South Slavic Submitted Names

These names are used in regions that use South Slavic languages.
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Danir m Bosnian
Bosnian male form of Danira.
Danira f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Deïanira.
Danislav 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 slav "glory"... [more]
Danjela f Slovene, Albanian
Slovene variant of Danijela and Albanian variant of Daniela.
Danuša f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Danica (Slovene), Daniela (Czech and Slovak) and Danijela (Croatian)... [more]
Danuška f Croatian, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Danica (Slovene), Daniela ( Slovak) and Danijela (Croatian). Also compare Danuša.
Dara f Slovene, Croatian
Short form of Darinka.
Dardan m Serbian
Dar is serbian for "Gift" and Dan for "Day" Gift of the day.The name of the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived on the Balkan Peninsula. Their name may derive from an Illyrian word meaning "pear".
Dare m Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Short form of masculine names that contain the Slavic element daru meaning "gift" (compare Darko).... [more]
Darena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Daren.
Darian m Bulgarian, Croatian, German (Modern), Slovene, French (Modern)
Derived from Slavic dar, meaning "gift". It is sometimes also considered a derivative of Darius.
Darijan m Slovene, Croatian
An elaboration of Darijo.
Darije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Darius.
Darin m Bulgarian
Masculine form of Darina 2.
Darinko m Croatian
Croatian male form of Darinka.
Darjan m Croatian, Serbian
Either a form of Darian or a derivative of the Slavic element dar meaning "gift".
Darka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian, Slovene
Either a feminine form of Darko or a short form of other feminine dar- names like Darinka or, as some sources suggest, even Darija.
Daromir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]
Daroslav m Croatian, Lithuanian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]
Daša f Slovene, Croatian
Variant of Dasha.
Dašenka f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Daša.
Daška f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Daša.
Davidko m Bulgarian, Vlach
Bulgarian and Vlach diminutive of David.
Davorina f Slovene
Feminine form of Davorin.
Davorinka f Slovene
Diminutive of Davorina.
Davorko m Croatian
Derived from Davor.
Dea f Danish, Swedish, Croatian, Slovene, English, Albanian, Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin dea "goddess" and a short form of Dorotea, Andrea 2 and Desideria... [more]
Deana f Slovene
Elaboration of Dea and variant of Dejana.
Dedal m Croatian, Polish, Romanian
Croatian, Polish and Romanian form of Daedalus.
Deiana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Деяна (see Deyana).
Deifob m Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Serbian form of Deiphobus.
Deja f Slovene
Variant of Dea.
Deksip m Bulgarian, Croatian
Bulgarian and Croatian form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.
Deliana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Деляна (see Delyana).
Delica f Slovene
Diminutive form of Adela.
Delisja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Derived from Spanish delicia "delight, pleasure".
Deljana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Деляна (see Delyana).
Delko m Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic delati meaning ''to work''.
Đelo m Bosnian
Nickname for Đevalhudin.
Delyan m History, Bulgarian
Means "business, work" from Old Church Slavonic дѣлати (dělati) "to work, to do". A famous bearer was Peter II (Delyan), a Tsar of Bulgaria.
Delyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Delyan.
Đemila f Bosnian
Variant of Džemila.
Demofil m Croatian, Macedonian, Russian
Croatian, Macedonian and Russian form of Demophilos.
Demokrit m Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Bosnian and Croatian form of Democritus.
Deni f Bulgarian
Possibly a short form of Denica.
Denislav m Bulgarian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian den "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]
Denislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Denislav.
Denitza f Bulgarian
Variant transliteration of Деница (see Denica).
Derviš m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Derviş.
Derviša f Bosnian
Female form of Derviš.
Desa f & m Russian (Archaic), Serbian, Croatian
Either a short form of Desanka or derived from Slavic des meaning ''to happen, to occur''.
Desanka f Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the South Slavic desiti meaning "to happen". A bearer of this name was Desanka Maksimović (1898-1993), a Serbian poet and professor of literature.
Deshka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Nadezhda.
Despot m Bulgarian (Archaic), Macedonian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Derived from ancient Greek δεσπότης (despotes) meaning "lord, master", which was synonymous with κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord, master" (see Kyrios)... [more]
Detelin m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian детелина "clover; shamrock".
Detelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Detelin.
Deva f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian, Serbian (Rare)
Means "maiden, girl, lass", derived from the Proto-Slavic děva, itself from the Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁ "to suck, suckle".
Deyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Deyan.
Deže m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Dezső.
Dezideriy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Desiderius.
Didak m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Didacus.
Didim m Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Didymus.
Dijamanta f Croatian (Modern, Rare), Jewish (Ashkenazi, Archaic)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian dijamant meaning "diamond".
Diliana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Диляна (see Dilyana).
Diljana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Диляна (see Dilyana).
Dilyana f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian дилянка "valerian".
Dimana f Bulgarian
Feminine elaboration of Dimo.
Dimče m Macedonian
Diminutive form of Dimitrij.
Dimitria f Greek, Bulgarian
Modern Greek form of Demetria and Bulgarian feminine form of Dimitar.
Dimitrina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dimitar.
Din m Bosnian, Croatian, Arabic
From Arabic دين (dīn) "religion, faith". It may also be a short form of names ending in din, such as Aldin, Bernardin, or Ajdin, or it may be a variant of Dino.
Dinka f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Dinko.
Dinko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Kostadin.
Dioklecijan m Croatian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Croatian and Bosnian form of Diocletian.
Diomed m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Diomedes.
Dioniz m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Dionysos.
Dionizije m Croatian
Croatian form of Dionysius.
Dioskor m Russian, Serbian
Russian and Serbian form of Dioskoros.
Dita f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene short form of Edita and Croatian short form of Judita.
Ditka f Kashubian, Slovene
Kashubian short form of Editka and Slovene diminutive of Dita.
Điva f Croatian
Feminine form of Đivo.
Đive f Croatian
Feminine form of Đivo.
Divko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Divna.
Đivo m Croatian
Croatian regional variant of Giovanni.
Diyana f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Diana.
Djedomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian djed "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". In other words, one could say that this name is the Croatian and Serbian form of Dedomir.
Djedoslav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian djed "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory". In other words, one could say that this name is the Croatian and Serbian form of Dedoslav.
Djoja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Possibly a cognate of Gaya. Alternatively, it could be derived from the Spanish word joya, meaning "jewel".
Dmitriya f & m Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian form of Demetria, making it the feminine form of Dmitriy, as well as a diminutive of Dmitriy.
Dobra f Bulgarian, Medieval Polish, Yiddish
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good".... [more]
Dobrašin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good".
Dobrica m & f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good", also used as a nickname for names containing this element, like Dobrivoj, Dobroslav, etc.
Dobrina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dobrin.
Dobrinka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Dobrina.
Dobriša m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Dobroslav, Dobrivoj and other names containing the Slavic element dobru meaning "good"... [more]
Dobrislav m Croatian, Serbian
Variant form of Dobroslav.
Dobrislava f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Dobrislav.
Dobrivoj m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements dobru "good" and voji "soldier".
Dobroliub m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Добролюб (see Dobrolyub).
Dobrolyub m Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic name elements dobru "good" and lyuby "love".
Dobromir m Bulgarian, Polish
Derived from Slavic dobro "good, kind" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Dobromira f Bulgarian, Polish
Feminine form of Dobromir.
Dobryana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Добриана (see Dobriana).
Đoja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Djoja.
Dojčin m Serbian
Comes from the name Dojen and its meaning is "chaste".
Đoka m Serbian
Diminutive of Đorđe.
Doli f Croatian
Croatian form of Dolly.
Dolya f Bulgarian, Slavic Mythology
Goddess of fate in East Slavic Mythology, personification of the fate bestowed upon a man at birth. She is described as a plainly dressed woman able to turn herself into various shapes. When she is positive she is named Dolya, when negative she turns into Nedolya.
Doma f Croatian
Either from the noun dom meaning ‘'home'’ or a short form of Dominika.
Domi m Various, Croatian
Short form of Dominik, Dominic and other names used in various countries, as well as a Croatian short form of Domagoj.
Domicijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Domitian.
Dominka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dominko.
Domka f Croatian, Slovene
Either from the noun dom meaning ‘'home'’ or a short form of Dominika.
Domko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine from of Domka.
Dona f Slovene (Rare)
Short form of Donata.
Donatela f Croatian, Albanian
Croatian and Albanian borrowing of Donatella.
Donika f Slovene
Diminutive of Donata via Dona.
Dorica f Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Dora.
Dorija f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Dorian.
Dorijana f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Dorian.
Dorja f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene short form of Doroteja.
Dorotey m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Dorotheos.
Dostana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the word for "enough" (dosta). Given to a child whose parents wish for that child to be their last, as there are already too many children in the family.
Draginja f Serbian
Variant of Dragana.
Dragomil m Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element dragu "dear, precious" combined with miru "peace" or "world".
Dragomila f Slovene
Feminine form of Dragomil.
Dragotina f Slovene
Feminine form of Dragotin.
Dragun m Serbian
Serbian name for the date-plum tree (Diospyros lotus).
Dražana f Croatian
A female form of Dražen.
Dražena f Croatian, Serbian
A female form of Dražen.
Dražimir m Croatian
Croatian (variant) form of Dragomir.
Dražislav m Croatian
Croatian (variant) form of Dragoslav.
Drejče m Slovene
Diminutive form of Andrej.
Dren m Serbian, Croatian
From дрен/dren meaning European Cornel (Cornus mas) (type of dogwood). ... [more]
Drena f Croatian
Feminine form of Dren.
Drenislav m Croatian (Rare)
From Slavic dren meaning ''European Cornel'' (type of dogwood) and slava meaning ''glory''.
Drenka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Dren.
Drina f Serbian (Rare)
The name of the river that flows between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name is derived from the Latin name of the river (Latin: Drinus) which in turn is derived from Greek (Ancient Greek: Dreinos), used as a feminine name.
Držimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian držati "to hold", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьržati "to hold". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
Držislav m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian držati "to hold", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьržati "to hold". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".
Dudimir m Croatian (Archaic)
The first element of this archaic name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic duda "(bag)pipe, whistle, flute". The second element is derived from either Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".
Dujo m Croatian
Short form of Dujam.
Đuka m & f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive/nickname for Đuro or Đurđa.
Dukađin m Serbian
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Dule m Serbian
Diminutive of Dušan.
Đuli f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian variant of Julie, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Đulieta f Croatian
Croatian form of Juliette or Giulietta.
Đulijeta f Croatian
Croatian form of Juliette or Giulietta.
Đura m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of George.
Đurđe m Serbian
Serbian form of George
Duša f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Derived from Slavic dusha meaning "soul, spirit".
Dushko m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Dušan.
Duška f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Duško.
Đustina f Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Djustina.
Džanan m Bosnian
Variant of Dženan.
Džaner m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Caner.
Džavid m Bosnian
A Bosnian form of the originally Persian name Javed.
Džebra m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Jabr.
Džebrail m Bosnian (Rare)
Variant Bosnian form of Gabriel.
Džejna f Bosnian
Short form of Džejlana.
Dželaludin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Jalal al-Din.
Dželila f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Jalila.
Džemal m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Dzhamal.
Džemala f Bosnian
Female form of Džemal.
Džemaludin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Jamal ad-Din.
Džemil m Bosnian
Variant of Džemal.
Džemila f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Jamila.
Džemo m Bosnian
Short form of Džemaludin.
Dženana f Bosnian
Feminine form of Dženan.
Dženef m Bosnian
Variant of Dženet.
Dženet m Bosnian
From dženet meaning ''paradise, garden'', ultimately derived from Arabic جنّة‎‎ Jannah.
Dženeta f Bosnian
Feminine form of Dženet.
Dženit m Bosnian
Variant of Dženet.
Dževad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Jawad.
Dževada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Dževad.
Dzhessika f Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian borrowing of Jessica, reflecting the English pronunciation
Dzhulian m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Julian, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Dzhuliana f Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian borrowing of Juliana, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Džibril m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Gabriel.
Dživa f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dživo.
Džozef m Serbian
Serbian phonetic spelling of Joseph.
Eak m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Croatian and Serbian form of Aiakos via its latinized form Aeacus.
Ecija f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene female form of Ezio. Notable bearer is Croatian actress Ecija Ojdanić (born 1974).
Eda f Slovene
Short form of Edita, Edvarda and Edvina.
Edhem m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Adham.
Edica f Slovene
Diminutive of Eda.
Edika f Slovene
Diminutive of Eda.
Edina f Bosnian, Slovene, Albanian, Kosovar
Feminine form of Edin.
Edo m Croatian, Georgian, Slovene (Rare)
Short form of Eduard (Croatian and Georgian) and Edvard (Slovene).
Edvarda f Hungarian, Slovene
Hungarian feminine form of Edvárd and Slovene feminine form of Edvard.
Edviđe f Croatian
Croatian form of Edvige
Edvina f Croatian, Lithuanian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Slovene, Hungarian
Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Lithuanian and Scandinavian form of Edwina.
Efijalt m Croatian
Croatian form of Ephialtes.
Efimir m Bulgarian
Composed of efi with an unknown meaning and miru meaning "peace, world".
Eftimija f Macedonian (Rare)
Macedonian cognate of Efthimia.
Egey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Aegeus.
Egidija f Slovene
Feminine form of Egidij.
Ehlimana f Bosnian
Feminine form of Ehliman, meaning "believer". The name is of Arabic origin, and was the 84th name by popularity in 2019 for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Eja f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Eos.
Ejub m Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian form of Ayyub.
Ekspedit m Croatian
Croatian form of Expeditus.
Eksuperije m Croatian
Croatian form of Exuperius.
Ektor m Greek, Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Brazilian
Modern Greek and Bulgarian form of Hector.
Eldin m Bosnian, Arabic
Either a variant of Aldin or Alden.
Eldina f Bosnian, Albanian
Feminine form of Eldin.
Eldina f Slovene
Elaboration of Elda.
Elenka f Slovene
Diminutive of Elena.
Eleuterije m Croatian
Croatian form of Eleutherius.
Elia f Bulgarian
Variant transliteration of Елиа (see Eliya).
Elian m Polish, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Polish, Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Aelian.
Elica f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Елица (see Elitsa).
Elica f Slovene
Diminutive of Adela, Eleonora, Elizabeta and Helena.
Elija m Slovene
Slovene form of Elijah.
Elijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Aelian.
Elijana f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene and Macedonian form of Eliana 1.
Elije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Aelius.
Elis f Estonian, Slovene (Rare)
Originally an Estonian short form of Eliisabet and a Slovene short form of Elizabeta, now used as a given name in its own right.
Elitsa f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian елица, itself a diminutive form of Bulgarian ела "fir tree; spruce".
Elitza f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Елица (see Elitsa).
Elka f Croatian, Slovene, Sorbian, Polish, Bulgarian
Croatian, Bulgarian and Slovene diminutive of names beginning with the syllable "El-", as well as a Polish diminutive of Elżbieta and a Sorbian diminutive of Elžbjeta.