VesselinmBulgarian Variant spelling of Veselin, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. Known bearers of this name include the Bulgarian pianist Vesselin Stanev (b... [more]
VesselinafBulgarian Variant spelling of Veselina, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian opera singer Vesselina Kasarova (b... [more]
VićentijemSerbian (Rare) Serbian form of Vincent. Famous bearers include 16th century Serbian painter Vićentije "Vićenco" Vuković and writer and poet Vićentije Rakić (1750-1818), founder of the School of Theology.
VidomirmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]
VidoslavmBulgarian, Croatian, Serbian The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]
Vildanf & mTurkish, Bashkir, Bosnian Derived from Arabic وِلْدَان (wildān) meaning "children". It is also a Bashkir variant transcription of Uyildan, of the same origin.
VilenkafCroatian (Rare) Very rare name in Croatia, exclusively for women and most commonly used in the coastal region. Meaning uncertain, possibly coming from the mythological creature ''Vila'' (Slavic fae).
VisarionmBulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian and Serbian form of Bessarion via Vissarion. Bearers of this name include Romanian metropolitan bishop Visarion Puiu (1879-1964) and Serbian metropolitan bishop Visarion Ljubiša (1823-1884).
VladetamSerbian Derived from the Slavic element vladati, meaning "to rule". A famous bearer is Vladeta Jerotić, Serbian writer, psychiatrist, Jungian psychologist and erudite.
VojinmSerbian Derived from the Slavic element voi or voin, meaning "soldier". Vojvoda (Duke) Vojin, also known as Vojin of Gacko was 14th century Serbian magnate and nobleman, founder of Vojinović noble family.
VukmirmSerbian (Rare) Derived from the elements vuk meaning"wolf" and mir meaning "peace".
VukomirmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
VukoslavmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]
YonafBulgarian Contracted form of Yoana. Yona Markova (1855–1923) was a Bulgarian soldier and war heroine. She became famous as a war heroine as she served as a Bulgarian soldier during the Serbo-Bulgarian War posing as a man.
ZagorkafSerbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare) From Croatian and Serbian загорје (zagorye) meaning "up behind the mountains, plains". It may also designate an inhabitant of Hrvatsko Zagorje, an area of Croatia.
ŽaranafSerbian, 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.
ZavišamSerbian (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.
ZdravomirmBulgarian, Croatian, Serbian The 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".
ZdravoslavmBulgarian The 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"... [more]
ZinkafCroatian Croatian variant of Zrinka, or a diminutive of names ending in -zina.
ŽitomirmCroatian, 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.
ŽivadinmSerbian Derived from the Slavic word живъ (zhivu) meaning "living".
ŽivojinmSerbian Derived from the Slavic word живъ ( zhivu ) meaning "living".
ŽivoljubmSerbian Derived from the elements živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious" and ljub meaning "love" or "loved".
ŽivomirmCroatian, 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]
ŽivoradmSerbian Derived from the Slavic elements živŭ meaning "alive, living" and radŭ meaning "happy, willing".
ŽivotamSerbian Derived from the Serbian živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious".
ZmagoslavafSlovene (Rare) Slovenian feminine name derived from the word zmaga meaning "victory" and the Slavic name element slava meaning ''glory''.
ZofkafPolish, 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.
ZvezdafMacedonian, 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.
ZvezdomirmBulgarian 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]