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Nadislav m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Serbian and Croatian nada "hope" combined with slava "glory".
Naditsa f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Nadia 1.
Nadka f Bulgarian, Russian
Diminutive of Nadezhda.
Nadomirka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nadomir.
Nadža f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Nadiyya or a short form of Nadežda.
Naiden m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Найден (see Nayden).
Naijla f Bosnian, Arabic
Variant form of Najla or Naila.
Naja f Bosnian
Bosnian hypocoristic of Najla or Najila.
Naja f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Nickname for Anastazija, Danaja and names starting with na, for example Naida, Natalija, etc.
Najda f Serbian
Feminine form of Najdan.
Najdan m Serbian
Serbian form of Nayden.
Najdana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Najdan.
Najdina f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Najdin.
Nana f Slovene
Variant of Ana.
Nanica f Slovene
Diminutive of Nana.
Nanika f Slovene
Diminutive of Nana.
Nanja f Slovene
Diminutive of Nana.
Nanka f Bulgarian, Georgian
This name is a diminutive, as is indicated by the Slavic diminutive suffix -ka.... [more]
Narandža f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the word narandža meaning ''orange'' (fruit, not the colour).
Nasiha f Arabic, Bosnian
Feminine form of Nasih.
Naska f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Nasko.
Nasko m Bulgarian
Dialectal variant of Atanas.
Nasta f Romanian, Latvian (Archaic), Slovene
Romanian short form of Anastasia, Latvian short form of Anastasija and Slovene short form of Anastazija.
Nastasija f Slovene
Slovene cognate of Nastasia.
Nastasja f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Nastasya.
Nastenka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Anastasia.
Natija f Croatian (Rare)
Rare diminutive of Natalija.
Natka f Polish, Kashubian, Slovene, Russian, Ukrainian
Polish diminutive of Natalia, Kashubian diminutive of Nataliô, Slovene diminutive of Nataša, and Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Nataliya or Natalya.
Natko m Croatian
Derived from the South Slavic nada meaning "hope", and considered a masculine form of Nada 2.
Nayda f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Nayden.
Naydena f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nayden.
Nearh m Croatian
Croatian form of Nearchos via Nearchus.
Nedjalka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Nedyalka.
Nedka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Neda 1.
Nedžad m Bosnian
Derived from Persian نژاد (nežâd) meaning "descent, lineage".
Nedžada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nedžad.
Nedžiba f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nedžib.
Nedžma f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Najma.
Nefisa f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Nafisa.
Něgoslav m Bulgarian
Bulgarian cognate of Niegosław.
Negoslav m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian cognate of Niegosław.
Negovan m Serbian
Variant of Njegovan.
Negovanka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Negovan.
Neira f Bosnian
Variant of Nejra.
Nejira f Bosnian
Variant form of Nejra.
Nejka f Slovene
Diminutive of Neja, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Nektarij m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Nektarios via Nectarius.
Nektarije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Nektarios via Nectarius.
Nela f Polish, Slovene
Polish diminutive of Aniela, Helena, Kornelia and Eleonora and Slovene diminutive of Eleonora, Kornelija and Anela.
Nena f Slovene, Croatian
Short form of Nedeljka, Nevenka and other names beginning with Ne-.
Nepotijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Nepotian.
Nera f Croatian, Hebrew
Feminine form of Ner. It also means "candle" in Hebrew (hence may be given to girls born during Hanukkah).
Nerkeza f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nerkez.
Neva f Slovene, Bulgarian
Slovene short form of Nevenka and Bulgarian short form of Nevena.
Nevia f Italian, English (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.
Neviana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Nevyana. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Neviana Vladinova (b. 1994).
Nevica f Slovene
Diminutive of Nevenka via Neva, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Nevina f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Either a form of Nevena or derived from Slavic nevina meaning ''innocent''.
Nevjana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Nevyana.
Nevyana f Bulgarian
Variant form of Nevena.
Nevzeta f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nevzet.
Nezabravka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian незабравка "forget-me-not".
Nežica f Slovene
Diminutive of Neža, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Nežika f Slovene
Diminutive of Neža, used as a given name in its own right.
Nezira f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nezir.
Nežka f Slovene
Diminutive of Neža.
Nihada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nihad.
Nika f Croatian
Croatian form of Nike.
Nikica f Slovene
Diminutive of Nikolaja via Nika 2, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Nikodina f Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin
Probably a feminine form to Nikodemus.
Nikolaja f Slovene (Rare)
Slovene feminine form of Nicholas.
Ninočka f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Ninochka.
Nioba f Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Kazakh, Slovene
Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Kazakh and Slovene form of Niobe.
Nizam m Arabic, Malay, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish, Bosnian
Means "system, order, method" in Arabic.
Nizama f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nizam
Njegomila f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the verb njegovati, meaning ''to nurture''.
Njegovan m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the verb njegovati, meaning ''to nurture''.
Novica m Serbian, Montenegrin
Diminutive form of Novak. Used as an independent name.
Novislav m Bosnian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
The origin is uncertain. Probably comes from Proto-Slavic novu "new" and slava "glory".
Novka f Slovene
Feminine form of Novak.
Nuredina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nuredin.
Nuška f Slovene
Short form of Anuška.
Obadija m Croatian
Croatian form of Obadiah.
Odiliya f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Odilia.
Ofeliia f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Офелия (see Ofeliya.
Ofelija f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Ophelia.
Ogniana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Огняна (see Ognyana).
Ognjana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Огняна (see Ognyana).
Ognjenka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ognjen.
Ojdan m Croatian (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Ojdana f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ojdan.
Okean m Bosnian, Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian, Kyrgyz (Rare), Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kyrgyz, Russian, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian form of Okeanos.... [more]
Okeana f Bulgarian (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Feminine form of Okean. This name is not to be confused with Oksana.
Oktavian m Bulgarian, German (Rare), Russian, Ukrainian
Form of Octavianus (see Octavian) in various languages.
Oktavijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Octavian.
Oktavije m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Octavius.
Oktaviy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Octavius.
Oktaviya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Octavia.
Olia f Georgian, Moldovan (Rare), Bulgarian, Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Georgian and Moldovan form of Olya as well as a Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian variant transcription of the name.... [more]
Olimpija f Lithuanian, Latvian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Lithuanian, Latvian and Croatian form of Olympia.
Olivka f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian diminutive of Oliviya and Macedonian diminutive of Olivija.
Optat m Bulgarian, Catalan, French, Polish, Russian, German (Bessarabian)
Bulgarian, Catalan, French, Polish and Russian form of Optatus.
Orijana f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Oriana and Slovene variant of Orjana.
Orjana f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Albanian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form and Albanian variant form of Oriana.
Orlina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Orlin.
Orsat m Croatian (Rare)
From the Italian name Orso.
Orseida f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Orseis.
Ostoja m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic ostojati meaning "to stay".
Osvita f Serbian
Feminine form of Osvit.
Otilija f Sorbian (Archaic), Slovene
Sorbian and Slovene form of Ottilie.
Ozara f Serbian
From Serbian озарити (ozariti) or озарен (ozaren) meaning "to make radiant" and "radiant" respectively.
Ozrenka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ozren.
Pahomij m Slovene (Archaic)
Slovenian form of Pachomius.
Pahomije m Croatian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Croatian and Serbian form of Pachomius.
Paisiy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Paisius.
Paja m Serbian
Diminutive of Pavle.
Pajo m Croatian
Diminutive of Pavao.
Pajsije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Paisius.
Paks f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Pax.
Palamed m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Palamedes.
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Panayot m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Panagiotis.
Panayotka f Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive or variant of Panagiota
Panče m Macedonian
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly a Macedonian derivative of a Greek name, such as Pan and Panteleimon.... [more]
Pankrac m Slovene (Rare), Kashubian
Slovene variant of Pankracij and Kashubian form of Pankratios.
Pankracij m Slovene (Rare)
Slovene form of Pankratios (see Pancratius).
Pantelei m Bulgarian, Russian
Variant transcription of Panteley.
Paraskev m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Paraskevas.
Parmen m Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian
Croatian, Georgian, Russian and Serbian form of Parmenas.
Pasifaja f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Pasiphaë.
Pasikrat m Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Pasikrates.
Paskazije m Croatian (Archaic)
Croatian form of Pascasius, which is a variant of Paschasius.
Paškvalina f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Pascal.... [more]
Pavči f Slovene
Diminutive form of Pavla.
Pave m Croatian
Variant of Pavo.
Pavlek m Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Pavel or Pavao.... [more]
Pavlica f Slovene
Diminutive of Pavla, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Pavsikakije m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Παυσικακίος (Pausikakios), which is an extremely rare variant of Pausikakos.
Pavun m Bulgarian
From the Latin pavo meaning "peacock".
Pavuna f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pavun.
Pegaz m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Pegasus.
Pelagije m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Pelagios via Pelagius.
Pelagiy m Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Pelagios (see Pelagius).
Pemba f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Pembe.
Pepa m Croatian
Nickname for Stjepan.
Pepica f Croatian
Diminutive of Josipa.
Pepina f Bulgarian, Romanian
Feminine form of Pépin.
Pera m & f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Petar (male) or Petra (female).
Peregrina f Spanish, Galician, Slovene (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of either Peregrino and Slovene feminine form of Peregrin.
Perijandar m Croatian
Croatian form of Periander.
Perka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Petra.
Persa f Greek (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Medieval Italian
A form of Persis. In Serbian usage, also a short form of Persida.
Persida f Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Slovene
Serbian, Croatian, and Romanian form of Persis. This was the name of the wife of Alexander Karadordevic, Prince of Serbia and ancestor to the monarchs of Yugoslavia.
Pertinaks m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Pertinax.
Perunika f Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian perunika and Bulgarian and Macedonian перуника (perunika) "iris".
Perzefona f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Persephone.
Petiya m & f Russian, Bulgarian
Variant of Petia
Petja m & f Finnish, Slovene, Bulgarian
Finnish form and Bulgarian variant transcription of Petya and Slovene diminutive of Petra (used as a given name in its own right).
Petka f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian
Feminine form of Petko. Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans is known by this name in Serbia and Bulgaria.
Petkan m Bulgarian
Masculine form of Petkana.
Petranka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petrana.
Petrašin m Vlach, Serbian (Archaic)
Means "son of Peter" in Vlach and Serbian.
Petrija f Serbian (Rare)
Serbian feminine form of Peter.
Petrislav m Croatian, Serbian, History
Croatian and Serbian form of Petroslav. Known bearers of this name were Serbian rulers Petrislav of Duklja and Petrislav of Rascia, who both lived in the 11th century AD.
Petronija f Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Archaic)
Croatian and Lithuanian form of Petronia.
Petroniya f Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Bulgarian and Russian form of Petronia.
Petroslav m Bulgarian
This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Petros (see Peter) and refers to Saint Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles and went on to become the first Pope of the Catholic Church... [more]
Petruša f Croatian (Rare), Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak diminutive of Petra and Petronela. Also compare Petruška.
Pija f Slovene
Variant of Pia.
Plam m Serbian
From Serbian плам (plam) meaning "flame".
Plamena f Serbian, Bulgarian
From South Slavic пламен (plamen) meaning “flame, blaze, fire".
Plava f Serbian
From Serbian плав (plav) meaning "blue" but it is used to denote a "blonde haired" person such as in this case. This is because the word had an ancient meaning of "shining, bright" from which the sense of "blonde haired" comes from and later it came about to mean "blue".
Plutarh m Croatian
Croatian form of Plutarch.
Plutarkh m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Plutarch.
Poldica f Slovene (Rare)
Diminutive form of Leopolda.
Poldka f Slovene
Diminutive of Leopolda, used as a given name in its own right.
Polia f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Поля (see Polya).
Polikrat m Croatian
Croatian form of Polykrates.
Polonca f Slovene
Diminutive of Polona, used as a given name in its own right.
Poncijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Pontian.
Pranja f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pranjo.
Pranjo m Croatian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Franjo.
Pravda f Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian
Derived from the Proto-Slavic word *pravьda meaning "truth; justice" in many Slavic languages.
Pravdan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Elaborated masculine form of Pravda.
Pravdana f Serbian
Female form of Pravdan.
Pravdomir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Prawdomir.
Prebislav m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements prebi and slav "glory".
Predislav m Medieval Croatian, Medieval Serbian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic perdъ "in front of, against"... [more]
Presiana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Presian.
Preslava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Preslav.
Pretekstat m Croatian, Polish
Croatian and Polish form of Praetextatus.
Prijam m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Priam.
Prijap m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Priapos via its latinized form Priapus.
Prodana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prodan. Like its masculine counterpart, it is derived from the verb prodati, "to sell", literally meaning "sold". It was once given to divert evil spirits by telling them the child has already been " sold away ".
Prozerpina f Bosnian, Croatian, Lithuanian, Polish
Bosnian, Croatian, Lithuanian and Polish form of Proserpina.
Prvana f Serbian
From Serbian први (prvi) meaning "first". It is thus given to first born daughters.
Prvoslava f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prvoslav.
Puniša m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the adjective pun, literally meaning "full", denoting chubby and plump child.
Rabija f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Rabi'a.
Rabren m Serbian
Likely to come from "храбар" ("hrabrar"), which means "brave".
Radamant m Bosnian, Croatian, Romanian
Bosnian, Croatian and Romanian form of Rhadamanthos.
Radenka f Vlach, Slovene
Feminine form of Radenko.
Radenko m Serbian, Croatian
An elaborate form of Rade.
Radica f Slovene
Diminutive of Rada, used as a given name in its own right.
Radimir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian (Rare)
Also spelled as Radomir, the name Radimir is of Slavic origin and has meanings like "famous for peace," "happy," or "radiating joy.". It's a combination of "radi," meaning radiance or fame, and "mir," meaning peace or world... [more]
Radiša m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element rad "care".
Radislava f Slovene
Feminine form of Radislav.
Radivoy m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Radivoj.
Rado m Slovene
Male form of Rada.
Radoje m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic element rad meaning "work" or "happily".
Radola m Serbian, Croatian, Czech
Slavicized variant of the Germanic name Rudolf, most notably used by Czech military commander and politician Radola Geidl, whose original name was Rudolf Geidl.
Radosava f Slovene
Feminine form of Radosav.
Radost f Bulgarian, German (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
Radostina f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, delight".
Radosveta f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radosvet.
Radovanka f Slovene
Feminine form of Radovan.
Radus m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.
Raduša f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Slovene diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element rad meaning "happy" or "willing", such as Radana, Radmila and Radoslava... [more]
Raduška f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Slovene diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element rad meaning "happy" or "willing", such as Radana, Radmila and Radoslava... [more]
Rafailo m Serbian
Variant of Raphael.
Rafka f Slovene
Diminutive of Rafaela.
Ragib m Bengali, Bosnian
Bengali and Bosnian form of Raghib.
Rahila f Serbian
Serbian form of Rachel.
Raia f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Raya.
Raicho m Bulgarian
Variant of Rayko.
Raika f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Райка (see Rayka).
Rajana f Bosnian (?)
Bosnian feminine form of Rayyan