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The names listed here are used in Slovenia.

LEA   f   German, Dutch, Slovene
German, Dutch and Slovene form of LEAH

LEON   m   English, German, Polish, Slovene
Form of LEO... [more]

LEOPOLD   m   German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and bald "bold"... [more]

LILIJANA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of LILLIAN

LJUBICA   f   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
From the Slavic element lub meaning "love" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

LJUDMILA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of LUDMILA

LOJZE   m   Slovene
Short form of ALOJZ

LOVRENC   m   Slovene
Slovene form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LOVRO   m   Slovene
Short form of LOVRENC

LUCIJA   f   Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of LUCIA

LUDVIK   m   Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of LUDWIG

LUKA   m   Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Russian, Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of LUKE

MAJA (1)   f   German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Cognate of MAIA (1)

MAJA (2)   f   German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of MARIA

MARGARETA   f   German, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch
Cognate of MARGARET

MARICA   f   Hungarian, Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of MÁRIA (Hungarian) or MARIJA (Croatian and Slovene).

MARIJA   f   Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of MARY

MARIJAN   m   Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of MARIANUS

MARIJANA   f   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of MARIANNA

MARJAN (2)   m   Slovene
Slovene form of MARIANUS

MARJANA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of MARIANNA

MARJETA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of MARGARET

MARKO   m   Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Finnish, Basque
Cognate of MARK

MARTA   f   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Slovak
Cognate of MARTHA

MARTIN   m   English, French, German, Scandinavian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]

MARTINA   f   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN)... [more]

MATEJ   m   Slovak, Slovene
Slovak form of MATTHIAS, used to refer to the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot, and Slovene form of MATTHEW, used to refer to the evangelist and apostle also known as Levi.

MATEJA (1)   f   Slovene
Feminine form of MATEJ

MATEVŽ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of MATTHEW

MATIJA   m   Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of MATTHIAS, used to refer to the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot.

MATJAŽ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of MATTHEW

METOD   m   Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of METHODIUS

MIHA   m   Slovene
Short form of MIHAEL

MIHAEL   m   Slovene
Slovene form of MICHAEL

MIHAELA   f   Romanian, Slovene
Romanian and Slovene feminine form of MICHAEL

MIKLAVŽ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of NICHOLAS

MILAN   m   Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Dutch
From the Slavic element mil meaning "gracious", originally a short form of names that began with that element... [more]

MILENA   f   Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Polish, Italian
Feminine form of MILAN

MILICA   f   Serbian, Slovene
From the Slavic element mil meaning "gracious"... [more]

MILKA   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Variant of MILICA

MILOŠ   m   Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of MILOSLAV and other names beginning with the Slavic element mil "favour".

MIRA (2)   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the Slavic element mir "peace".

MIRAN   m   Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".

MIRJANA   f   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of MIRIAM

MIRKO   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of MIROSLAV

MIRO   m   Slovene
Short form of MIROSLAV

MIROSLAV   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "peace and glory", derived from the Slavic elements mir "peace" and slav "glory"... [more]

MIROSLAVA   f   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of MIROSLAV

MITJA   m   Slovene
Slovene form of MITYA

MLADEN   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Derived from south Slavic mlad meaning "young".

MOJCA   f   Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian diminutive of MARIJA

MONIKA   f   German, Scandinavian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of MONICA

NADA (2)   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Means "hope" in south Slavic.

NADJA   f   German, Slovene
German and Slovene form of NADYA (1)

NATALIJA   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Latvian
Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of NATALIE

NATAŠA   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of NATASHA

NEJC   m   Slovene
Diminutive of JERNEJ

NEŽA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of AGNES

NIKA (2)   f   Slovene
Feminine form of NIKOLA (1)

NIKOLA (1)   m   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Basque
Cognate of NICHOLAS

NIKOLAJ   m   Danish, Slovene
Danish and Slovene form of NICHOLAS

NINA (1)   f   Russian, Italian, English, German, French, Polish, Slovene
Short form of names that end in nina, such as ANTONINA and GIANNINA... [more]

OLGA   f   Russian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Spanish
Russian form of HELGA... [more]

OSKAR   m   Scandinavian, German, Polish, Slovene
Scandinavian, German, Polish and Slovene form of OSCAR

PAVEL   m   Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene
Russian, Czech, Bulgarian and Slovene form of PAUL

PAVLA   f   Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene feminine form of PAUL

PAVLINA   f   Czech, Slovene
Diminutive of PAVLA

PEPCA   f   Slovene
Slovene diminutive of JOZEFA

PETER   m   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Derived from the Greek Πετρος (Petros) meaning "stone"... [more]

PETRA   f   Greek, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Hungarian, English
Feminine form of PETER... [more]

PIA   f   Italian, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of PIUS

POLONA   f   Slovene
Short form of APOLONIJA

PRIMOŽ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of Primus (see PRIMO).

RAFAEL   m   Spanish, Portuguese, German, Slovene
Spanish, Portuguese, German and Slovene form of RAPHAEL

RAJMUND   m   Polish, Slovene
Polish and Slovene form of RAYMOND

RENATA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of RENATUS

RIHARD   m   Slovene
Slovene form of RICHARD

ROBERT   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian
Means "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"... [more]

ROK   m   Slovene
Slovene form of ROCCO

ROMAN   m   Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, German
From the Roman cognomen Romanus which meant "Roman" in Latin.

ROMANA   f   Italian, Polish, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

ROZA   f   Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Means "rose" in the Slavic languages.

ROZALIJA   f   Lithuanian, Latvian, Slovene
Lithuanian, Latvian and Slovene form of ROSALIA

RUDOLF   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene
From the Germanic name Hrodwulf, which was derived from the elements hrod "fame" and wulf "wolf"... [more]

SABINA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine" in Latin... [more]

SANDRA   f   Italian, English, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovene
Short form of ALESSANDRA... [more]

SARA   f   Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Polish, English, Arabic
Cognate of SARAH

SAŠA   f   Slovene
Slovene diminutive of ALEKSANDRA

SAŠO   m   Slovene
Slovene diminutive of ALEKSANDER

SEBASTIJAN   m   Slovene
Slovene form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEBASTJAN   m   Slovene
Slovene form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SILVA   f   Bulgarian, Slovene
Short form of SILVIYA or SILVIJA

SILVESTER   m   German, English, Slovene, Slovak
From a Roman name meaning "of the forest" from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more]

SILVESTRA   f   Italian, Slovene
Feminine form of SILVESTER

SILVIJA   f   Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of SILVIA

SIMON   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Biblical
From the Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) which meant "he has heard"... [more]

SIMONA   f   Italian, Czech, Romanian, Slovene
Feminine form of SIMON

SLAVA   m & f   Russian, Slovene
Short form of Slavic names containing the element slav "glory".

SLAVICA   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Derived from Slavic slav meaning "glory".

SLAVKA   f   Slovene
Feminine form of SLAVKO

SLAVKO   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from Slavic slav meaning "glory".

SONJA   f   German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene, Serbian
Cognate of SONYA

ŠPELA   f   Slovene
Diminutive of ELIZABETA

SREČKO   m   Slovene
Derived from Slovene sreča meaning "luck".

STANISLAV   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic elements stan meaning "stand" combined with slav "glory".

STANISLAVA   f   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Feminine form of STANISLAV

STANKA   f   Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian
Feminine diminutive of STANISLAV

STANKO   m   Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of STANISLAV

ŠTEFAN   m   Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of STEPHEN

STOJAN   m   Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Macedonian, Serbian and Slovene form of STOYAN

SUZANA   f   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene and Portuguese form of SUSAN

TADEJ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of THADDEUS

TANJA   f   German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Short form of TATIANA

TATJANA   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, German
Cognate of TATIANA

TEA   f   German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene
Short form of THEODORA or DOROTHEA

TEJA   f   Slovene
Short form of DOROTEJA

TEODOR   m   Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
Cognate of THEODORE

TEREZIJA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of THERESA

TIM   m   English, German, Dutch, Slovene
Short form of TIMOTHY

TIMOTEJ   m   Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of TIMOTHY

TINA   f   English, Italian, Slovene, Dutch
Short form of CHRISTINA, MARTINA, and other names ending in tina... [more]

TINEK   m   Slovene
Slovene diminutive of MARTIN

TJAŠA   f   Slovene
Diminutive of TATJANA

TOMAŽ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of THOMAS

TONE (1)   m   Slovene
Short form of ANTON

TONKA   f   Slovene
Slovene diminutive of ANTONIA

URBAN   m   Danish, Swedish, Polish, Slovene
From the Roman name Urbanus which meant "city dweller" in Latin... [more]

UROŠ   m   Serbian, Slovene
Serbian and Slovene form of UROS... [more]

URŠKA   f   Slovene
Slovene diminutive of URSULA

URŠULA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of URSULA

VALENTIN   m   Scandinavian, German, French, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Romanian
Cognate of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VALENTINA   f   Italian, Russian, Slovene, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1))... [more]

VALERIJA   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of VALERIA

VALTER   m   Scandinavian, Portuguese, Slovene
Scandinavian, Portuguese and Slovene form of WALTER

VERA (1)   f   Russian, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Slovene, Portuguese
Means "faith" in Russian, though it is sometimes associated with the Latin word verus "true"... [more]

VERONIKA   f   Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of VERONICA

VESNA   f   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Means "messenger" in Slavic... [more]

VID   m   Slovene, Hungarian
Slovene and Hungarian form of WIDO or VITUS

VIDA (2)   f   Slovene
Slovene feminine form of WIDO or VITUS

VIKTOR   m   Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Cognate of VICTOR

VIKTORIJA   f   Lithuanian, Slovene
Lithuanian and Slovene form of VICTORIA (1)

VILI   m   Hungarian, Slovene
Hungarian and Slovene diminutive of WILLIAM

VILJEM   m   Slovene
Slovene form of WILLIAM

VILKO   m   Slovene
Diminutive of VILJEM

VINCENC   m   Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of VINCENT

VINKO   m   Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of VINCENT

VLADIMIR   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]

VLADIMIRA   f   Russian, Slovene
Feminine form of VLADIMIR

VLADISLAV   m   Russian, Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Means "to rule with glory", derived from the Slavic elements volod "rule" and slav "glory".

ZALA   f   Slovene
Diminutive of ROZALIJA

ŽAN   m   Slovene
Variant of JANEZ

ZDENKA   f   Slovak, Slovene
Slovak and Slovene feminine form of SIDONIUS

ZDENKO   m   Slovak, Slovene
Slovak and Slovene form of SIDONIUS

ZDRAVKO   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic zdrav meaning "healthy".

ŽIGA   m   Slovene
Slovene form of SIGMUND.

ŽIVA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of ŠIWA

ZLATA   f   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of ZLATAN

ZLATKO   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of ZLATAN

ZORA   f   Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "dawn" in south Slavic.

ZORAN   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Masculine form of ZORA

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