Slavic names
originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries.
History
In pre-Christian traditions, a child less than 7-10 years old would bear a "substitutional name", the purpose of which was to deflect attention from the child and thereby to protect it from the curiosity of evil powers. The practice was largely the effect of the high mortality rate for young children at the time. A child who survived to 7-10 years was considered worthy of care and was granted adult status and a new adult name during a ritual first haircut.Traditional names remained dominant until the Slavic nations converted to Christianity. Since then, however, baptismal names came into use, which were given after the patron saint of the newly baptized. Even after that, the traditional names persisted in everyday use, while in religious matters baptismal name was involved; thus, many persons had and used two names simultaneously. This is exemplified by how the Slavic saints of that time are referred to up to nowadays:e.g. St. Boris and Gleb, in holy baptism Roman and David. As the Slavic saints became more numerous, more traditional names entered the Church calendar; but more prominent was the overall decline in the number of people bearing traditional names. Finally, in 16th-17th century the traditional Slavic names which did not enter the calendar of either Orthodox or Catholic Church generally fell out of use. For Catholic Slavs, the decisive event was the Council of Trent decreed that every Catholic should have a Christian name instead of a native one.
Names in Poland
After the ban on native non-Christian names imposed by the Council of Trent, the Polish nobility attempted to preserve traditional names, such as Zbigniew and Jarosław. Ordinary people, however, tended to choose names solely from the Christian calendar, which contained only a handful of Slavic saints' names, in particular: Kazimierz, Stanisław, Wacław and Władysław. Slavic names that referred to God were also permitted.Names in Kievan Rus'
names were based on common Slavic names such as Volodiměrŭ, Svętopŭlkŭ, Jęropŭlkŭ, Voislavŭ, Borislavŭ, Borisŭ, Liubomirŭ, Ratibor, Vadim, Yaroslav, Izyaslav, Mstislav, Vsevolod. In the 11th century, after the growing influence of the Christian Church, the tendency to use the names of saints of the Greek Church has increased and most of old Rus' names were displaced by Dmytriy, Andrey, Nikolay, Terentiy, Sergey, Anton, Kirill, Georgiy, Konstantin, Alexandr, Foma, Akakiy, etc.Names today
Since national revivals during 19th and 20th centuries, traditional names, especially of historical rulers and heroes, regained popularity. For example, in Poland many forgotten names were resurrected, such as Bronisław, Bolesław, Dobiesław, Dobrosław, Jarosław, Mirosław, Przemysław, Radosław, Sławomir, Wiesław, Zdzisław, and Zbigniew; and new ones created, such as Lechosław and Wieńczysław. Today, traditional Slavic names are accepted by the Christian Church and are given at a child's baptism.Meanings
Old Slavic names were built with one or two lexemes:Single-lexeme names
Single-lexeme names were derived from ordinary or adjectival words and were usually, though not always, borne by peasants, e.g.: Baran, Szydło, Kąkol, Broda, Żyła, Uchacz, Łopata, Żaba, Rus, Cich, etc. Many names of this kind are used today, for example:;Feminine:
- Brana
- Dobra
- Duša
- Jagoda
- Jasna
- Kalina
- Lada
- Ljuba, Luba, Lyubov
- Mila
- Miluša
- Mira
- Nada, Nadia, Nadezhda
- Slava
- Snežana, Snježana
- Sobena
- Sveta, Svetlana
- Vera
- Vesela
- Vesna
- Zlata
- Zora
- Živa, Żywia
- Bratan, Bratko
- Cvetko
- Darko
- Dušan, Duško
- Gniewko
- Goran
- Gvozden
- Lech
- Leszek
- Lubo, Ljuba
- Miloš
- Miro, Mirko
- Mladen
- Ognjen
- Plamen
- Prodan
- Slava
- Veselin
- Vlad
- Vuk
- Yasen
- Zdravko
- Živan, Živko
Dithematic names
| Prefix or suffix | Meaning | Examples | - |
| blag, błog, blah | gentle, kind, blessed | Blahoslav, Blažena | - |
| bog, bóg, boh, boż | God, rich, fate | Bohumil, Boguslav, Bohdan, Bożena, Bogusław, Bogdan, Bogna, Bożydar, Modliboga, Falibog, Boguwola, Božetjeh, Bogosav, Bogoljub | - |
| bole | great, more, large | Bolesław, Boleslav, Bolemir, Boleczest, Bolelut | - |
| bor | war, fight | Boris, Borzysław, Borislav, Dalibor, Sambor, Lutobor, Myślibora, Strogobor, Borisav, Borislav; | - |
| brat, bata | brother | Bratislav, Bratumił, Bratoljub | |
| bron, bran | to protect, to defend | Bronisław, Branislav, Bronimir, Bronisąd, Srbobran, Częstobrona, | - |
| bude, budzi | to be | Budimír, Budimir, Budislav | - |
| choti, chocie, želi | to want | Chociemir, Chciebor, Chociebąd, Chotimíra, Želimir, Želimirka | - |
| chwał, fal, hval | to praise, to glorify | Boguchwał, Chwalibog, Chwalimir, Falibor, Hvalimir, | - |
| tech, ciech, tješ, teš | happy, comfort | Ciechosław, Wojciech, Sieciech, Techomir, Dobrociech, Božetech, Tješimir, Sławociech, Tešimir | - |
| dobo, dobie, | appropriate, brave | Dobiesław, Dobiegniew | - |
| cze, cti, ča, če | honour | Czesław, Ctibor, Czedrog, Cibor, Čestmír, Česlav, Ctirad, Čedomir, Častimir | - |
| dar, dan | gift, receive | Dan, Božidar, Božidarka | - |
| dobro | good, goodness | Dobrosław, Dobromir, Dobroniega, Dobrogost, Dobromil, Dobrożyźń, Dobromir, Dobroslav, | - |
| dom | house | Domarad, Domosław, Domagoj, Domamir, Domoľub, Domawit, Domabor | - |
| drag, drog, drah, drag | precious, beloved | Dragoslav, Dragomir, Dragoljub, Drogodziej, Drogoradz, Wieledrog, Predrag, Drohobysz, Miłodrog, Miodrag, | - |
| dzierż, drži | to have, to rule, to keep | Dzierżysław, Dzierżykraj, Dzirżyterg, Držislav | - |
| gniew, hněv | angry, furious | Zbigniew, Gniewomir, Mścigniew, Wojgniew, Dobiegniew, Ostrogniew, Zbyhněv | - |
| god | appropriate | Godemir, Godzimir, Godzisława | - |
| gost, host | guest | Miłogost, Radogost, Uniegost, Hostirad, Hostimil, Hostisvit, Lubgost, Gościsław | - |
| gwiazd, hvezd, zvezd | star | Hviezdoslav, Hviezdomir, Zvezdan, Zvezdana | - |
| jar, yar | strong, severe, fierce | Yaroslav, Jaropełk, Jaromir, Jarogniew, Jarmila | - |
| kaz | to tell, to show | Kazimierz, Casimir, Kazimir, Skaziczest | - |
| krasi, kreši, krzesi | beauty | Krzesimir, Krešimir, Krzesisław, Kresivoje, Krasimira | - |
| kvet | flower | Kvetoslava | - |
| lud, ljud | people | Ľudmila, Ľudovít, Ljudevit, Ljudemisl | - |
| lut | severe, ruthless | Lutosław, Lutobor, Lutogniew, Lutomir, Zbylut, Lutomysł | - |
| lyub, lub, l'ub | love | Lubomir, Ljubomir, Lubosław, Lubov, Lubor, Ľubica, Ľubor, | - |
| mil, mił | love, to like, favour, graced | Vlastimil, Tomiła, Milica, Miłowit, Milomir, Miloslav, Milivoje, Ludmila, Radmila, Jarmila, | - |
| mir, měr, mierz, myr | peace/world, prestige | Chociemir, Mirogod, Miroslav, Damir, Casimir, Kazimierz, Ostromir, Mezamir, Radomír, Jaromír, Kanimir, Bratomira, Mojmir, Uniemir, Vitomir, Vladimir, Krešimir, Krasimir, Godzimir, Rastimir, Ratimir, Želimir, Branimir, Zvonimir | - |
| msti, mści | vengeance | Mstislav, Mścisław, Mściwoj, Mstivoj, Mszczuj | - |
| mysl, mysł | think | Přemysl, Myslivoj, Mislav | - |
| nieg | delight | Dobroniega, Njegomir, Mironieg, Niegodoma, Niegosław | - |
| ne, nie | negative | Nevzor, Nekras, Nezhdan, Niedamir, Nenad, Nebojša, Niedalic, Niesuł, Nemanja | - |
| ostro | sharp | Ostromir, Ostrogniew, Ostrík | - |
| pluk | regiment | Yaropolk, Jaropluk, Sviatopolk, Svätopluk, Świętopełk | - |
| rast, rost, rósc, | grow, demand, usurp | Rastislav, Rościsław, Rościgniew, Rostimira | - |
| rad | counsel | Radovan, Radomír, Radoslav | - |
| rati, raci | war, fight, to do | Ratibor, Racisława, Racimir, Ratimir, Racigniew, Gnierat | - |
| siem, ziem, zem, | family, land | Siemowit, Siemomysł, Siemił, Ziemowit, Siemysław | - |
| sobie, sobě | usurp, for me | Soběslav, Sobierad, Sobiemir, Sobiebor | - |
| slav, sław | glory, fame | Mstislav, Stanisław, Rostislav, Sławomir, Vladislav, Izyaslav, Vyacheslav, Sviatoslav, Miroslav, Boguslav, Borislav, Sławobor, Gościsław. Jaroslav, Slavena, Wiesław, Kvetoslav, Tomislav, Věroslav, Soběslav, Slavoljub, Srboslav, Rastislav | - |
| spyci, spyti | pointless, unnecessary | Spytihněv | - |
| stan | to become | Stanimir, Stanislav, Stanisław, Stanibor, Stanimir | - |
| sud, sąd, sand | to judge | Sudomir, Sudislav, Sędzimir, Sędziwoj, Bogusąd, Sędowin, Krzywosąd | - |
| suli | to promise, better | Sulisław, Sulibor, Sulimir, Sulirad, Sulich, Radsuł | - |
| svet, sviat, święt, svat | light, strong | Sviatoslav, Svetoslav, Svetlana, Światopełk, Swiãtopôłk, Świętomir, Svätobor, Svetozar, Svatoboj, Svetomir, Świętożyźń, | - |
| svo, sve, świe, sav | all, every, always | Świedrag, Svorad, Świegniew, Dragosav, Milosav | - |
| unie | better | Uniedrog, Uniebog, Uniesław | - |
| veli, vyache, więce, više | great, more, large | Vaclav, Vyacheslav, Wenzel, Vjenceslav, Veleslava, Wielimir, Velimir, Więcerad, Višeslav | - |
| vest, wieść | to know, to lead | Blagovest, Dobrowieść | - |
| vit, wit | to rule, to lead | Sviatovit, Vitomir, Dobrovit, Witosław, Uniewit, Gościwit, | - |
| vlad, wład, volod, włod, lad | to rule, ruler | Vladimir, Władysław, Volodymyr, Włodzimierz, Vladislav, Laszlo, Ladislav, Vsevolod, Vladena, Vladan, Władmiła, Vladivoj | - |
| vlast, włość | homeland | Vlastimil, Włościwoj, Vlastimir, Vlastislav | - |
| vrat | bring back | Vratislav | - |
| voj, woj | fighter, warrior, war | Wojsław, Częstowoj, Vojislav, Wojciech, Borivoj, Vladivoj, Vojnomir, Radivoj, Wojbor, Milivoj, Dobrivoje, Kresivoje, Ljubivoje | - |
| wol, vol | to prefer | Wolebor, Wolimir, Wolisław | - |
| vse, vše, wsze | all | Vseslav | - |
| zby | to dispel, to get rid of | Zbigniew, Zbylut | - |
| zde, zdzie, sede, Sdě | to do, make | Zdzisław, Zdziwoj, Sedemir, Zdeslav, Zderad, Zdziemił, Sděmir, Sdivoj, | - |
| želi, żeli | want, desire | Żelibrat, Żelimysł, Żelisław, Želimíra, Želibor, Želimir, Želmír | - |
| zlat, złot, zlato | gold | Zlatomíra, Zlatimir | - |
Participle-built names
These are derived either from the past participle, e.g.: Bojan, Chocian, Kochan, Miłowan, Pomian, Stator, Wygnan, or the present participle, e.g.: Cieszym, Myślim, Radzim, Borzym. Such names are repositories of perhaps the largest source of sociological data about the ancient Slavic people.They have a variety of purposes, which can be listed as follows:
- names containing a good wish, e.g. Kochan, Milan.
- names referring to affection for the new born child, e.g. Obiecan, Żdan,
- names protecting from evil e.g. Wygnan, Mazan, Grozim.
Diminutive and hypocoristic names
and hypocoristic names deriving from the above-mentioned dithematic names are created by using different diminutive suffixes. Such names are very popular in everyday usage, and usually are created by replacing part of the name with the suffix -ek, -ko, -ka, or -a: Mila, Luba, Staszek, Radek, Władek, Zlatko, Zlata, Volodya, Bronek, Leszek, Dobrusia, Slavko, Wojtek, Mirka, Bogusia, Slava, Zdravko, Zbyszko, Miłosz, Staś, Przemek, Bolko, Draho, Željko, Borya,Boško, Božica, Božana, Branko, Branka, Braniša, Borko, Budimka, Hvališa, Dobar, Dobra, Dragoš, Dragica, Dragi, Draga, Dragoş, Miloš, Slavko, Slavica, Slavisa, Svetlana, Wít, Zdenka, Bratko, Braco, Braca, Bato, Bata, Batica, etc.Popularity in non-Slavic cultures
Some Slavic names have gained popularity in other countries, e.g.: Vera, Mila, Svante, Boris, Vladimir, Mirko, Laszlo, Casimir, Wenzel, Milena, Estanislao, Vlad, Nadia, Mircea, Bronislovas, Radu, Vesna, Wanda, Ladislao, Bogdan, etc.Christian saints with Slavic names
The following list contains only canonized Saints. Beatified Saints with Slavic names are not included.- Boris I of Bulgaria
- Borislav
- Casimir
- Jaroslav
- Vladimir of Duklja
- Ladislaus I of Hungary
- Ludmila of Bohemia
- Milutin of Serbia
- Nadezhda
- Stanislav
- * Stanislaus Kostka
- * Stanislaus of Szczepanów
- * Stanisław Kazimierczyk
- Svorad
- Świętopełk
- Uroš of Dečani
- Vladimir I of Kiev
- Vladislav
- * Vladislav of Serbia
- Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
- Wojciech / Vojtěch, canonized as Adalbert of Prague
- Zdislava Berka
Names popular among [Eastern Slavs]
In Ukraine
Masculine:Bohdan, Bohumyl, Bozhydar, Bazhan, Boryslav, Borys, Borislav, Bronyslav, Volodymyr, Volodyslav, Vyacheslav, Vseslav, Vsevolod, Vadym, Myloslav, Myroslav, Mstyslav, Mechyslav, Radym Radimir/Radomir, Radoslav, Rostislav, Stanyslav, Svyatopolk, Svyatoslav, Zhadan, Zoryan, Tykhomyr, Lubomyr, Yaroslav, Yaromyr.
Feminine:
Bohdana, Bazhana, Boleslava, Borislava, Boronyslava, Lubomyra, Lyubov, Lubava, Ludmila/Ludmilla, Myloslava, Myroslava, Mechyslava, Nadiya, Slava, Zoryana, Zoreslava, Snizhana, Stanyslava, Svitlana, Volodymyra, Vira, Volodyslava, Yaroslava
See also:
Ukrainian given name
In Russia
Masculine:Bogdan, Boleslav, Boris, Borislav, Bronislav, Kazimir, Iziaslav, Miloslav, Miroslav, Mstislav, Radimir/Radomir, Radoslav, Rostislav, Stanislav, Svyatopolk, Svyatoslav, Vadim, Vlad, Vladimir, Vladislav, Vsevolod, Vyacheslav, Yaroslav
Feminine:
Bogdana, Boleslava, Borislava, Bronislava, Lyubov, Ludmila/Ludmilla, Miloslava, Miroslava, Nadezhda, Rada, Radoslava, Slava, Snezhana, Stanislava, Svetlana, Vera, Vladislava, Yaroslava
See also:
- :ru:Список имён славянского происхождения|List of given names of Slavic origin
Names popular among [Southern Slavs]
In Bulgaria
Feminine:Beloslava, Bilyana, Bisera, Bistra, Blaga, Blagorodna, Blagovesta, Blaguna, Bogdana, Boryana, Borislava, Boyana, Boyka, Bozhana, Bozhidara, Branimira, Darina, Denitsa, Desislava, Dobra, Dobryana, Dobrinka, Dobromira, Dragana, Elka, Grozda, Grozdana, Iskra, Kalina, Krasimira, Kosara, Luba, Lyubomira, Lyudmila, Lyubka, Lyubov, Malina, Miglena, Mila, Militsa, Milka, Milanka, Milena, Mira, Miriana, Mirolyuba, Miroslava, Nadezhda, Nadia, Neda, Nedelya, Nedyalka, Nevena, Ognyana, Plamena, Preslava, Rada, Radka, Radost, Radostina, Radoslava, Radosveta, Ralica, Rosica, Rostislava, Rumena, Rumyana, Slavena, Slavina, Slavka, Snezha, Snezhana, Snezhanka, Snezhina, Spasena, Spaska, Stanimira, Stanislava, Stanka, Stilyana, Stoyanka, Stoyna, Svetla, Svetlana, Svetoslava, Svetozara, Svilena, Tsveta, Tsvetanka, Tsvetelina, Tsviata, Velika, Velislava, Velizara, Velmira, Vera, Vesela, Veselina, Vyara, Vihra, Vladislava, Zdravka, Zhivka, Zlata, Zlatina, Zora, Zorka, Zornitsa
Masculine:
Biser, Blago, Blagoy, Blagovest, Blagun, Bogdan, Bogomil, Bojidar, Boril, Boris, Borislav, Borko, Boyan, Boyko, Bozhil, Bozhin, Branimir, Darin, Darko, Delcho, Delyan, Denislav, Desislav, Deyan, Dragan, Dragomir, Dobri, Dobrin, Dobrolyub, Dobromir, Dobroslav, Goran, Grozdan, Iskren, Kalin, Kamen, Krasimir, Krastan, Krastyo, Lachezar, Lyuben, Lyubomir, Lyuboslav, Lyudmil, Malin, Milan, Milcho, Milen, Mileti, Milko, Milush, Mirko, Miro, Miroslav, Mladen, Momchil, Naum, Nayden, Nedelcho, Nedyalko, Ognian, Ognyan, Orlin, Parvan, Plamen, Preslav, Prodan, Radi, Radko, Radomir, Radoslav, Radosvet, Radoy, Raicho, Rayko, Razvigor, Rosen, Rostislav, Rumen, Sneg, Slav, Slavcho, Slavi, Slavyan, Slavko, Slavomir, Spas, Stanimir, Stanislav, Stanko, Stoil, Stoyan, Stoycho, Stoyko, Strahil, Svetlin, Svetoslav, Svetozar, Svilen, Tihomir, Tomislav, Traicho, Traiko, Tsvetan, Tsvetomir, Valko, Varban, Vasil, Velichko, Veliko, Velin, Velislav, Velizar, Velko, Ventseslav, Ventsislav, Veselin, Vesselin, Vihren, Vitomir, Vladimir, Vladislav, Volen, Yasen, Yavor, Zdravko, Zhelyazko, Zhivko, Zlatan, Zlatko, Zlatomir, Zvezdelin
In Croatia
Feminine:Berislava, Biserka, Blaga, Blagica, Blaženka, Bogdana, Bogomila, Bogumila, Borka, Borislava, Božena, Božica, Božidarka, Branimira, Branka, Buga, Cvita, Cvijeta, Čedna, Danica, Davorka, Divna, Dragana, Dragica, Draženka, Dubravka, Dunja, Hrvatina, Hrvoja, Hrvojka, Jasenka, Jasna, Ljuba, Ljubica, Mila, Milica, Miljenka, Mislava, Mira, Mirka, Mirna, Mojmira, Morana, Nada, Neda, Nediljka, Nevenka, Ognjenka, Ranka, Rašeljka, Ratka, Ruža, Ružica, Sanja, Slava, Slavica, Slavenka, Smiljana, Spomenka, Srebrenka, Stanislava, Stana, Stanka, Snješka, Snježana, Sunčana, Sunčica, Svitlana, Svjetlana, Tjeha, Tihana, Tihomila, Tuga, Vedrana, Vera, Verica, Vjera, Vesna, Vjekoslava, Vlasta, Vlatka, Zdenka, Zlata, Zora, Zorica, Zorka, Zrinka, Zrina, Zvjezdana, Zvonimira, Zvonka, Željka, Živka
Masculine:
Berislav, Berivoj, Blago, Bogdan, Bogumil, Bogoljub, Bogomil, Boris, Borislav, Borna, Božetjeh, Božidar, Božo, Bratislav, Budimir, Branimir, Brajko, Branko, Braslav, Bratoljub, Cvitko, Cvjetko, Časlav, Častimir, Čedomir, Dalibor, Damir, Darko, Davor, Davorin, Davorko, Desimir, Dobroslav, Dobrovit, Domagoj, Dragan, Drago, Dragoslav, Dragutin, Dražan, Dražen, Draženko, Držiha, Držislav, Godemir, Gojko, Gojislav, Gojslav, Goran, Grubiša, Hrvatin, Hrvoj, Hrvoje, Hrvoslav, Kazimir, Kažimir, Jasenko, Klonimir, Krešimir, Krešo, Krševan, Lavoslav, Ljubomir, Ljudevit, Milan, Mile, Milivoj, Milovan, Miljenko, Mirko, Miro, Miroslav, Miroš, Mislav, Mladen, Mojmir, Mutimir, Nediljko, Nedjeljko, Nenad, Neven, Njegomir, Njegovan, Ognjen, Ostoja, Ozren, Predrag, Pribislav, Prvan, Prvoslav, Prvoš, Radimir, Radomir, Radoš, Rajko, Ranko, Ratimir, Ratko, Rato, Radovan, Radoslav, Siniša, Slaven, Slaviša, Slavoljub, Snješko, Slavomir, Smiljan, Spomenko, Srebrenko, Srećko, Stanislav, Stanko, Strahimir, Svetoslav, Tihomil, Tihomir, Tješimir, Tomislav, Tomo, Tugomir, Tvrtko, Trpimir, Vatroslav, Većeslav, Vedran, Velimir, Veselko, Vidoslav, Vjekoslav, Vjenceslav, Višeslav, Vitomir, Vjeran, Vladimir, Vlado, Vlatko, Vojmil, Vojmir, Vojnomir, Vuk, Zdenko, Zdeslav, Zdravko, Zorislav, Zoran, Zrinko, Zrinoslav, Zlatko, Zvonimir, Zvonko, Želimir, Željko, Živko
In North Macedonia
Feminine:Biljana, Bisera, Bistra, Blaga, Blagica, Blagorodna, Verka, Vladica, Denica, Živka, Zlata, Jagoda, Letka, Ljupka, Mila, Mirjana, Mirka, Rada, Radmila, Slavica, Slavka, Snežana, Stojna, Ubavka
Masculine:
Blagoj, Boban, Čedomir Cvetan, Dragan, Dragi, Duško, Goran, Ljupčo, Slavčo, Milan, Mile, Miroslav, Vladimir, Vlatko, Zlatko, Živko, Stojan, Zlate, Mirko, Ljuben, Zoran, Ognen, Rade
In Serbia
Feminine:Blagica, Biljana, Biserka, Bojana, Bogdana, Borislava, Boža, Božana, Božena, Božica, Božidarka, Branimira, Branka, Brankica, Branislava, Budislavka, Daliborka, Dana, Danka, Danica, Dara, Darina, Darka, Davorka, Dejana, Divna, Draga, Dragana, Dragica, Dragoslava, Draženka, Dubravka, Dunja, Dušana, Goranka, Gorana, Jasna, Jadranka, Jadrana, Jasenka, Jugoslava, Krešimira, Ljubica, Kalina, Malina, Mila, Milena, Milana, Milica, Milja, Miljana, Milka, Mira, Miroslava, Mirna, Mladenka, Nada, Nadežda, Neda, Nevena, Nevenka, Navenka, Nedeljka, Rada, Radmila, Ranka, Raja, Rajana, Rajka, Radomira, Radoslava, Ružica, Ruža, Sana, Snežana, Slava, Slavica, Slavka, Stana, Senka, Stanka, Stojana, Smiljana, Stanislava, Svetlana, Lana, Ljubica, Tara, Tija, Tijana, Tomislava, Vida, Vedrana, Vera, Verica, Vjera, Vesna, Vesela, Višnja, Zvezdana, Zlata, Zorana, Zorica, Željka
Masculine:
Bajko, Beloš, Beriša, Biljan, Boban, Blagoje, Bogdan, Bogomil, Bogoljub, Bojan, Borislav, Bora, Boris, Borisav, Boško, Branimir, Branislav, Branko, Brajko, Božidar, Budimir, Čedomir, Cvijetin, Gojko, Darko, Dare, Darin, Daro, Dalibor, Damir, Dane, Danko, Davor, Davorin, Dejan, Divan, Dobrica, Dobroslav, Dragan, Dragiša, Drago, Dragoljub, Dragomir, Dragoslav, Dragutin, Draža, Dražen, Draženko, Dubravko, Dušan, Duško, Gojko, Goran, Gradimir, Gvozden, Jakša, Jadranko, Jadran, Javor, Jasen, Jasenko, Jug, Jugoslav, Ljuba, Ljubo Ljubomir, Ljubodrag, Kalin, Miladin, Milan, Milen, Miljan, Milivoje, Mile, Milenko, Milanko, Milo, Miloje, Milorad, Miloš, Milovan, Milutin, Mijomir, Miodrag, Miro, Miroslav, Mirko, Mislav, Miša, Mladen, Momčilo, Momir, Nado, Nebojša, Neven, Nedeljko, Novak, Nemanja, Nenad, Njegomir, Obren, Obrad, Ognjen, Ostoja, Ozren, Predrag, Rade, Radoš, Radič, Radivoje, Rado, Radoje, Radomir, Radonja, Ratomir, Radiša, Radmilo, Radoslav, Radosav, Radovan, Rajan, Rajko, Rajke, Rajo, Ranko, Ratko, Spas, Spasoje, Sava, Savo, Svetlan, Senko, Siniša, Srećko, Smiljan, Slava, Slaven, Slavko, Slavimir, Slaviša, Slobodan, Srđan, Srećko, Sredoje, Sreten, Stanko, Stanislav, Strahinja, Stracimir, Svetozar, Sokol, Tihomir, Tijan, Tomislav, Toplica, Vedran, Velibor, Velimir, Veljko, Veran, Veselin, Veselko, Vladimir, Vladislav, Vlastimir, Vitomir, Vlade, Vlado, Vlatko, Vojislav, Vojkan, Vojmir, Vidak, Vid, Vuk, Vukan, Vukašin, Vujadin, Vujasin, Vukosav, Vukota, Vuksan, Zvezdan, Zdravko, Zoran, Zvonko, Žarko, Željko, Želimir, Zlatan, Zlatko, Živadin, Živko, Živojin, Živorad, Života
See also:
- :sr:Списак|словенских имена List of given names of Slavic origin
In Slovenia
Bogdana, Branka, Cvetka, Danica, Draga, Dragica, Dunja, Janina, Jasna, Ljuba, Ljubica, Milena, Milica, Mira, Morana, Mora, Nada, Neda, Nedeljka, Neva, Nevenka, Slava, Slavica, Spomenka, Stanislava, Stana, Stanka, Svetlana, Vedrana, Vera, Vesna, Vlasta, Vojka, Zdenka, Zdravka, Zlatka, Zora, Zorica, Zorka, Zvonka, Živa
Masculine:
Bogdan, Boris, Borut, Bojan, Božidar, Božo, Branko, Ciril, Cvetko, Črtomir, Dejan, Dragan, Drago, Dragotin, Dušan, Gojmir, Gorazd, Gregor, Jaroslav, Kresnik, Lado, Milan, Miran, Mirko, Miroslav, Miško, Perun, Radivoj, Rajko, Srečko, Slavko, Stanislav, Stanko, Stane, Vekoslav, Venceslav, Vitan, Vitomir, Vladimir, Vlado, Vojteh, Zdenko, Zdravko, Zoran, Žarko, Željko, Živko
Names popular among [Western Slavs]
In Poland
Feminine:Bogna,
Bogdana,
Bogumiła,
Bogusława,
Bolesława,
Bożena,
Bronisława,
Czesława,
Dąbrówka, Dobrochna,
Dobroniega,
Dobrosława,
Gniewomira,
Godzimira,
Godzisława,
Gorzysława,
Grzymisława,
Kazimiera,
Ludmiła,
Marzanna,
Mieczysława,
Milena, Miła, Mira,
Mirosława, Radochna,
Radosława,
Sławomira,
Sobiesława,
Stanisława,
Sulisława,
Velina,
Wacława,
Wiesława, Władysława,
Zdzisława
See also:
- :pl:Żeńskie imiona słowiańskie|List of feminine names of Slavic origin
Bogdan,
Bogumił,
Bogusław, Bogusz,
Bohdan,
Bolesław,
Bożydar,
Bronisław,
Chwalibóg,
Chwalisław,
Czcibor,
Czesław,
Dobiegniew,
Dobiesław,
Dobrogost,
Dobromir,
Dobromił,
Dobrosław,
Domard,
Domasław,
Dzierżysław, Gniewko,
Gniewomir,
Godzimir,
Godzisław,
Gorzysław,
Jarosław, Krzesimir,
Kazimierz,
Lech, Lechosław, Lesław, Leszek,
Lubomir,
Ludomił,
Mieszko,
Mieczysław,
Miłosław, Miłosz,
Mirosław,
Mścisław,
Mściwój,
Przemysław,
Przybysław,
Radosław,
Rościsław,
Sambor,
Sędziwoj, Sławoj,
Sławomir,
Sobiesław,
Stanisław,
Sulisław,
Świętosław,
Wacław,
Wiesław,
Wińczysław,
Władysław,
Włodzimierz,
Wojciech,
Wszebor,
Zawisza,
Zbigniew, Zbyszko,
Zdzisław, Ziemowit
See also:
- :pl:Męskie imiona słowiańskie|List of masculine names of Slavic origin
In Slovakia and the Czech Republic
Blahoslava, Blahuse,
Bojana, Bojka,
Boleslava, Bolena, Bolerka,
Bohumira,
Bohuslava,
Božidara, Boža, Božena, Božka,
Bratislava,
Bretislava, Bretka, Breticka,
Bronislava/Branislava, Brana, Branka, Broňa, Bronička, Bronka,
Dobrali,
Dobromila,
Dobromira,
Dobroslava,
Drahomira, Draha, Drahuše, Drahuška, Draža, Dušana, Duša, Sudanka, Dušička, Duška,
Jarka,
Kvetoslava, Kveta, Kvetka, Kvetuše, Kvetuška,
Libera, Liba, Libenka, Libuše, Libuška,
Lidmila, Ludmilla, Ľudmila, Lida, Lidka, Liduna, Lidunka, Liduše, Lizuška,
Ľubomíra, Ľuba, Ľubena, Ľubina, Ľubina, Ľubka, Ľubuška,
Mecislava, Melina, Mecka, Mila,
Milena, Milady, Miladena, Milana, Mlada, Mladena, Miladka, Milanka, Milenka, Milka, Miluše, Miluška, Mlaška, Mladuška,
Miloslava,
Miroslava, Mira, Mirka, Miruška,
Nadežda, Nadeja, Neda,
Pribislava, Pribena, Próbka, Pribuška,
Radomia, Rada, Radlinka,
Radoslava, Rada,
Rostislava, Rosta, Rostina, Rostinka, Rostuška,
Sobeslava, Sobena, Sobeška,
Stanislava, Stana, Stanička, Stanuška,
Svetlana, Svetla, Svetlanka, Svetluše, Svetluška,
Veleslava, Vela, Velina, Velinka, Velka, Veluška,
Venceslava/Vaclava, Vena, Venka, Venuška,
Vera, Vierka, Verka, Veruška,
Vladimíra, Vladmira,
Vladislava/Ladislava, Valeska,
Vlasta,
Zbyhneva, Zbyna, Zbyša, Zbyhneka, Zbyhneuška,
Zdenka,
Zdeslava, Zdislava, Desa, Zdeska, Zwisa, Zdiska,
Zelislava,
Zitomira, Zitka, Zituše,
Živanka, Živka, Živuše, Živuška,
Zlata, Zlatina, Zlatinka, Zlatka, Zlatuje, Zlatuška, Zlatana, Zlatunka,
Zoila,
Zora, Zorah
Masculine:
Blahoslav
Bohdan,
Bohumil,
Bohumír,
Bohuslav,
Bojan, Bujanek, Bojek,
Boleslav, Bolek
Borivoj, house form: Bora, Borik, Borek),
Borzivoi,
Bozidar,
Bratislav,
Bretislav house form: Bretik, Břeťa
Bronislav/Branislav, Branek, Branik,
Budislav, Budek,
Česlav/Ctislav,
Ctibor,
Dalibor,
Dobromil,
Dobromir,
Dobroslav,
Drahomir, Draha, Drahoš, Drahošek,
Ďurko,
Sudan, Sudanek, Dušek,
Honza,
,
Jaromil,
Jaromir,,
Jaropluk,
Jaroslav,
Kvetoslav, Karel,
Ľubomír, Ľubor, Lumír, Ľubek, Ľuborek,, Radomír/Radimír, Radim,
Radoslav,
Rostislav, Rosta, Rostek, Rostiček, Rostik,
Slavomir, Slava, Slavoj,
Sobeslav, Sobek, Sobik,
Stanislav, Stana, Standa, Stanek, Stanko, Staníček, Stanik, Svätomír,
Svätopluk,
Svätoslav,
Techomír,
Techoslav,
Veleslav, Vela, Velek, Veloušek,
Venceslav/Vaclav, Vacek, Vašek, Vena, Venoušek, Wenzel,
Vladimír,
Vladislav/Ladislav, Vlad,
Vlastimil,
Vojtech, house form: Vojta, Wojtek, Vojtik, Vojtíšek,
Zbyhnev, Zbyna, Zbytek,
Želislav, Želek, Želiček, Želik, Želoušek,
Zdeslav, Zdislav, Zdik Zdišek,
Zitomir, Zitek, Zitoušek,
Živan,Živanek, Živek, Živko,
Zlatan, Zlatek, Zlatiček, Zlatik, Zlatko, Zlatoušek
Slavic names popular in Upper Sorbian Łužica
Feminine:Božena, Dobysława, Lubina, Ludmila, Měrana, Milena, Milenka, Mječisława, Rodźisława, Wojćisława
Masculine:
Bohuměr, Bronisław, Česćiměr, Dobysław, Horisław, Jaroměr, Milan, Mirko, Mirosław, Mječisław, Radoměr, Stanij, Stanisław, Wjeleměr, Wójsław
See also:
- :hsb:Hornjoserbske předmjena|Upper Sorbian given names
Slavic names in Kashubia
Masculine: Jaromir, Mscëwòj, Subisłôw, Swiãtopôłk
Literature
- A.Cieślikowa Słownik etymologiczno-motywacyjny staropolskich nazw osobowych t.1, Kraków 2000,
- A.Cieślikowa Derywacja paradygmatyczna w staropolskiej antroponimii, Kraków 1991,
- A. Brückner Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego, Warszawa 1985
- M. Malec Imię w polskiej antroponimii i kulturze, Kraków 2001,
- M. Malec, Obraz rodziny w słowiańskich imionach złożonych, Rozprawy slawistyczne nr 16, * Słowiańskie composita antroponimiczne, Lublin 2000