the etymology and history of first names
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Slovene Masculine Names
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The names listed here are used in Slovenia.
ALBERT m English, French, Slovene, Polish, Russian, Dutch
From the Germanic name Adalbrecht, which was 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]
ALEKSANDER m Polish, Slovene, Albanian, Estonian
Cognate of ALEXANDER
ALEŠ m Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive 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
ANDRAŽ m Slovene
Slovene form of ANDREW
ANDREJ m Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Slovene, Czech, Slovak and Croatian form of ANDREW
ANTON m German, Russian, Scandinavian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Romanian
Form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ARTUR m German, Portuguese, Galician, Russian, Slovene, Polish, Czech, Romanian
Cognate of ARTHUR
AVGUST m Slovene
Slovene form of AUGUSTUS
AVGUŠTIN m Slovene
Slovene form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).
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".
BOGOMIR m Slovene
Slovene form of BOHUMÍR
BOJAN m Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Slavic boi meaning "battle".
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
BRANKO m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak
Short form of BRANISLAV or BRANIMIR
CIRIL m Slovene
Slovene form of CYRIL
CVETKO m Slovene
Derived from south Slavic cvet "blossom".
DAMIJAN m Slovene
Slovene form of DAMIAN
DAMJAN m Slovene
Slovene form of DAMIAN
DANIJEL m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Cognate of DANIEL
DANILO m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of DANIEL
DARKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic element dar meaning "gift".
DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, 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]
DENIS m French, Russian, English, German, Czech, Slovene
From Denys or Denis, the medieval French forms of DIONYSIUS... [more]
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
DRAGAN m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious".
DRAGO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious".
DUŠAN m Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene
Derived from Slavic dusha meaning "soul, spirit".
EDI m Slovene
Slovene diminutive of EDVARD
EDVARD m Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene, Czech
Cognate of EDWARD
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".
ERIK m Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene, German, English
Cognate of ERIC... [more]
ERNEST m English, French, Slovene
Derived from Germanic eornost meaning "serious"... [more]
FELIKS m Russian, Slovene, Polish
Russian, Slovene and Polish form of FELIX
FERDINAND m German, French, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, English
From Ferdinando, the old Spanish form of a Germanic name composed of the 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).
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]
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, Scandinavian, Slovene
Means "army man", derived from the Germanic elements heri "army" and man "man"... [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]
IVAN m Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovene, English
Newer form of the old Slavic name Ioan, which was derived from Greek Ioannes (see JOHN)... [more]
IZIDOR m Slovene
Slovene form of ISIDORE
JAKA m Slovene
Slovene form of JACOB (or JAMES).
JAKOB m German, Scandinavian, Slovene
German, Scandinavian and Slovene form of JACOB (or JAMES).
JAN (1) m Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German
Form of JOHANNES... [more]
JANEZ m Slovene
Slovene form of Iohannes (see JOHN).
JANKO m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of JANEZ
JAVOR m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Means "maple tree" in south Slavic.
JERNEJ m Slovene
Slovene form of BARTHOLOMEW
JOSIP m Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of JOSEPH
JOŽE m Slovene
Slovene diminutive of JOSEPH
JOŽEF m Slovene
Slovene form of JOSEPH
JULIJ m Slovene
Slovene form of JULIUS
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 Iustinus, which was derived from JUSTUS... [more]
KAREL m Dutch, Czech, Slovene
Dutch, Czech and Slovene form of CHARLES
KLEMEN m Slovene
Slovene form of Clemens (see 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
KRISTJAN m Estonian, Slovene
Estonian and Slovene form of CHRISTIAN
KRIŠTOF m Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of CHRISTOPHER
LADISLAV m Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Czech, Slovak and Slovene form of VLADISLAV
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]
LOJZE m Slovene
Short form of ALOJZ
LOVRENC m Slovene
Slovene form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).
LOVRO m Slovene
Short form of LOVRENC
LUDVIK m Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of LUDWIG
LUKA m Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Russian, Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of LUKE
MARIJAN m Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of MARIANUS
MARJAN (2) m Slovene
Slovene form of MARIANUS
MARKO m Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Finnish, Basque
Cognate of MARK
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]
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.
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
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]
MILOŠ m Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of MILOSLAV and other names beginning with the Slavic element mil "favour".
MIRAN m Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".
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]
MITJA m Slovene
Slovene form of MITYA
MLADEN m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Derived from south Slavic mlad meaning "young".
NEJC m Slovene
Diminutive of JERNEJ
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
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
PETER m English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Derived from the Greek Πετρος (Petros) meaning "stone"... [more]
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
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.
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]
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).
SILVESTER m German, English, Slovene, Slovak
From a Roman name meaning "of the forest" from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more]
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]
SLAVA m & f Russian, Slovene
Short form of Slavic names containing the element slav "glory".
SLAVKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from Slavic slav meaning "glory".
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".
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
TADEJ m Slovene
Slovene form of THADDEUS
TEODOR m Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
Cognate of THEODORE
TIM m English, German, Dutch, Slovene
Short form of TIMOTHY
TIMOTEJ m Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of TIMOTHY
TINEK m Slovene
Slovene diminutive of MARTIN
TOMAŽ m Slovene
Slovene form of THOMAS
TONE (1) m Slovene
Short form of ANTON
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]
VALENTIN m Scandinavian, German, French, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Romanian
Cognate of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VALTER m Scandinavian, Portuguese, Slovene
Scandinavian, Portuguese and Slovene form of WALTER
VID m Slovene, Hungarian
Slovene and Hungarian form of WIDO or VITUS
VIKTOR m Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Cognate of VICTOR
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]
VLADISLAV m Russian, Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Means "to rule with glory", derived from the Slavic elements volod "rule" and slav "glory".
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.
ZLATKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of ZLATAN
ZORAN m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Masculine form of ZORA
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