Slavic Baby Names
343 Slavic names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 343 baby names with a slavic feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Slavic Girl Names
Ivani#10429 in the U.S.A form of Ivana — the feminine of Ivan (the Slavic John), from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is graciouIzora#10433 in the U.S.A vintage American name, variously linked to Zora ('dawn', Slavic) and Aurora ('dawn', Latin) wMeilah#10623 in the U.S.A modern spelling, variously echoing Mila ('gracious; dear', Slavic) or Meilah/Mayla; routes unMylan#10659 in the U.S.A form of Milan — from the Slavic mil, 'gracious; dear; beloved'; also linked to the Italian ciJora#10677 in the U.S.Jora appears in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Ezra as the head of a family returning from exiTayana#10832 in the U.S.Tayana reads as a variant of Tatiana (a Roman/Slavic name) or the Caribbean Taina, reshaped witNadezhda#10892 in the U.S.From the Russian Nadezhda, 'hope' — one of the three virtue names (Faith, Hope, Love / Vera, NaSascha#10916 in the U.S.A German/Slavic short form of Alexander and Alexandra, 'defender of the people; defender of manYvana#11127 in the U.S.A form of Ivana, the Slavic feminine of Ivan (John), from the Hebrew for 'God is gracious.' SleIlina#11299 in the U.S.Variously from the Sanskrit Ilina ('the earth'; also a name linked to intelligence) and a SlaviIvah#11312 in the U.S.A spelling of Iva — variously a feminine of Ivan/John ('God is gracious', Hebrew) and the SlaviDominika#11327 in the U.S.The Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak) form of Dominica, from the Latin dominicus, 'of the Lord; beJovana#11374 in the U.S.The Serbian/Slavic feminine of Jovan (John) — from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'Illya#11454 in the U.S.A spelling close to Ilia/Ilya, a Slavic form of Elijah ('the Lord is my God'); more often a boyLanya#11483 in the U.S.A modern name read as a spin on Lana ('light; rock') or Tanya (a Russian short for Tatiana, 'faMelena#11577 in the U.S.Variously a form of Milena ('gracious; dear; loved', Slavic) and Melina ('dark; honey', Greek);Nadeen#11612 in the U.S.A spelling of Nadine — a French elaboration of Nadia (from Russian Nadezhda, 'hope'); also linkWaleska#11861 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Valeska/Waleska — a Slavic name, 'a glorious ruler' (vladeti, 'to rule', + sYasna#11895 in the U.S.Variously from the Avestan/Persian yasna, 'worship; prayer' (a Zoroastrian liturgy), and the SlZenya#11923 in the U.S.Zenya reads as a variant of the Greek Xenia ('hospitality; welcome; guest-friendship') or the SZlaty#11924 in the U.S.A Yiddish/Slavic form of Zlata — from the Slavic zlato, 'gold; golden'Zorya#12173 in the U.S.From the Slavic Zorya, 'dawn; the aurora' (from zora, 'dawn'); the Slavic goddess of the dawn aAhleena#12748 in the U.S.A form of Aleena/Alina — Arabic/Urdu for 'soft; silky; tender,' and a Slavic short form of nameMilayna#12750 in the U.S.A spelling of Milena/Milana — from the Slavic mil, 'gracious; dear; loving'; also echoing the GJanika#12781 in the U.S.A Slavic and Estonian form in the Johanna/Jane family, ultimately from the Hebrew Yohanan (JohnMilenna#12984 in the U.S.Milenna is a modern double-n respelling of Milena, a Slavic name built on the root mil-, 'graciMilka#12985 in the U.S.Milka is used in Slavic countries both as a pet form of names in the mil- ('dear, gracious') faNastassia#13058 in the U.S.A Slavic form of Anastasia, from the Greek anastasis, 'resurrection, rising again' - a name givOlesia#13074 in the U.S.Olesia is a Ukrainian and Polish name, generally treated as a diminutive of Oleksandra/AleksandYvanna#13150 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Ivana — a Slavic feminine of Ivan/John, from the Hebrew, 'God is gracious'; Zalina#13160 in the U.S.A name used in the Caucasus (notably Ossetian) and Slavic regions, often linked to Zarina ('golSanyah#13190 in the U.S.Sanyah is a modern spelling of Sanya. In Slavic usage Sanya is a pet form of Alexandra or SofiaYoanna#13384 in the U.S.A Slavic form of Joanna — used in Bulgaria and neighboring countries — from Greek Ioanna, ultimZorianna#13419 in the U.S.An elaborated form built on Zoria/Zorya — a Slavic word for the dawn, and the name of dawn figuZorina#13420 in the U.S.A Slavic-rooted name from zorya/zora, 'dawn; daybreak,' with the -ina ending common in Slavic gAksana#13496 in the U.S.Aksana is the Belarusian form of Oksana, the Ukrainian name that goes back through Church SlavoBrina#13726 in the U.S.Brina serves as a short form of Sabrina (the legendary river name of the Severn) and stands aloYovana#13742 in the U.S.A form of Jovana (Slavic) / Giovanna (Italian), feminine of John, from the Hebrew for 'God is gDanira#13840 in the U.S.Danira appears in South Slavic naming (where it is read alongside Dana and Danica) and in SpaniDessi#13877 in the U.S.Dessi is best known as the Bulgarian short form of Desislava, a Slavic compound usually read 'sEsenia#13959 in the U.S.Most readily read as a form of Yesenia, a name popularized in the Spanish-speaking world by a 1Hanya#14038 in the U.S.Two live routes. In Arabic-influenced naming Hanya is read from hani/haniya, 'happy, content, bIvannah#14118 in the U.S.Ivannah respells Ivana, the Slavic feminine of Ivan — the local John, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'GoJahna#14136 in the U.S.Jahna respells Jana, the feminine of Jan — the Czech, Dutch and German form of John, from HebreLudmila#14235 in the U.S.From the Slavic — lyud, 'people/folk', + mila, 'dear/gracious', hence 'dear to the people; gracKaryna#14260 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Karina -- read as a form of Katherine ('pure') or from Latin cara ('dear;Kamil#14275 in the U.S.In Arabic, Kamil means 'perfect; complete; whole' — a man's name. In Polish and Czech, Kamil isNelya#14439 in the U.S.A Slavic (Russian/Ukrainian) short form of Nelli or Neonila, often tied through Nelli to Helen/Lilijana#14501 in the U.S.Lilijana is the Slovene and Croatian form of Liliana, built on the Latin lilium, 'lily'. The liLada#14537 in the U.S.From the Slavic Lada, of uncertain meaning (variously 'harmony; order; beauty; love'); the SlavMarika#14578 in the U.S.A diminutive of Maria used across Hungary, Poland, the Czech lands, the Balkans, Finland and GrMilica#14650 in the U.S.A Serbian and wider South Slavic name from the Slavic root mil, 'gracious; dear; kind'. It was Miran#14657 in the U.S.Miran sits at a crossroads. In Slovene and Croatian it is a name built on the Slavic root mir, Miriana#14658 in the U.S.Miriana is an elaborated form of Mirjana/Miriam, familiar in Slavic and Italian usage. Miriam iMylena#14679 in the U.S.Mylena is a y-spelling of Milena, a name found across the Slavic world and much used in Brazil.Nadiah#14688 in the U.S.Nadiah spells Nadia, a name with two honest homes. In Russian and other Slavic languages Nadia Naudia#14719 in the U.S.Naudia is a modern respelling of Nadia, with an -au- that shifts the vowel. Nadia is the SlavicNevena#14740 in the U.S.From the South Slavic word nevena, 'marigold' — the bright orange calendula flower long used inNikola#14746 in the U.S.From the Greek Nikolaos — nike ('victory') plus laos ('people'). This is genuinely two names inViara#14815 in the U.S.From Bulgarian Viara (Vyara), meaning 'faith' — a Slavic virtue name, cognate with the Vera/VirViktoriya#14819 in the U.S.The Russian/Ukrainian form of Victoria, from the Latin victoria, 'victory' (and the Roman goddeRada#14824 in the U.S.From the Slavic root rad, 'glad; joyful' — the same element behind Radmila and Radoslav. Rada iAnica#15133 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Anika/Anica — a Slavic/Scandinavian pet form of Anna, from the Hebrew, 'gracZoria#15235 in the U.S.From the Slavic zorya, 'dawn; morning star' — the Zorya are dawn-figures in Slavic folklore whoAlla#15292 in the U.S.An established Russian and Slavic girl's name (borne by the singer Alla Pugacheva); its deeper Alenah#15343 in the U.S.A variant of Alena, itself a Slavic and Greek short form of Helena/Elena, 'bright; shining lighEmilija#15605 in the U.S.A Lithuanian/Slavic form of Emilia — from the Latin Aemilia, variously 'a rival; eager; industrBasha#15608 in the U.S.A Slavic (Polish/Russian) pet form of Barbara ('foreign; stranger'); separately it echoes the TElitza#15847 in the U.S.A Bulgarian girls' name from elitsa, a diminutive of ela, 'fir tree.' Fir and spruce names are Galena#16041 in the U.S.Two honest routes: Galena is the name of the lead-ore mineral (from Latin galena), and separateKatja#16086 in the U.S.A Slavic and German pet form of Katherine/Yekaterina, from the Greek Aikaterine, traditionally Alesya#16540 in the U.S.A Slavic (Russian/Belarusian) pet form of Alexandra, ultimately Greek, 'defender; protector of Nadalia#16540 in the U.S.Modern coinage blending Nadia ('hope', Slavic) and Natalia ('Christmas Day, born at Christmas')Luba#16659 in the U.S.A Slavic name from the root lyub- ('love; dear'), often a pet form of Lyubov ('love'); it is seMiila#16719 in the U.S.Miila is a modern spelling of Mila, a Slavic name meaning 'dear, gracious' (also a short form oNatalija#16912 in the U.S.A Slavic (Serbian/Croatian/Lithuanian) form of Natalia, from the Latin natalis, 'birthday' — spTana#17017 in the U.S.A short form of Tatiana (a Roman family name) and other Tan- names; also a Slavic and place-namVitalina#17119 in the U.S.A Latin/Slavic elaboration of Vitalis/Vitalia — from the Latin vita, 'life', hence 'vital; fullMilahn#17215 in the U.S.Milahn is a modern respelling whose nearest relative is Milan — both the Italian city and the SValera#17457 in the U.S.A Latin and Slavic form of Valeria, from the Latin valere, 'to be strong; healthy.' A classic nVesna#17474 in the U.S.From the Slavic Vesna, 'spring' (the season); the Slavic goddess of spring, youth, and renewal;Yovanna#17570 in the U.S.A form of Giovanna/Jovana, the feminine of Giovanni/John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is graLenia#18076 in the U.S.A short, flowing form in the Lena/Yelena family, which traces to Helen ('bright; shining light'MilanahA spelling of Milana, from the Slavic root mil ('gracious; dear; beloved'); also read as feminiMokoshFrom the Slavic Mokosh, of uncertain meaning (variously 'moisture; wetness' or 'the weaver'); tMoranaFrom the Slavic Morana, 'death; the winter one' (from mor, 'death/pestilence'); the Slavic goddRozalinaA z-spelled form of Rosalina/Rosalind, from the Latin rosa ('rose'); the Rozalina spelling is cViyaraA modern name that echoes the Bulgarian Vyara/Viara, 'faith,' though as spelled here it reads m
Slavic Boy Names
Matviy#10319 in the U.S.The Ukrainian form of Matthew (Matvii/Matviy), from the Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of God.' A warStan#10534 in the U.S.A short form of Stanley ('the stony clearing/meadow', English) and Stanislav ('glory of the camVladyslav#10613 in the U.S.The Ukrainian form of Vladislav — from the Slavic volodeti, 'to rule', + slava, 'glory', hence Roko#10665 in the U.S.A Croatian form/short of Rok (Roch/Rocco), likely from a Germanic root for 'rest; repose' and tAdemir#10717 in the U.S.Ademir is a Slavic and Portuguese given name, most often read from Germanic-via-Slavic elementsUstym#10793 in the U.S.Ustym is a Ukrainian form of Justin, from the Latin Justinus / justus, 'just; upright; fair.' BCasmir#10909 in the U.S.A spelling of Casimir — from the Slavic Kazimierz, variously 'one who proclaims/establishes peaAndrian#10995 in the U.S.Andrian reads as a variant blending Adrian ('from Hadria,' a town in northern Italy) with AndreDima#11236 in the U.S.A Slavic short form of Dmitri (from the Greek Demetrius, 'devoted to Demeter'), and separately Georgi#11344 in the U.S.Georgi is the Bulgarian (and wider Slavic) form of George, from Greek Georgios ('farmer; earth-Kasimir#11344 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Casimir/Kazimierz — from the Slavic, variously 'one who destroys (the enemy'Kasmir#11346 in the U.S.A spelling of Casimir — from the Slavic kazi ('to destroy/proclaim') + mir ('peace/world'), varLukyan#11479 in the U.S.A Russian/Ukrainian form of Lucian/Luke — from the Latin lux, 'light', hence 'light; of the ligMyro#11572 in the U.S.A My- spelling of Miro (a Slavic short form tied to mir, 'peace; world') or a clip of the GreekKazimierz#11637 in the U.S.The Polish form of Casimir, from Slavic roots often read as 'he who destroys the enemy's prestiPavle#11655 in the U.S.The Serbian (and South Slavic) form of Paul, from the Latin Paulus, 'small; humble.' A settled Stanislav#11807 in the U.S.From the Slavic — stan, 'to stand/become; a camp', + slava, 'glory', hence 'glory of the camp; Mirko#11825 in the U.S.A Slavic name, a diminutive built on the element 'mir', 'peace; world', found in names like MirMilosz#11880 in the U.S.The Polish name Milosz, from the Slavic mil ('gracious; dear'), understood as 'lovable; dear.' Vadim#11893 in the U.S.A Russian/Slavic name — variously linked to a root 'to rule' and 'to allege/to argue' (from VadPatrik#11933 in the U.S.A Slavic and Scandinavian spelling of Patrick, from the Latin patricius, 'nobleman; patrician.'Zora#12224 in the U.S.From the Slavic 'zora', 'dawn; daybreak'. It is usually a girl's name (borne by author Zora NeaCazimir#12374 in the U.S.A spelling of Casimir (Polish Kazimierz), a Slavic name from elements read as 'to destroy' and Avel#12490 in the U.S.Avel is the Russian and broader Slavic form of Abel, the biblical name from Hebrew hevel ('breaDaymir#12636 in the U.S.A modern coinage that pairs a Day- opening with the Slavic element -mir ('peace; world', as in Dameer#12682 in the U.S.A form of Damir, from Arabic 'damir' ('conscience; inner heart'), also used in Slavic and TurkiDamjan#12684 in the U.S.A South Slavic form of Damian, from Greek 'daman', 'to tame; to subdue'. Common in Serbia, CroaDarko#12688 in the U.S.A South Slavic name, often a diminutive linked to 'dar' ('gift') or a short form of names like Deyan#12733 in the U.S.Deyan is an established Bulgarian/Slavic boys' name, generally tied to a root meaning 'to act, Ilija#12736 in the U.S.A South Slavic form of Elijah — from Hebrew Eliyahu, 'my God is Yahweh; the Lord is my God'Ivann#12763 in the U.S.Ivann is a variant spelling of Ivan, the Slavic (Russian and wider) form of John, from Hebrew YDrazen#12767 in the U.S.Drazen (Drazen) is a Croatian/Slavic boys' name from the root drag- ('dear, precious'), the samDmiri#12832 in the U.S.A respelling of Dmitri with the 't' dropped, from the Greek Demetrios via Slavic, 'follower of Kamen#12956 in the U.S.From the Bulgarian/Slavic Kamen, 'stone' (a symbol of strength and steadfastness); also echoes Iliyan#12964 in the U.S.Iliyan is a Bulgarian name, usually read as a form of Ilian/Iliya (from Elijah, 'my God is YahwIllya#12967 in the U.S.Illya is a variant spelling of Ilya, the Slavic (Russian and Ukrainian) form of Elijah, from thIvon#12993 in the U.S.Ivon is read either as a spelling of French Yvon (a diminutive of Yves, from the word for the yJakov#13031 in the U.S.Jakov is the Croatian, Serbian and wider South Slavic form of Jacob, from Hebrew Yaakov — tradiKazmier#13239 in the U.S.An American spelling of Polish Kazimierz (Latinized Casimir), from Slavic elements traditionallMatvei#13480 in the U.S.Matvei is the Russian form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of God'. It is a long-stanMihajlo#13515 in the U.S.Mihajlo is the Serbian and Croatian form of Michael, from Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God?'. Taras#13673 in the U.S.Taras is a Ukrainian given name, borne most famously by the national poet Taras Shevchenko; it Rurik#13773 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Hroerekr, 'famous ruler' - the name of Rurik, the Varangian (Viking) prince Samuil#13833 in the U.S.The Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Samuel, from Hebrew Shemuel — usually read as 'GoZorin#13920 in the U.S.Variously from the Slavic zora, 'the dawn', hence 'of the dawn', and a modern name/surname; rouStanislaw#13922 in the U.S.From Slavic elements stan, 'to become; to stand', and slava, 'glory' — 'one who becomes gloriouValdemar#14060 in the U.S.A Scandinavian form of the Slavic name Vladimir, from vlad, 'rule', and mer/miru, 'great; famouWaldemar#14101 in the U.S.The Germanic and Polish form of the Slavic Vladimir, from vlad, 'rule', and a second element reDazhbogFrom the Slavic Dazhbog, 'the giving god' (dazh, 'to give', + bog, 'god'); the Slavic sun-god aJariloFrom the Slavic Jarilo, 'the ardent one; vigorous' (from jar, 'ardor/vigor/spring'); the SlavicJeskoA German name, a short form of the Slavic Jaroslav (jaro, 'fierce; spring,' + slava, 'glory'); PerunFrom the Slavic Perun, 'the striker; thunder' (from per, 'to strike/beat'); the supreme Slavic SvarogFrom the Slavic Svarog, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'bright; the celestial; heaveVelesFrom the Slavic Veles, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'ox; cattle'); the Slavic god ZikoA genuine short form in South Slavic naming, where -ko is a common affectionate ending, and als
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