the etymology and history of first names
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Slovene Names
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The names listed here are used in Slovenia.
ADRIJANA f Slovene, Serbian
Slovene and Serbian feminine form of ADRIAN
AGATA f Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Cognate of AGATHA
ALBERT m English, French, Slovene, Polish, Russian, Dutch
From the Germanic name Adalbrecht which meant "bright nobility", composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright"... [more]
ALBIN m Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
From the Roman cognomen Albinus, which was derived from Latin albus "white, bright"... [more]
ALBINA f Italian, Polish, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Albinus (see ALBIN)... [more]
ALEKSANDER m Polish, Slovene, Albanian, Estonian
Cognate of ALEXANDER
ALEKSANDRA f Russian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Estonian
Feminine form of ALEXANDER
ALENKA f Slovene
Slovene pet form of HELEN
ALEŠ m Czech, Slovene
Pet form of ALEXEJ or ALEKSANDER
ALFONZ m Slovene
Slovene form of ALFONSO
ALOJZ m Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of ALOYSIUS
ALOJZIJ m Slovene
Slovene form of ALOYSIUS
ALOJZIJA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of ALOYSIUS
AMALIJA f Slovene
Slovene form of AMALIA
ANA f Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian
Cognate of ANNA
ANDRAŽ m Slovene
Slovene form of ANDREW
ANDREJ m Slovene, Czech, Croatian
Slovene, Czech and Croatian form of ANDREW
ANDREJA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of ANDREJ
ANGELA f English, Italian, German, Romanian, Slovene, Russian
Feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL).
ANICA f Slovene
Slovene pet form of ANNA
ANJA f Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene
Scandinavian, Finnish and Slovene pet form of ANNA
ANTON m German, Russian, Scandinavian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Romanian
Form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ANTONIJA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of ANTONIA
APOLONIJA f Slovene
Slovene form of APOLLONIA
ARTUR m German, Portuguese, Galician, Russian, Slovene, Polish, Czech, Romanian
Cognate of ARTHUR
AVGUST m Slovene
Slovene form of AUGUSTUS
AVGUSTA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of AUGUSTUS
AVGUŠTIN m Slovene
Slovene form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE).
BARBARA f English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene
Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign"... [more]
BERTA f Polish, Czech, Hungarian, German, Spanish, Italian, Slovene
Form of BERTHA
BLAŽ m Slovene
Slovene form of BLAISE
BOGDAN m Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Means "given by God" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and dan "given".
BOGDANA f Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Feminine form of BOGDAN
BOGOMIR m Slovene
Slovene form of BOHUMÍR
BOJAN m Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Slavic boi meaning "battle".
BOJANA f Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of BOJAN
BORIS m Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, German
From the Turkic name Bogoris, perhaps meaning "short" or "wolf"... [more]
BORUT m Slovene
Possibly a form of BORIS
BOŠTJAN m Slovene
Short form of SEBASTJAN
BOŽIDAR m Czech, Slovene
Means "divine gift" from the Slavic elements bozy "divine" and dar "gift".
BRANIMIR m Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Means "peaceful protection" from the Slavic element bron "protection" combined with mir "peace".
BRANISLAV m Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Slovene
Serbian, Slovak, Czech and Slovene form of BRONISŁAW
BRANKA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of BRANKO
BRANKO m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak
Short form of BRANISLAV or BRANIMIR
BRIGITA f Slovene, Latvian
Slovene and Latvian form of BRIDGET
CECILIJA f Slovene
Slovene form of CECILIA
CILKA f Slovene
Slovene form of CECILIA
CIRIL m Slovene
Slovene form of CYRIL
CIRILA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of CYRIL
CVETKA f Slovene
Feminine form of CVETKO
CVETKO m Slovene
Derived from south Slavic cvet "blossom".
DAMIJAN m Slovene
Slovene form of DAMIAN
DAMIJANA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of DAMIAN
DAMJAN m Slovene
Slovene form of DAMIAN
DANICA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Czech
From a Slavic word meaning "morning star".
DANIELA f German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene
Feminine form of DANIEL
DANIJEL m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Cognate of DANIEL
DANIJELA f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of DANIEL
DANILO m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of DANIEL
DARINKA f Slovene
Pet form of DARJA
DARJA f Slovene, Czech
Slovene and Czech form of DARIA
DARKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element dar meaning "gift".
DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
Possibly derived from Hebrew דוד (dvd) meaning "beloved"... [more]
DEJAN m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Possibly derived from Slavic deja meaning "to do something, to act"... [more]
DEJANA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of DEJAN
DIJANA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Southern Slavic form of DIANA
DIMITRIJ m Slovene
Slovene form of DEMETRIUS
DOMEN m Slovene
Slovene form of DOMINIC
DOMINIK m Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Polish, German, Hungarian
Cognate of DOMINIC
DOMINIKA f Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Russian, Polish
Feminine form of DOMINIC
DOROTEJA f Slovene
Slovene form of DOROTHEA
DRAGA f Slovene
Feminine form of DRAGO
DRAGAN m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious".
DRAGICA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious".
DRAGO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious".
DUNJA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Possibly a south Slavic form of DUNYA... [more]
DUŠAN m Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene
Derived from Slavic dusha meaning "soul, spirit".
EDI m Slovene
Slovene pet form of EDVARD
EDITA f Czech, Slovene, Lithuanian
Czech, Slovene and Lithuanian form of EDITH
EDVARD m Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene, Czech
Cognate of EDWARD
ELIZABETA f Slovene
Slovene form of ELIZABETH
EMA f Slovene
Slovene form of EMMA
EMIL m German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, English
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
EMILIJA f Lithuanian, Latvian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
ERIK m Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene, German
Cognate of ERIC... [more]
ERIKA f German, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene
Cognate of ERICA
ERNEST m English, French, Slovene
Derived from Germanic eornost meaning "seriousness"... [more]
EVA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Russian
Latinate form of EVE, and a variant Russian transcription of YEVA.
FELIKS m Russian, Slovene, Polish
Russian, Slovene and Polish form of FELIX
FERDINAND m German, French, Czech, Slovene
From Ferdinando, the old Spanish form of a Visigothic name composed of the Germanic elements frið "peace" and nanð "daring, brave"... [more]
FILIP m Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Hungarian, Romanian
Cognate of PHILIP
FRANC m Slovene
Slovene form of FRANCIS
FRANČIŠEK m Slovene
Slovene form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).
FRANČIŠKA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).
FRANCKA f Slovene
Short form of FRANCISKA
FRIDERIK m Slovene
Slovene form of FREDERICK
GAŠPER m Slovene
Slovene form of JASPER
GREGOR m German, Scottish, Slovene
German, Scottish and Slovene form of GREGORY... [more]
HEDVIKA f Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of HEDWIG
HELENA f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Slovene, English
Latinate form of HELEN
HENRIK m Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Slovene
Scandinavian, Low German, Hungarian and Slovene form of HENRY
HERBERT m English, German, French, Slovene, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements heri "army" and beraht "bright"... [more]
HERMAN m English, Dutch, Slovene
Means "army man", derived from the Germanic element heri "army" combined with man "man"... [more]
IDA f English, German, Scandinavian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovene
Derived from the Germanic element id meaning "work, labour"... [more]
IGNAC m Slovene
Slovene form of IGNATIUS
IGNACIJ m Slovene
Slovene form of IGNATIUS
IGOR m Russian, Polish, Slovene
Russian form of IVOR... [more]
IRENA f Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Dutch, Lithuanian
Latinate form of IRENE
IRMA f German, Hungarian, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Slovene, English
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element irmen, which means "whole, universal".
IVAN m Russian, Czech, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Cognate of JOHN... [more]
IVANA f Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Feminine form of IVAN
IVANKA f Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Pet form of IVANA
IZIDOR m Slovene
Slovene form of ISIDORE
JAKA m Slovene
Slovene form of JACOB and JAMES
JAKOB m German, Scandinavian, Slovene
German, Scandinavian and Slovene form of JACOB
JAN (1) m Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German
Form of JOHANNES... [more]
JANA f Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Feminine form of JAN (1)
JANEZ m Slovene
Slovene form of JOHN
JANKO m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Pet form of JANEZ
JASNA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from south Slavic jasno meaning "clear, sharp".
JAVOR m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Means "maple tree" in south Slavic.
JELKA f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian pet form of HELEN... [more]
JERNEJ m Slovene
Slovene form of BARTHOLOMEW
JOLANDA f Slovene, Italian
Slovene and Italian form of YOLANDA
JOSIP m Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of JOSEPH
JOŽE m Slovene
Slovene pet form of JOSEPH
JOŽEF m Slovene
Slovene form of JOSEPH
JOŽEFA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of JOSEPH
JOŽICA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of JOSEPH
JULIJ m Slovene
Slovene form of JULIUS
JULIJA f Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian
Slovene, Croatian and Lithuanian form of JULIA
JULIJANA f Slovene
Slovene form of JULIANA
JURE m Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of GEORGE
JURIJ m Slovene
Slovene form of GEORGE
JUSTIN m English, French, Slovene
From the Roman name Justinus, which was derived from JUSTUS... [more]
JUSTINA f English, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Justinus (see JUSTIN).
KAREL m Dutch, Czech, Slovene
Dutch, Czech and Slovene form of CHARLES
KAROLINA f Polish, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Slovene, German
Feminine form of CAROLUS
KATARINA f German, Swedish, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Lithuanian
Cognate of KATHERINE
KATICA f Slovene
Slovene pet form of KATHERINE
KATJA f German, Slovene
German and Slovene pet form of KATHERINE
KLARA f Scandinavian, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Latvian
Cognate of CLARA
KLAVDIJA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of CLAUDIUS
KLEMEN m Slovene
Slovene form of CLEMENT
KONRAD m German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
German, Scandinavian, Polish and Slovene form of CONRAD
KRISTIJAN m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of CHRISTIAN
KRISTINA f Swedish, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of CHRISTINA
KRISTJAN m Estonian, Slovene
Estonian and Slovene form of CHRISTIAN
KRIŠTOF m Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of CHRISTOPHER
KSENIJA f Slovene
Slovene form of XENIA
LADISLAV m Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Czech, Slovak and Slovene form of VLADISLAV
LARA (1) f Russian, English, Slovene
Short form of LARISA
LAURA f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Scandinavian, German
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel"... [more]
LAVRA f Slovene
Slovene form of LAURA
LEA f German, Slovene
German and Slovene form of LEAH
LEON m English, German, Polish, Slovene
Form of LEO... [more]
LEOPOLD m English, Slovene, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and bald "bold"... [more]
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