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Slovene Masculine Names

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".

ŽAN   m   Slovene
Variant of JANEZ

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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