South Slavic Submitted Names

These names are used in regions that use South Slavic languages.
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Azim m Arabic, Uzbek, Tajik, Bengali, Persian, Malay, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Means "magnificent, great, powerful" in Arabic. This can also be used an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əzim. In Islamic tradition العظيم (al-Azim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Azrudin m Bosnian, Arabic
From Arabic زهر (ʾazhar) "shining, bright" and دين (dīn) "religion, faith".
Azur m Bosnian
Bosnian male form of Azure. Number 96 in top 100 in 2012 for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Badem m Bosnian (Rare)
Means "almond" in Bosnian.
Badema f Bosnian
Feminine form of Badem.
Bagryan m Bulgarian
Possibly from the old Slavic term bãgrъ (bagr') meaning "red, crimson".
Bagryana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bagryan.
Baho m Bosnian
Short for of Bahtijar.
Bahrudin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Bahr ud-Din, which is a variant transcription of Bahr al-Din (see Bahradin).... [more]
Bahta f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bahtijar.
Bahtija m Bosnian
Variant of Bahtijar.
Bahtijar m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Bakhtiar.
Bahtjar m Bosnian
Variant of Bahtijar.
Bahto m Bosnian (Rare)
Short form of Bahtijar.
Bajo m Albanian, Montenegrin, Serbian, Slovak
Albanian short form of Bajram as well as a diminutive of Branislav (Slovak) and Bratislav (Montenegrin and Serbian).... [more]
Balbin m Croatian (Rare), French, Polish
Croatian, French and Polish form of Balbinus.
Balša m Montenegrin, Serbian
Means "strong", "healthy", "big man".
Baraba m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Barabbas. Only used as a Biblical name.
Barahil m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Barachiel.
Barakiel m Croatian
Croatian form of Barachiel.
Barbika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Barbara, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Barbka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Barbara, used as a given name in its own right.
Barča f Czech, Slovene
Czech diminutive of Barbora and Slovene diminutive of Barbara.
Bare f & m Croatian
Croatian nickname for Barbara (female) or Bariša (male).
Barika f Slovene
Diminutive of Barbara.
Bariša m Croatian
Derived from Bartol.
Bartul m Croatian
Croatian variant form of Bartol.
Bato m Serbian
Bato means brother in Serbian
Bazila f Croatian
Feminine form of Bazil.
Bazilije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Basil 1.
Beatrica f Croatian, Slovak (Rare)
Croatian and Slovak form of Beatrice.
Beja f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Judeo-Spanish variant of Bella, also as a Bosnian and Slovene form.
Belimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic bělъ "white, pale". Also see Běla, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
Belimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belimir.
Belislav m Bulgarian
From old Slavic bělъ meaning "white", possibly also idiomatically "good", and slava meaning "glory".
Belja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Bosnian form of Bella.
Belkisa f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Bilqis.
Belmin m Bosnian
Male form of Belma.
Belmina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Belmin.
Belmir m Bosnian
Variant of Belmin.
Belmondo m Croatian (Rare)
Means "beautiful world", from Italian bel "beautiful, pleasant" and mondo "world". It is used as a surname in Italy.
Belomir m Croatian
Variant form of Belimir.
Belomira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belomir.
Beloslav m Bulgarian
Variant form of Belislav.
Beloslava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Beloslav. Beloslava of Bulgaria was a Bulgarian princess and Queen consort of Serbia between 1234 and 1243. She was the wife of king Stefan Vladislav I.
Bena f Lithuanian, Slovene
Lithuanian short form of names beginning with Ben- such as Benedikta and Slovene diminutive of Benedikta and Benjamina.
Benica f Slovene
Diminutive of Benedikta. The name coincides with a place name in Slovenia.
Beninja f Slovene
Diminutive of Benedikta.
Benka f Slovene
Diminutive of Benjamina.
Benzhamen m Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian form of Benjamin, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Bepo m Croatian
Diminutive of Giuseppe, used mainly in coastal areas of Croatia.
Berimir m Croatian
Derived from Slavic brati "reap, gather" (also see Berislav) combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Berimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Berimir.
Berina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Berin.
Berislava f Croatian
Feminine form of Berislav.
Berivoj m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements birati "to take, to gather" (in an inflected form) and voi "soldier".
Beriz m Bosnian
Possibly related to Baraz.
Bernardika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Bernarda, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Bernardka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Bernarda, used as a given name in its own right. This name is also treated as the Slovene form of Bernadette.
Bero m Croatian
Croatian short form of Berislav.
Bertica f Slovene
Diminutive of Berta.
Bertka f Slovene
Diminutive of Berta.
Beti f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
A short form of Elizabeta.
Betica f Slovene
Dimintutive form of Elizabeta.
Betka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Elizabeta, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Biba f Croatian, Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the element Bi-, such as Biserka and Biljana.
Bibijana f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Bibiana.
Biliana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Биляна (see Bilyana).
Bilka f Slovene
Diminutive of Biljana.
Bina f Breton, Slovene
Short form of Albina.
Binca f Slovene
Short form of Albinca.
Biser m Bulgarian
Maculine form of Bisera.
Biserko m Croatian
Croatian male form of Biserka.
Bizas m Bosnian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Bosnian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Byzas.
Bjenvinida f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Bienvenida.
Blagodat f Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian благодат "blessing, benediction".
Blagomir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements blag "good, gentle, kind, blessed" and mir "peace".
Blankica f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Blanka.
Blaža f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian short form of Blaženka and Slovene variant of Blažka.
Blažena f Slovene
Feminine form of Blaž.
Blažka f Slovene
Feminine form of Blaž.
Blažo m Montenegrin, Serbian
Diminutive of Blagoje (also compare Blaž). A notable bearer of this name is the Montenegrin prime minister and president Blažo Jovanović (1907-1976).
Bobana f Serbian
Feminine form of Boban.
Bodan m South Slavic
The name Bodan is a name of South Slavic or possibly Germanic origin, it is a shortened form of the name Slobodan which is of Serbian origin and means Freedom. Alternatively it could derive from Proto-Germanic *butmaz (ground) via Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (bottom)
Bodin m Serbian (Rare), Medieval Serbian, History
Serbian king Constantine Bodin (fl. 1072–1108) was a ruler of Duklja, the second, although titular, King of Duklja and Dalmatia from 1081 to 1101, succeeding his father, King Michael.... [more]
Bogdanka f Slovene
Diminutive of Bogdana.
Bogica f Slovene
Feminine diminutive of Bogo.
Bogoja m Macedonian, Serbian
The name is used in the Balkan countries Macedonia and Serbia. It is from the eastern orthodox church, from the South Slavic language. Dates back since 1926.
Bogoljub m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Bog "God" and ljubiti ''to love".
Bogolyub m Bulgarian
From the Slavic elements богъ (bogu) meaning "God" and lyuby meaning "love".
Bogomira f Slovene
Feminine form of Bogomir.
Bogoslav m Croatian
Croatian form of Bogusław.
Bogumila f Croatian
Feminine form of Bogumil.
Boian m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Боян (see Boyan).
Boiko m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Boyko.
Boja f Slovene
Short form of Bojana.
Bojanca f Slovene
Variant of Bojana.
Bojanka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Bojana, used as a given name in its own right.
Bojidara f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bojidar.
Bojislav m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements boji meaning "battle" and slava meaning "glory".
Bolta m Croatian (Rare)
Variant form of Bolto.
Bolto m Croatian
Croatian short form of Baltazar, cognate of Slovene Boltežar and Hungarian Boldizsár.
Bonči f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bona.
Bonifacija f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
Slovenian and Lithuanian feminine form of Bonifatius. In Lithuanian history, this name was borne by Elžbieta Bonifacija (born and died 1399), the short-lived daughter of Jadwiga I, Queen of Poland and Vladislavas Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania (later Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland); the princess was named for her godfather Pope Boniface IX.
Bono m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Bonus.
Bora f Slovene
Feminine form of Bor.
Boriana f Bulgarian, Albanian
Variant transliteration of Bulgarian Боряна (see Boryana).
Boril m Bulgarian
Boril of Bulgaria was the emperor of Bulgaria from 1207 to 1218.
Borimir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Slavic bor "battle" combined with Slavic mir "peace". A known bearer of this name is Borimir Perković (b. 1967), a former Croatian soccer player.
Borisa f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Boris.
Borissa f Bulgarian
Variant of Borisa.
Borjan m Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic element bor "battle". Notable bearer is Macedonian conductor Borjan Canev (born 1973).
Borka f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Borko.
Borka f Slovene
Feminine form of Bor via the form Bora.
Boryana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Boryan.
Bosanka f Bosnian (Rare)
means "Bosnian woman"
Bosiljka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from bosiljak, Croatian and Serbian name for the herb "basil" (Ocimum basilicum), ultimately from Greek basileus meaning "king".
Bosiljko m Croatian
Male form of Bosiljka.
Bosilka f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian босилек "basil".
Boštjana f Slovene
Feminine form of Boštjan.
Boycho m Bulgarian
Variant form of Boyko.
Boženka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Božena, used as a given name in its own right.
Bozhan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Bojan.
Bozhana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bozhan.
Bozhimir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Božimir.
Bozhina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bozhin.
Bozhinel m Bulgarian
Variant form of Bozhin.
Bozhura f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian божур "peony".
Božica f Slovak, Slovene
Slovak and Slovene diminutive of Božidara and Slovene diminutive of Božislava. While the Slovak name is not used as a given name in its own right, the Slovene name is.
Božimir m Croatian, Serbian
Means "divine peace", derived from Slavic bozy "divine" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Božislava f Slovene
Feminine form of Božislav.
Božur m Serbian (Rare)
Flower name meaning "peony", or more specifically, Paeonia peregrina flower from the peony family. The flower has a symbolic meaning, as it, according to the legend, sprung from the blood of fallen Serbian heroes during the Battle of Kosovo (1389).
Božurka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Božur.
Braco m Croatian, Serbian
Taken from the nickname, which originated as a pet form of the word brat meaning ''brother''.
Brajan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian name stemming from the word брајо (brajo), a diminutive form of the word "brother".
Brana f Croatian, Serbian
Nickname for Branka.
Brane m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Short from of names containing the Slavic element borna "protection", such as Branko, Branimir, Branislav...
Branilo m Serbian
Diminutive of Branislav.
Bratan m Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic element bratu "brother".
Bratimir m Croatian, Serbian
There are two possible explanations for the etymology of the first element of this name. The first explanation is that it is derived from Slavic brati "reap, gather", which would make the whole name an older form of Berimir... [more]
Bratoljub m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements bratu "brother" and lyub "love".
Bratomir m Croatian, Polish, Serbian
Means "brother of peace", derived from Slavic bratu "brother" combined with Slavic mir "peace". Also compare Bratimir.
Bredica f Slovene
Diminutive of Breda 2.
Bredka f Slovene
Diminutive of Breda 2.
Bretislav m Slovak, Slovene
Slovak and Slovene form of the Czech name Břetislav, which has Slavic roots. Nicknames for this name include Bret or Brett, Slávek, Slavo, and Břeťa.
Breza f Croatian (Rare)
Means "birch" in several Slavic languages.
Brijana f Serbian (Modern)
Serbian form of Briana.
Brut m Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Brutus.
Budimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from (Serbo-)Croatian buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace" or "world". In other words, this name is the Croatian and Serbian cognate of the Polish name Budzimir.
Budimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Budimir.
Budimirka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Budimir.
Budislav m Czech, Croatian, Serbian
Deroved from buditi, "to wake up", and slava, "fame, glory".
Budivoj m Czech, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from buditi, "to wake up", and voi, "army".
Buga f Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
From the verb bugariti meaning ‘'to sing'’.... [more]
Cajka f Serbian
Diminutive of Caja, which is used as a diminutive of Jelisaveta and Stanislava.
Častimir m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Croatian čast "honour" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic čьstь "honour") combined with mir "peace".
Ćazima f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ćazim.
Ceca f Serbian
Diminutive of Cecilija and Svetlana.
Čedo m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic word čedo meaning "child", also used as a nickname for Čedomir.
Čedomil m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements chedo meaning "child" and milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Ćejvan m Bosnian (Rare)
Possibly means "the one who guards a high/elevated position".
Celeia m & f South Slavic
This name could be connected to the former spelling and pronunciation of the town in Solvenia named “Celje”, that was formerly name Celeia during the Roman period. It could also mean “gift of god” and “heavenly”.
Cene m Slovene (Rare)
Diminutive of Vincenc.
Cerera f Croatian, Lithuanian
Croatian and Lithuanian form of Ceres.
Cezarion m Bosnian, Croatian, Polish, Romanian
Bosnian, Croatian, Polish and Romanian form of Caesarion.
Chana f Bulgarian
Possibly a Bulgarian female form of Chano.
Chano m Bulgarian
Bulgarian masculine name from the Turkic name element chan meaning "chime", or a short version of Tsvetan.
Chedo m Macedonian
Derived from чедо, čedo meaning "a child".
Cheresha f Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian череша "cherry".
Chudomir m Medieval Slavic, Bulgarian
Medieval Slavic and modern Bulgarian form of Čudomir. Also compare Chedomir. Bearers of this name include Bulgarian football player Chudomir Grigorov (b... [more]
Cilika f Croatian
Diminutive of Cecilija.
Cintija f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Cinthia.
Ciprijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Cyprian.
Ćiril m Croatian
Croatian form of Cyril.
Ćirila f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ćiril.
Ćirilo m Serbian, Bosnian
Serbian and Bosnian variant of Cyril.
Ćirjak m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Kyriakos (see Cyriacus).
Cita f Slovene
Slovene form of Zita 1 and Zita 2.
Citka f Slovene
Diminutive of Cita.
Conogon m Macedonian
From the Horse-handlers known as ‘Conogons’, a corrupted form of "Konja-goni" - ‘Horse-handling’ in plain Macedonian. From "Konj" - 'Horse' and "Goni" - 'chase, urge'.... [more]
Črtomira f Slovene
Feminine form of Črtomir.
Čučimir m Serbian (Archaic), History, Medieval Serbian
Medieval Serbian name of which the first element is of uncertain origin. It may possibly have been derived from Slavic chucha or chusha, which may signify something small. An other possibility may be Slavic chuzh "foreign, alien, strange" - compare modern Russian chuzhoy, Polish cudzy and Slovak cudzí, all of which mean "foreign, alien, strange"... [more]
Čudomir m Croatian (Archaic)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian čudo "miracle, wonder" combined with Slavic mir "peace". As such, the name roughly means "miracle of peace" or "peace is a miracle". In some instances, this name is mistaken for a variant form of Čedomir and even Godemir.
Cvetana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Cognate of Cvitana and Bulgarian variant transcription of Tsvetana.
Cvetelina f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Tsvetelina.
Cvetomir m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Tsvetomir.
Cvijetka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cvijetko.
Cvijetko m Croatian
Croatian alternative form of Cvetko.
Cvitana f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cvitan.
Cvitka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cvitko.
Cvjetislav m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Croatian cvijet meaning "blossom, flower" and slava "glory".
Cvjetko m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian variant of Cvetko.
Dabus m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.
Dafo m Bulgarian
Nickname for David. Dafo Trendafilov, a famous Bulgarian bagpipe (gaida) player.
Dajan m Croatian, Bosnian
Masculine form to Dajana.
Dalida f Macedonian
Biblical name.
Dalimir m Croatian, Polish, Serbian
Derived from Slavic dal "far away" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Damaz m Croatian
Croatian form of Damasus.
Damilka f South Slavic, English
It derives from the slavic form of Damian, name that means "tamer" and the diminutive suffix -lka
Damirka f Croatian
Feminine form of Damir.
Damyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Damyan.
Dana f Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin
Shortened form of the name Danica, meaning the planet Venus, symbol of dawn and beauty. “Dan” means day.
Danaila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danail.
Danaj m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Danaos (also see Danaus).
Danaja f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Danaë.
Danay m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Danaos (also see Danaus).
Danaya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Danaë.
Dane m Serbian (Modern, Rare)
Is the short form for Daniel,Danijel in serbia bosnia etc.. people Who are called Daniel uses the short variant Dane,Danko. Most used in ex Yougoslavia.
Dane m Serbian
DANE is the short form of DANIJEL,DANIEL IS SERBIAN by origine it is MOST USED BY SERBS AND BOSNIAKS WHO ARE NAMED DANIJEL meaning, GOD IS MY JUDGE.... [more]
Đani m Croatian
Croatian form of Gianni.... [more]
Danielka f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Daniela (compare Polish and Czech Irenka).
Danijar m Bosnian (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
Bosnian form and Kazakh variant transcription of Daniyar.
Danila f Slovene, Sicilian, Hungarian
Feminine form of Danilo.
Danilka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Danilo.
Danilko m Croatian (Rare)
An elaboration of Danilo.
Danimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]