the etymology and history of first names
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Macedonian Names
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The names listed here are used in Macedonia (FYROM).
ALEKSANDAR Александар m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Cognate of ALEXANDER
ANA Ана f Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian
Cognate of ANNA
BILJANA Билјана f Serbian, Macedonian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from a south Slavic word meaning "herb".
BISERA Бисера f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the south Slavic word бисер (biser) "pearl".
BOJAN Бојан m Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Slavic boi meaning "battle".
BOJANA Бојана f Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of BOJAN
DIMITAR Димитар m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of DEMETRIUS
DRAGAN Драган m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious".
DRAGANA Драгана f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Feminine form of DRAGAN
EKATERINA Екатерина f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of KATHERINE, and a variant Russian transcription of YEKATERINA.
ELENA Елена f Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Russian
Cognate of HELEN, and a variant Russian transcription of YELENA.
FILIP Филип m Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Hungarian, Romanian
Cognate of PHILIP
GJORGJI Ѓорѓи m Macedonian
Macedonian form of GEORGE
GORAN Горан m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Means "mountain man", derived from south Slavic gora "mountain".
GORGI Ѓорѓи m Macedonian
Variant transcription of GJORGJI
GROZDA Грозда f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of GROZDAN
GROZDAN Гроздан m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from Bulgarian or Macedonian грозде (grozde) meaning "grapes".
GROZDANA Гроздана f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of GROZDAN
ILIJA Илија m Macedonian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Macedonian and Serbian form of ELIJAH, and a Bulgarian variant transcription of ILIYA.
IRINA Ирина f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Finnish
Cognate of IRENE
ISKRA Искра f Bulgarian, Macedonian
From a south Slavic word meaning "spark".
JOVAN Јован m Serbian, Macedonian
Serbian and Macedonian form of JOHN
KATERINA Катерина f Macedonian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek
Macedonian form of KATHERINE, a Russian short form of YEKATERINA, a Bulgarian short form of EKATERINA, and a Greek variant of AIKATERINE.
KIRIL Кирил m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of CYRIL
LILJANA Лилјана f Macedonian
Macedonian form of LILIANA
MARIJA Марија f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of MARY
MIRA (2) Мира f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the Slavic element mir "peace".
MIROSLAV Мирослав m Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "peace and glory", derived from the Slavic elements mir "peace" and slav "glory"... [more]
NEVENA Невена f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from Bulgarian and Macedonian невен (neven) meaning "marigold".
NIKOLA (1) Никола m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Basque
Cognate of NICHOLAS
OGNJAN Огњан m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian form of OGNYAN
PETAR Петар m Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of PETER
SLOBODAN Слободан m Serbian, Macedonian
From south Slavic sloboda meaning "freedom".
SNEZHANA Снежана f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian cognate of SNJEZANA
STOJAN Стојан m Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Macedonian, Serbian and Slovene form of STOYAN
VASIL Васил m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of BASIL (1)
VLADIMIR Владимир m Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "to rule with greatness" or "to rule with peace", derived from the Slavic element volod "rule" combined with mer "great, famous" or mir "peace"... [more]
VLATKO Влатко m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Pet form of VLADIMIR
ZHIVKA Живка f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of ZHIVKO
ZHIVKO Живко m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic element жив (zhiv) "living".
ZORA Зора f Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "dawn" in south Slavic.
ZORAN Зоран m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Masculine form of ZORA
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