnian, Serbian
Diminutive derivative of Simeuna.
Šemsa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šemso.
Šemsedin m Slovene
Masculine form of Šemsa.
Šemsida f Bosnian
Variant form of Šemsudina.
Šemso m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Shams.
Šemsudin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Shamsuddin.
Sena f Slovene
Short form of Senija.
Senad m Bosnian
The name comes from the Arabic word سند "support".
Senada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Senad.
Senaid m Bosnian
Variant of Senad.
Senaida f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Senad.
Sendi f Slovene (Modern)
Slovene borrowing of Sandy.
Šener m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Şener.
Senija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Saniyya.
Senijad m Bosnian
Variant of Senad.
Senko m Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Derived from South Slavic senka or sjenka meaning "shadow". Masculine form of Senka or a nickname for Jasenko or Arsen.
Sergeja f Slovene
Feminine form of Sergej.
Sergija f Slovene
Variant of Sergeja.
Sergije m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Sergius.
Šerifa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šerif.
Servian m Bulgarian, English, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, English and Ukrainian form of Servianus.
Servijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Servianus.
Servije m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Servius.
Servilian m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servilianus.
Servilije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Servilius.
Serviliy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servilius.
Serviliya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servilia.
Serviy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servius.
Sesil f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Cecilia, perhaps via its French form Cécile.... [more]
Šet m Croatian
Croatian form of Seth 1.
Sevastiana f Bulgarian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Russian, Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Bulgarian, Romanian and Russian form of Sebastiana and modern Greek spelling of Sebastiana.... [more]
Sever m Catalan, Croatian, Russian, Norman
Catalan, Croatian, Russian and Norman form of Severus.
Severian m Bulgarian, English, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, English, Russian and Ukrainian form of Severianus. This name is also used in Georgia, where it is a shorter form of Severiane, the older Georgian form of Severianus... [more]
Shasho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Alexander.
Shina f Bulgarian
Bulgarian short form of Anastasia most commonly used in the north-eastern region.
Shtedra f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine name from the word щедра (shtedra) meaning "generous".
Siagriy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Syagrius.
Siana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Сиана (see Siyana).
Sibi f Bosnian
Diminutive of Srbislava, the feminine form of Srbislav. Srbislava was the birth name of Sibi Blažić (1970-), the Serbian-born wife of actor Christian Bale.
Sidonija f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Sidonia.
Sidoniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Sidonius.
Sidoniya f Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Sidonia.
Sigerik m Croatian, Dutch, Norwegian
Croatian, Dutch and Norwegian form of Sigeric.
Sijana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Сияна (see Siyana).
Siksto m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Latvian
Croatian, Serbian, and Latvian form of Sixtus.
Siljan m Macedonian
From 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... [more]
Silverije m Croatian
Croatian form of Silverius.
Silvije m Croatian
Variant of Silvio.
Silvo m Estonian, Slovene
Contracted form of Silvester.
Silyan m Macedonian
Silyan was a character in the Macedonian folk tale "Silyan the Stork".
Šima m & f Croatian
Short form of Šimun.
Simah m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Symmachus.
Simeona f Bulgarian, Slovene
Feminine form of Simeon.
Simeun m Serbian
Variant of Simeon.
Simeuna f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Simeun.
Simforijan m Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene form of Symphorianus.
Šimica f & m Croatian
Feminine form and male diminutive form of Šime.
Simjon m Macedonian
Variant transliteration of Симјон (see Simyon).
Simonca f Slovene
Diminutive of Simona, used as a given name in its own right.
Simoneta f Bulgarian
Bulgarian borrowing of Simonetta.
Simonida f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Albanian, History
Serbian 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... [more]
Simyon m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Simeon.
Sipora f Croatian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Croatian and Georgian form of Zipporah.
Sipura f Bosnian
Bosnian variant form of Zipporah attested in Bosnian Sephardic communities.
Sirma f Bulgarian
Derived 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.
Šit m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Seth 1.
Sizif m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Sisyphus.
Skaur m Croatian
Croatian form of Scaurus.
Skholastik m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Scholasticus (see Scholastica).
Skribonija f Croatian
Croatian form of Scribonia.
Skribonijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Scribonianus.
Sladjan m Serbian (Anglicized)
Variant transliteration of Slađan.
Sladomir m Croatian
Derived from (Serbo-)Croatian sladak "sweet" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Slavenka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Slaven.
Slaveya f Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic slava meaning "glory".
Slaviana f Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian
The name is divided into 2 parts in Russian: (slu-veet) that means "praise", and Yana. The whole meaning is "praise Yana". It's a long name for Yana.
Slavina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Slavin.
Slaviša m Serbian, Croatian
Diminutive of Slava, Slavko, or Slaven.
Slavoj m Czech, Slovak (Rare), Slovene
Derived from the Slavic elements slava "glory" and voji "soldier".... [more]
Slavojka f Slovene
Feminine form of Slavoj.
Slavuj m Serbian (Rare)
Means "nightingale" in Serbian.
Sloboda f Serbian (Rare)
Means "freedom, liberty" in Serbian.
Slovena f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sloven.
Smail m Arabic (Maghrebi), Bosnian
Maghrebi Arabic alternate transcription of Smaïl as well as the Bosnian form of Isma'il (see Ishmael).
Smajl m Albanian, Bosnian
Albanian and Bosnian form of Ishmael.
Smiljka f Slovene
Diminutive of Smilja, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Sneja f Bulgarian
Short form of Snejana.
Snejana f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
French transcription of Snezhana.
Snejanka f Bulgarian
Meaning - Snow White ... [more]
Sneschana f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Снежана (see Snezhana).
Snezha f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Снежа (see Sneja).
Snezhan m Bulgarian (Rare)
Masculine form of Snezhana.
Snežka f Slovene
Diminutive of Snežana, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Snežna f Serbian, Slovene
Derived from Serbian and Slovene снежна (snežna), meaning "snowy".
Snješko m Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive form of Snježan.
Snježna f Croatian
Derived from Croatian snježna meaning "snowy".
Sofora f Serbian
Serbian for the pagoda tree (latin Styphnolobium japonicum or Sophora japonica)
Sofronije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Sophronios via Sophronius.
Sofroniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Sophronios.
Sokrat m Abkhaz, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian (Rare), Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Form of Socrates in various languages. In Georgia, this name is a variant of Sokrate, which is the standard Georgian form of the aforementioned name.
Soraja f Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Dutch
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Thurayya.
Sorka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Зорка (see Zorka).
Sorniza f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Зорница (see Zornitsa).
Sosten m Serbian
Serbian name for the apostle Sosthenes.
Soter m Ancient Greek, Croatian, Polish
Derived 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).... [more]
Spasena f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian спасена (spasena), the indefinite feminine singular past passive participle of спася (spasja) "to save, to rescue" referring to Jesus Christ.
Spasia f Bulgarian
Either a short form of Spasena or derived from Bulgarian спася (spasja) "to save, to rescue" referring to Jesus Christ.
Spasimir m Bulgarian, Croatian
The 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"... [more]
Spaska f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Spas.
Spaso m Serbian
Short form of Spasoje.
Spasoje m Serbian
Derived from Serbian spasiti meaning "to save".
Špelca f Slovene
Diminutive of Špela, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Spomenko m Croatian
Masculine form of Spomenka.
Srbijanka f Serbian (Rare)
Means ''Serbian woman".
Srbimir m Serbian
Means "peace of the Serbs", derived from Serbian Srbi meaning "Serbs" combined with the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".
Srbislav m Serbian
Means "fame of the Serbs" from Serbian Srbi "Serbs" combined with the Slavic element slav "glory".
Srbislava f Serbian
Feminine form of Srbislav.
Srboje m Serbian
Derived from the Serbian noun Србин (Srbin) meaning "Serb".
Srboljub m Serbian
Derived from Srbin, meaning "a Serb", and ljubiti, meaning "to kiss, to love".
Srbomir m Serbian
Variant of Srbimir.
Srđan m Croatian, Serbian
Possibly derived from South Slavic srdit meaning "angry". It was associated with Sergius (Srđ in older Croatian) from early times.
Srđana f Croatian, Serbian
Female form of Srđan.
Srdjan m Serbian
Alternative transcription of Srđan.
Srebrenka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from srebro meaning ''silver''.
Srebrenko m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Male form of Srebrenka.Cpебpенкo
Srečka f Slovene
Feminine form of Srečko.
Sreten m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from South Slavic sreča meaning "luck".
Srna f Croatian (Rare)
Means "doe, female deer" in Croatian.
Stamat m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Stamatis.
Stanica f Slovene
Diminutive of Stana, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Stanilia f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Станилия (see Staniliya).
Staniša m Serbian, Vlach
Diminutive of Stanislav.
Stanizza f Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.
Stanoje m Serbian, Vlach
Derived from Stanislav.
Stanojka f Serbian, Vlach, Slovene
Feminine form of Stanojko.
Stanojko m Serbian, Vlach
Diminutive of Stanislav.
Stanomir m Macedonian, Serbian
Variant form of Stanimir.
Staš m Slovene
Slovene form of Stas.
Staška f Slovene
Diminutive of Staša, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Stavrakije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Staurakios via its latinized form Stauracius.
Stavrakiy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Staurakios.
Štefana f Slovene
Feminine form of Štefan.
Stefanka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stefan.
Štefek m Croatian, Czech, Slovene
Diminutive form of Štefan.
Štefko m Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive form of Štefan.
Stevana f Serbian, Vlach
Vlach feminine form of Stephen.
Stevica m Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian diminutive form of Stevan.
Stijepo m Croatian
Variant of Stjepan.
Stilian m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Стилиан (see Stiliyan).
Stiliana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Стилияна (see Stiliyana).
Stiliyan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Stylianos.
Stiliyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stiliyan.
Stilyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stilyan.
Stipa m & f Croatian
Croatian male and occasionally female name, derived from Stipan.
Stjepana f Croatian
Female form of Stjepan.
Stoichko m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian стоя (stoya) "to stand, to stay".
Stoika f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Стойка (see Stoyka).
Stoina f Bulgarian
Variant transliteration of Стойна (see Stoyna).
Stojanka f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian and Slovene feminine form of Stojan and Bulgarian variant transcription of Стоянка (see Stoyanka).
Stojka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Стойка (see Stoyka).
Stojna f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojan.
Stole m Serbian, Macedonian
Short form of Stojan.
Stoyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyan.
Stoyka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyko.
Stoyna f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyno.
Strachimir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Strachomir (also compare Strahimir).
Stracimir m Serbian
Older form of Strahimir. This name was borne by 12th-century Serbian prince Stracimir Zavidović and 14th-century Serbian noble Stracimir Balšić.
Strahil m Bulgarian
This was the birth name of the Macedonian revolutionary Strašo Pindžur (1915-1943).
Strahimir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian variant form of Strahomir. A bearer of this name was Croatian poet Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865-1908).
Strahinja m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From the noun strah meaning "fear, dread". Borne by Strahinja Banović, a legendary Serbian nobleman and folk hero.
Strahomir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Strachomir.
Strea f Bosnian (Archaic)
Bosnian form of Estrella.
Sudomir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Sędomir.
Šuhret m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Shuhrat.
Sukejna f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Sakina
Šukrija m Bosnian (Rare)
Derived from Arabic شُكْرِيّ (šukriyy) meaning "thanking, thankful" (see Shukri).