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Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries.

History of Slavic names[edit]

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Traditional names remained dominant until the Slavic nations converted to Christianity. Finally, the Council of Trent (1545–63) decreed that every Catholic should have a Christian name instead of a native one.

Names in Poland[edit]

After the ban on native non-Christian names imposed by the Council of Trent, the Polish nobility (especially Protestants) 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 (St. Casimir), Stanisław (St. Stanislaus), Wacław (St. Wenceslaus) and Władysław (St. Ladislaus).^[3] Slavic names that referred to God (e.g., Bogdan, Bogumił) were also permitted.^[4]

Names in Kievan Rus'[edit]

Rus' names were based on common Slavic names such as Volodiměrŭ (Володимѣръ), Svętopŭlkŭ (Свѧтопълкъ) (holy regiment), Jęropŭlkŭ (Ѩропълкъ), Voislavŭ (Воиславъ) (glorious warrior), Borislavŭ (Бориславъ) (glorious wrestler), Borisŭ (Борисъ) (fighter), Liubomirŭ (Любомиръ) (loves the world), Ratibor (war fighter), 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[edit]

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.^[4] Today, traditional Slavic names are accepted by the Christian Church and are given at a child's baptism.

Meaning of Slavic names[edit]

Old Slavic names were built with one or two lexemes:

Single-lexeme names[edit]

Single-lexeme names were derived from ordinary or adjectival words and were usually, though not always, borne by peasants, e.g.: Baran (ram), Szydło (awl), Kąkol (cockle), Broda (beard, chin), Żyła (vein), Uchacz (ear-man), Łopata (shovel), Żaba (frog), Rus (Ruthenian/Russian man), Cich (silent man), etc.^[4] Many names of this kind are used today, for example:

Dithematic names[edit]

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Dithematic names are built with two lexemes. Kaleta 1995 notes that "In the case of Old Germanic and Old Slavic personal names, the dithematic name form contained a wish for the new-born child. These wishes pertained to the values that obtained in these early times".^[5] In Poland alone, over 600 masculine names, 120 feminine names and 150 different affixes (lexemes) are known. These have been reconstructed from place names and the (scarce) written sources such as the Bull of Gniezno.^[4] Certain names were reserved for monarchs (e.g. in Poland: Kazimierz, Władysław, Bolesław).^[6] Examples are listed below. As an example of the pattern: Władysław contains the prefix wład (to rule, ruler) and the suffix sław (fame, glory). Note that feminine equivalents usually end in a (e.g. Bogusław - Bogusława).

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 (disambiguation), 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
gwiazd, hvezd, zvezd	star	Hviezdoslav, Hviezdomir, Zvezdan, Zvezdana
jar, yar	strong, severe, fierce	Yaroslav, Jaropełk, Jaromir, Jarogniew, Jarmila
kaz	corrupt	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[7]	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	happy, eager, to care	Radovan, Radomír, Radoslav
rati, raci	war, fight, to do (vocal change from radi to rati)	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[citation needed]	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 dispeal, 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[edit]

These are derived either from the past participle (in the passive voice), e.g.: Bojan, Chocian, Kochan, Miłowan, Pomian, Stator, Wygnan, or the present participle (in the active voice), e.g.: Cieszym, Myślim, Radzim, Borzym. Such names are repositories of perhaps the largest source of sociological data about the ancient Slavic people.^[8] They have a variety of purposes, which can be listed as follows:

• names containing a good wish, e.g. Kochan ('let him be loved'), Milan.
• names referring to affection for the new born child, e.g. Obiecan ('promised'), Żdan ('promised', 'expected'),
• names protecting from evil (consisting of lexemes with a negative, deterring effect) e.g. Wygnan, Mazan, Grozim.^[9]

Other examples: Poznan ('known', 'recognized'), Goszczon (being a guest at someone's place), Krszczon ('baptized'), Radovan, Dragan, Željan, Dejan, Nayden, Mirjana.

Diminutive and hypocoristic names[edit]

Diminutive and hypocoristic (endearing) 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 (masculine, predominantly West Slavic; e.g. Polish Włodzimierz – Włodek), -ko (masculine, predominantly South Slavic and Ukrainian), -ka (feminine; also masculine in Russian), 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 (fight),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[edit]

Some Slavic names have gained popularity in other (non-Slavic) 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[edit]

The following list contains only canonized Saints. Beatified Saints with Slavic names (e.g. Saint Ceslaus, Saint Radim) are not included.

a Patron saint of Lithuania, Poland, and the young
Ladislaus of Hungary
Milutin of Serbia
Ludmila of Bohemia	a Patron saint of Bohemia and Czech Republic
Stanislaus of Szczepanów	a patron saint of Poland and Kraków
Stanisław Kazimierczyk
Stanislaus Kostka	a Patron saint of Jesuit novices, students, Poland
Svorad
Wenceslaus	a duke; patron saint of Bohemia, Czech Republic and Prague
Boris	a knyaz (prince) who baptised Bulgaria
Vladimir I of Kiev	a prince who baptised Kievan Rus
Vladimir of Duklja	a prince who ruled Duklja
Vladislav of Serbia	a King of Serbia
Uroš of Dečani	a King of Serbia
Wojciech	a patron saint of Bohemia, Poland, and Hungary
Zdislava of Lemberk	a patron saint of Diocese of Litoměřice and of Liberec Region

Slavic names popular among Eastern Slavs[edit]

Slavic names popular in Russia[edit]

Feminine: Bogdana, Boleslava, Borislava, Bronislava, Lyubov, Ludmila/Ludmilla, Miloslava, Miroslava, Nadezhda, Rada, Radoslava, Slava, Snezhana, Stanislava, Svetlana, Vera, Vladislava, Yaroslava^[10][11]

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^[10][11]

See also:

• List of given names of Slavic origin (Russian Wikipedia)

Slavic names among Southern Slavs[edit]

Slavic names in Bulgaria[edit]

Feminine: Beloslava, Bilyana, Bisera, Bistra, Blaga, Blagorodna, Blagovesta, Blaguna, Bogdana, Boryana, Borislava, Boyana, Boyka, Bozhana, Bozhidara, Branimira, Darina, Denica, 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^[12]

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^[12]

Slavic names in Croatia[edit]

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^[13]

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^[13]

Slavic names in Macedonia[edit]

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

Slavic names in Serbia[edit]

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^[13]

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^[13]

See also:

• словенских имена List of given names of Slavic origin (Serbian Wikipedia)

Slavic names in Slovenia[edit]

Feminine:

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

Slavic names popular among Western Slavs[edit]

Slavic names popular in Poland[edit]

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:

• List of feminine names of Slavic origin (Polish Wikipedia)

Masculine:

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:

• List of masculine names of Slavic origin (Polish Wikipedia)

Slavic names popular in Slovakia and Czech Republic[edit]

Feminine:

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^[14][15]

Masculine:

Blahoslav (house form, Blahoš, Blahošek,) 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, Jarek, Jaroušek, Jaromil, Jaromir, (house form: Jarek), Jaropluk, Jaroslav, Kvetoslav, Ľubomír, Ľubor, Lumír, Ľubek, Ľuborek, (house form:Ľuboš, Ľubošek, Ludomir, Ľudoslav, Mecislav, Mecek, Mecik, Mecislavek, Milan, Milič, Miloslav, Milda, Milon, Miloš, Miroslav, Mirek, Mstislav, Nepomuk, Pomuk, Nepomucek, Přemysl, Myslik, Premek, Pribislav, Priba, Pribik, Pribišek, Radoslav house form: Radek Radek (house form: Radik, Radeček, Radan, Radko, Radoš, Radoušek, slovak form: Radko), 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^[14][15]

Slavic names popular in Upper Sorbian Łužica[edit]

Feminine: Božena, Dobysława, Lubina, Ludmila, Měrana, Milena, Milenka, Mječisława, Rodźisława, Wojćisława^[16]

Masculine: Bohuměr, Bronisław, Česćiměr, Dobysław, Horisław, Jaroměr, Milan, Mirko, Mirosław, Mječisław, Radoměr, Stanij, Stanisław, Wjeleměr, Wójsław^[16]

See also:

• Upper Sorbian given names (Upper Sorbian Wikipedia) and German Wikipedia)

Slavic names in Kashubia[edit]

Feminine: Sławina, Sulësława, Witosława

Masculine: Jaromir, Mscëwòj, Subisłôw, Swiãtopôłk

See also[edit]

• Eastern Slavic naming customs
• Slavic name suffixes
• Czech name
• Russian name
• Polish name
• Slovak name
• Ukrainian name

References[edit]

Literature[edit]

External links[edit]

Look up Appendix:Slavic surnames in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Slavic origin names

• Slavonic names for boys
• Slavonic names for girls
• Vladimíra Darvašová, Slovanská antroponymie v zrcadle etymologie, Bachelor thesis, Masaryk University 2008 (in Czech)

Czech and Slovak given names of Slavic origin

• Czech and Slovak given names
• Jména osob, (in Czech)

Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian names of Slavic origin

• Early Croatian given names
• Masculine Serbian names
• Serbian and Croatian given names

Polish names of Slavic origin

• Encyklopedia staropolska (in Polish)
• Polish Slavic given names (in Polish)
• Slavic origin names (in Polish)
• Slavic First Names Explained (in Polish)

Bulgarian names of Slavic origin

• Bulgarian given names

Russian names of Slavic origin

• Slavic names (in Russian)
• Russian Personal Names: Name Frequency in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters By Masha Gedilaghine Holl