South Slavic Submitted Names

These names are used in regions that use South Slavic languages.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Zlatina f Bulgarian, Russian
Diminutive of Zlata.
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.
Zlatoslav m Bulgarian, Belarusian, Serbian
Derived from South Slavic zlato meaning "gold", a derived from Old Slavic zolto combined with slava meaning "glory"
Zmaga f Slovene
Feminine form of Zmago.
Zmago m Slovene
Cognate of Victor.
Zmagoslava f Slovene (Rare)
Slovenian feminine name derived from the word zmaga meaning "victory" and the Slavic name element slava meaning ''glory''.
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.
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.
Zori f Bulgarian
Short form of Zornitsa.
Zorislav m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian zora "dawn, aurora" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
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.
Zosim m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).
Zoui f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoe.
Zoyka f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoya.
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.
Zulfija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zulfiya.
Zumreta f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Zümra.
Zumruta f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Zumrut.
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.
Žuži f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsi.
Zvezda f Macedonian, 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.
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.
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.
Zvonka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Zvonko.
Zvonkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Zvonka.
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).