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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Serbo-Croatian.
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Milenka Миленка f Serbian, Croatian, Sorbian, Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Milena, used as a given name in its own right.
Miliana Милиана f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian variant of Milijana.
Milija m & f Serbian
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Milijana Милијана f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene
Feminine form of Milijan.
Miljka f Serbian, Croatian
Croatian and Serbian variant of Milka 1. It was at the height of its popularity in the 1950s.
Milodarka Милодарка f Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements mil, meaning "dear, precious" and dar, meaning "gift" or "given".
Milosija Милосија f Serbian
From Slavic elements mio meaning "charming" or "pleasant" and sija deriving from the verb sijati meaning "to shine". Hence the name means "one that shines charmingly/pleasantly".
Miluša Милуша f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Mila and any other Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Miloslava and Ludmila... [more]
Miluška f Croatian, Slovak
Diminutive of Mila and any other Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Miloslava and Ludmila... [more]
Mima Мима f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bosnian
Nickname for Marija and other names starting with M (Milica, Mersiha, etc.).
Minja Миња f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana.
Miomira Миомира f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Miomir.
Miona Миона f Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the name Milna, through the process of L-vocalization, by which the lateral "l" is replaced by the vowel "o". The root of this name is verb milovati, meaning "to caress", to "love", as well as the adjective mil, meaning "dear, beloved".
Mirtida Миртида f Macedonian, Serbian
Macedonian and Serbian form of Myrtis.
Miruša f Croatian (Rare), Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak form of Mirusha. Also compare Miruška.
Miruška f Croatian (Rare), Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak form of Mirushka. Also compare Miruša.
Mirzela f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mirza.
Mirzeta f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mirza.
Miška f & m Croatian
From Russian Mishka.
Mislava f Croatian
Feminine form of Mislav.
Mišnja f Montenegrin
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Serbo-Croatian mȉš meaning "mouse".
Mladija f Montenegrin (Rare)
From mlad meaning "young".
Moni f English (Rare), Croatian, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Monika, Mónica, and other related names. It can also be used as a diminutive of Simone 1 or Ramona.
Monja f German, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant transcription of Russian Моня (see Monya).
Morena Морена f Slavic Mythology, Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Morana.
Muazeza f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Muazzez.
Muhameda f Bosnian
Feminine from of Muhamed.
Muhedina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Muhedin.
Nađa Нађа f Serbian
Diminutive of Nadežda.
Nadana f Croatian (Rare)
Female form of Nadan.
Nadija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Nadiyya.
Nadimirka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nadimir.
Nadina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nadin.
Nadomirka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nadomir.
Nadža f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Nadiyya or a short form of Nadežda.
Naijla f Bosnian, Arabic
Variant form of Najla or Naila.
Naja f Bosnian
Bosnian hypocoristic of Najla or Najila.
Naja f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Nickname for Anastazija, Danaja and names starting with na, for example Naida, Natalija, etc.
Najda f Serbian
Feminine form of Najdan.
Najdana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Najdan.
Najdina f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Najdin.
Narandža f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the word narandža meaning ''orange'' (fruit, not the colour).
Nastasja Настасја f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Nastasya.
Natija f Croatian (Rare)
Rare diminutive of Natalija.
Nedžada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nedžad.
Nedžiba f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nedžib.
Nedžma f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Najma.
Negovanka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Negovan.
Neira f Bosnian
Variant of Nejra.
Nejira f Bosnian
Variant form of Nejra.
Neli f Slovene, Bosnian, Croatian
Short form of Antonela, Marinela, Kornelija, Sanela and other names containing nel.
Nena f Slovene, Croatian
Short form of Nedeljka, Nevenka and other names beginning with Ne-.
Nera f Croatian, Hebrew
Feminine form of Ner. It also means "candle" in Hebrew (hence may be given to girls born during Hanukkah).
Nerkeza f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nerkez.
Nevia f Italian, English (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.
Nevina f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Either a form of Nevena or derived from Slavic nevina meaning ''innocent''.
Nevzeta f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nevzet.
Nezira f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nezir.
Nihada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nihad.
Nika f Croatian
Croatian form of Nike.
Nikolija Николија f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nikola 1.
Ninočka f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Ninochka.
Nioba Ниоба f Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Kazakh, Slovene
Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Kazakh and Slovene form of Niobe.
Nizama f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nizam
Njegomila f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the verb njegovati, meaning ''to nurture''.
Nuredina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nuredin.
Odri f Russian, Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Audrey, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Ofelija Офелија f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Ophelia.
Ognjenka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ognjen.
Ojdana f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ojdan.
Olimpija f Lithuanian, Croatian (Rare)
Lithuanian and Croatian form of Olympias.
Orijana Оријана f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Oriana and Slovene variant of Orjana.
Orjana f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Albanian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form and Albanian variant form of Oriana.
Osvit Освит m & f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian osvit meaning "dawn".
Osvita Освита f Serbian
Feminine form of Osvit.
Ozara Озара f Serbian
From Serbian озарити (ozariti) or озарен (ozaren) meaning "to make radiant" and "radiant" respectively.
Ozrenka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ozren.
Paks f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Pax.
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Pasifaja Пасифаја f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Pasiphaë.
Paškvalina f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Pascal.... [more]
Pemba f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Pembe.
Pepica f Croatian
Diminutive of Josipa.
Pera Пера m & f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Petar (male) or Petra (female).
Perka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Petra.
Persa Перса f Greek (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Medieval Italian
A form of Persis. In Serbian usage, also a short form of Persida.
Persida f Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Slovene
Serbian, Croatian, and Romanian form of Persis. This was the name of the wife of Alexander Karadordevic, Prince of Serbia and ancestor to the monarchs of Yugoslavia.
Perunika Перуника f Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian perunika and Bulgarian and Macedonian перуника (perunika) "iris".
Perzefona f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Persephone.
Petka Петка f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian
Feminine form of Petko. Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans is known by this name in Serbia and Bulgaria.
Petrija Петрија f Serbian (Rare)
Serbian feminine form of Peter.
Petronija f Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Archaic)
Croatian and Lithuanian form of Petronia.
Petruša f Croatian (Rare), Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak diminutive of Petra and Petronela. Also compare Petruška.
Plamena Пламена f Serbian, Bulgarian
From South Slavic пламен (plamen) meaning “flame, blaze, fire".
Plamenka Пламенка f Bulgarian, Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Plamen.
Plava Плава f Serbian
From Serbian плав (plav) meaning "blue" but it is used to denote a "blonde haired" person such as in this case. This is because the word had an ancient meaning of "shining, bright" from which the sense of "blonde haired" comes from and later it came about to mean "blue".
Plavna Плавна f Serbian
See Plava.
Poleksija Полексија f Serbian (Rare)
A form of Polyxena.
Pranja f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pranjo.
Pravda Правда f Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian
Derived from the Proto-Slavic word *pravьda meaning "truth; justice" in many Slavic languages.
Pravdana Правдана f Serbian
Female form of Pravdan.
Prodana Продана f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prodan. Like its masculine counterpart, it is derived from the verb prodati, "to sell", literally meaning "sold". It was once given to divert evil spirits by telling them the child has already been " sold away ".
Prozerpina f Bosnian, Croatian, Lithuanian, Polish
Bosnian, Croatian, Lithuanian and Polish form of Proserpina.
Prvana Првана f Serbian
From Serbian први (prvi) meaning "first". It is thus given to first born daughters.
Prvoslava Првослава f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prvoslav.
Prvoslavka Првославка f Serbian (Rare)
A form of Prvoslava.
Rabija f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Rabi'a.
Raduša f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Slovene diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element rad meaning "happy" or "willing", such as Radana, Radmila and Radoslava... [more]
Raduška f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Slovene diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element rad meaning "happy" or "willing", such as Radana, Radmila and Radoslava... [more]
Rahila Рахила f Serbian
Serbian form of Rachel.
Rajana f Bosnian (?)
Bosnian feminine form of Rayyan
Rajna Рајна f Serbian, Croatian
Either from the name for the German river Rhine or derived from Rajka.
Rapka f Bosnian
Pet form of Rabija.
Rašela f Bosnian
Bosnian Sephardic variant form of Rachel.
Rašeljka f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the name of the plant rašeljka (Lat. Prunus mahaleb), called ''mahaleb cherry'' in English.
Ratislava Ратислава f Serbian
From the Slavic word rat, meaning "war" ,and the slava, meaning "glory".
Ratka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Ratko.
Ratomirka f Serbian
Feminine form of Ratomir.
Refika f Turkish, Bosnian
Feminine form of Refik.
Regica f Croatian
Diminutive of Regina.
Reja f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Rhea.
Reli f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Rahel.
Reza f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian short form of Tereza and Slovene short form of Terezija.
Rijada f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Riad.
Rikica f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Rika.
Romica m & f Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Roman and Romana or Romina.
Rovena f Albanian, Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Albanian, Croatian, Lithuanian and Portuguese form of Rowena.
Rubija f Bosnian
Variant of Rabija.
Rujana f Croatian, Slovene
From the word ruj meaning ''red and yellow colour''.
Rulizza f Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.
Saba f Croatian, Polish, German
Croatian, Polish and German short form of Sabina.
Sadeta f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Sa'adat.
Sadija m & f Bosnian
Bosnian male variant and feminine form of Sa'di.
Sadika f Bosnian, Arabic
Feminine form of Sadik.
Safija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Safiyyah.
Šakira f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Shakira.
Salacija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Salacia.
Saloma f Slovak (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Kashubian
Slovak, Croatian and Kashubian form of Salome.
Saly f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sara.
Sanjina f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sanjin.
Šarika f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene borrowing of Sárika.
Sarika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian
Diminutive of Sara.
Sarinka f Bosnian, South Slavic
Diminutive of Sara.
Saše Саше m & f Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian
Variant of Saša
Sašenka f Serbian, Slovak, Croatian
Strictly feminine diminutive form of Saša.
Saveta Савета f Romanian, Serbian
Romaniann truncated form of Elisaveta and Serbian truncated form of Jelisaveta.
Savka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Sava.
Šefika f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šefik.
Šefka f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šefik.
Šefketa f Bosnian, Macedonian
Possibly a variant of Šefka.
Šeherezada Шехерезада f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene and Serbian form of Shahrazad.
Šeherzada Шехерзада f Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Slovene
Variant of Šeherezada.
Seka f Serbian
Taken from the nickname, which originated as a pet form of the word sestra meaning ''sister''.
Semira f Amharic, Turkish, Bosnian
Feminine form of Semir.
Semka f Bosnian, Serbian
Diminutive derivative of Simeuna.
Šemsa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šemso.
Šemsida f Bosnian
Variant form of Šemsudina.
Senada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Senad.
Senaida f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Senad.
Senija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Saniyya.
Šerifa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šerif.
Sibi f Bosnian
Diminutive of Srbislava, the feminine form of Srbislav. Srbislava was the birth name of Sibi Blažić (1970-), the Serbian-born wife of actor Christian Bale.
Sidonija f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Sidonia.
Šima m & f Croatian
Short form of Šimun.
Simeuna Симеуна f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Simeun.
Šimica f & m Croatian
Feminine form and male diminutive form of Šime.
Simonida Симонида f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Albanian, History
Serbian feminine form of Simonides. This name was borne by a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos II, Princess Simonida (1289-1340), born Simonis, who became the fourth wife of the Serbian king Milutin when she was five years old... [more]
Sipora f Croatian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Croatian and Georgian form of Zipporah.
Sipura f Bosnian
Bosnian variant form of Zipporah attested in Bosnian Sephardic communities.
Skribonija f Croatian
Croatian form of Scribonia.
Slavenka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Slaven.
Sloboda Слобода f Serbian (Rare)
Means "freedom, liberty" in Serbian.
Slovena f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sloven.
Snežna Снежна f Serbian, Slovene
Derived from Serbian and Slovene снежна (snežna), meaning "snowy".
Snježna f Croatian
Derived from Croatian snježna meaning "snowy".
Sofora Софора f Serbian
Serbian for the pagoda tree (latin Styphnolobium japonicum or Sophora japonica)
Soraja f Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Dutch
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Thurayya.
Srbijanka Србијанка f Serbian (Rare)
Means ''Serbian woman".
Srbislava Србислава f Serbian
Feminine form of Srbislav.
Srđana f Croatian, Serbian
Female form of Srđan.
Srebrenka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from srebro meaning ''silver''.
Srna f Croatian (Rare)
Means "doe, female deer" in Croatian.
Stanizza f Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.
Stanojka f Serbian, Vlach, Slovene
Feminine form of Stanojko.
Stevana Стевана f Serbian, Vlach
Vlach feminine form of Stephen.
Stipa m & f Croatian
Croatian male and occasionally female name, derived from Stipan.
Stjepana f Croatian
Female form of Stjepan.
Stojana Стојана f Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Stojan.
Stojanka f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian and Slovene feminine form of Stojan and Bulgarian variant transcription of Стоянка (see Stoyanka).
Strea f Bosnian (Archaic)
Bosnian form of Estrella.
Sukejna f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Sakina
Sumejja f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Sumayyah.
Suza Суза f Croatian, Serbian, English
Short form of Suzana. It also means "a tear" in Croatian and Serbian.
Svemila Свемила f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian све (sve) meaning "all" and мила (mila) meaning "dear" thus the name means "dear to all".
Svemirka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Svemir.
Svila Свила f Serbian
From Serbian свила (svila) meaning "silk".
Svoboda Свобода f Serbian
From Serbian свобода (svoboda), an archaic form of слобода (sloboda) meaning "freedom".
Taida Таида f Croatian (Rare), Latvian (Archaic), Lithuanian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Form of Thaïs - also compare its Italian form Taide. In Slavic countries, this name can also be a variant of Taisiya, which is ultimately of Coptic origin.
Tajna Тајна f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian тајна, tajna, meaning "a secret".
Talija f Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Talya.
Tankosava f Serbian
Feminine form of Tankosav.
Tara Тара f Serbian
From the name of a river and mountain Таra in Serbia and Montenegro. In this countries it is traditional name.
Tetija f Bosnian, Croatian, Lithuanian
Bosnian, Croatian and Lithuanian form of Tethys.
Thalija f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Thalia.
Ðana f Serbian, Bosnian
Variant of Džana.
Ðurðevka Ђурђевка f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian ђурђевак (đurđevak) meaning "lily of the valley" (compare Đurđica).
Tiaša f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Tatjana.
Tihomila f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tihomil.
Tinde f Serbian
Maybe a Serbian form of Tünde.
Tinka f Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Tina.
Tisa Тиса f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the name of the river flowing through Ukraine, Romania, Hungary and Serbia and a derivation from tisa "yew tree".
Todora Тодора f Serbian
Variant of Teodora, which is the feminine form of Teodor, a Serbian version of Theodore.
Tomka f Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian female version of Tomislav or Toma 2.
Tončika f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tonček.
Traja Траја f Serbian
From Serbian трајати (trajati) meaning "to last", "to endure".
Troja Троја f Serbian
From Serbian троје (troje) meaning "three people" thus denoting a "trinity". "Trinity" in Serbian is тројство (trojstvo), itself from троје (troje).
Trojana Тројана f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Trojan.
Tuga f Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
Means "sadness" in Croatian. According to a folk tradition, she and her sister Buga, together with their five brothers Klukas, Lobel, Kosenc, Muhlo and Hrvat, led the Croats into the ancient Roman province of Dalmatia in the 7th century.
Tugomila f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tugomil.
Tuna m & f Croatian (Rare)
Male variant and female form of Tuno.
Ubava Убава f Serbian
From the Serbian feminine form of убав (ubav) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous, delightful".
Ugrinka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ugrin.
Umihana f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine name possibly derived from the Arabic name Umm Hani or Umm-i-Hani, meaning "mother of Hani". In Islamic tradition this was an epithet of Fakhitah bint Abi Talib, a sister of Ali and cousin of Muhammad.... [more]
Una f Croatian
Either inspired by the name of the river Una (bordering Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina), whose meaning is uncertain but could be from Latin una "(female) one", or directly from Latin. It's a modern name, used since the 20th century.
Vaskrsija Васкрсија m & f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form and male variant of Vaskrsije.