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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Serbian.
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Njegovan m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the verb njegovati, meaning ''to nurture''.
Novica Новица m Serbian, Montenegrin
Diminutive form of Novak. Used as an independent name.
Novislav Новислав m Bosnian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
The origin is uncertain. Probably comes from Proto-Slavic novu "new" and slava "glory".
Obren Обрен m Serbian
Serbian form of Abraham.
Odisej Одисеј m Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Odysseus.
Okean Океан m Bosnian, Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian, Kyrgyz (Rare), Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kyrgyz, Russian, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian form of Okeanos.... [more]
Oksil Оксил m Russian, Serbian
Russian and Serbian form of Oxylos.
Oktavije m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Octavius.
Olimpiodor Олимпиодор m Croatian, Russian, Serbian
Croatian, Russian and Serbian form of Olympiodoros.
Orfej Орфеј m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Orpheus.
Ostoja m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic ostojati meaning "to stay".
Osvit Освит m & f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian osvit meaning "dawn".
Ozren Озрен m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the passive voice of an older Slavic verb ozreti se meaning "to look, glance".... [more]
Pafnutije Пафнутије m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form Papnoute.
Pahomije Пахомије m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Pachomius.
Paja Паја m Serbian
Diminutive of Pavle.
Pajsije Пајсије m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Paisius.
Pankratije Панкратије m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Pankratios.
Parmen Пармен m Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian
Croatian, Georgian, Russian and Serbian form of Parmenas.
Pasikrat Пасикрат m Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Pasikrates.
Pavsikakije Павсикакије m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Παυσικακίος (Pausikakios), which is an extremely rare variant of Pausikakos.
Peko Пеко m Montenegrin, Serbian
Diminutive of Petar.
Pelagije Пелагије m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Pelagios via Pelagius.
Pelej Пелеј m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Peleus.
Pera Пера m & f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Petar (male) or Petra (female).
Petrašin Петрашин m Vlach, Serbian (Archaic)
Means "son of Peter" in Vlach and Serbian.
Petrimir Петримир m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Petromir.
Petrislav Петрислав m Croatian, Serbian, History
Croatian and Serbian form of Petroslav. Known bearers of this name were Serbian rulers Petrislav of Duklja and Petrislav of Rascia, who both lived in the 11th century AD.
Pimen Пимен m Georgian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare, Archaic)
Georgian, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Serbian form of Poimen (see Poemen). Known bearers of this name include a Metropolitan of Moscow (14th century AD) and the 14th Patriarch of Moscow (20th century AD).
Plam Плам m Serbian
From Serbian плам (plam) meaning "flame".
Pompej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Pompey.
Porfirije Порфирије m Serbian
Serbian form of Porphyrius.
Potit Потит m Bulgarian (Archaic), French (Archaic), Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Bulgarian, French, Russian and Serbian form of Potitus.
Pravdan Правдан m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Elaborated masculine form of Pravda.
Prebislav m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements prebi and slav "glory".
Predislav Предислав m Medieval Croatian, Medieval Serbian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic perdъ "in front of, against"... [more]
Predomir Предомир m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Predimir.
Prijap Пријап m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Priapos via its latinized form Priapus.
Prometej Прометеј m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Prometheus.
Protej Протеј m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Proteus.
Prvoljub Првољуб m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic elements prvi or prvo, meaning "first, firstly" and ljub, meaning "loved, beloved".
Prvosin Првосин m Serbian
From Serbian први (prvi) meaning "first" and син (sin) meaning "son". The name is clearly given to first born sons.
Ptolemej Птолемеј m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Ptolemaios via Ptolemaeus.
Puniša Пуниша m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the adjective pun, literally meaning "full", denoting chubby and plump child.
Rabren Рабрен m Serbian
Likely to come from "храбар" ("hrabrar"), which means "brave".
Radenko m Serbian, Croatian
An elaborate form of Rade.
Radiša Радиша m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element rad "care".
Radoje Радоје m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic element rad meaning "work" or "happily".
Radojica Радојица m Serbian (Rare), Montenegrin (Rare)
Diminutive of Radoje.
Radola Радола m Serbian, Croatian, Czech
Slavicized variant of the Germanic name Rudolf, most notably used by Czech military commander and politician Radola Geidl, whose original name was Rudolf Geidl.
Radoman Радоман m Serbian
Rafailo Рафаило m Serbian
Variant of Raphael.
Rafajlo Рафајло m Serbian (Rare)
Variant of Raphael.
Ramael Рамаел m Serbian
Serbian name for an angel of joy, possibly referring to Judeo-Christian angel Ramiel.
Ranimir Ранимир m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [more]
Ranislav Ранислав m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [more]
Rastimir Растимир m Serbian, Slovak, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Slovak form of Rostimir.
Rastko m Slovene, Serbian
The name is derived from the Serbian word rasti, which means "to grow". I is also the name of the most important Serbian Orthodox saint - st. Sava (sveti Sava)
Redomir Редомир m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Redimir.
Remigije Ремигије m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Remigius (see Rémy).
Rodislav Родислав m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Croatian and Serbian cognate of Rodosław.
Rufin Руфин m Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare), French, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Provençal
Bulgarian, Croatian, French, Provençal, Polish, Russian and Serbian form of Rufinus.
Rusimir Русимир m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun Rus meaning "Russian". The Russians themselves derived their name from (Old) Russian rusij or rusiy, which refers to a light hair colour (often blonde; some sources also say light-brown) and could be understood to mean "fair-haired" or "fair-headed"... [more]
Rusomir Русомир m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Rusimir, as well as a Serbian variant form of the same name.
Ruzmarin Рузмарин m Serbian
Serbian name for rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis).
Sale m Serbian
Nickname for Aleksandar or Saša.
Samuilo Самуило m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Samuel.
Saše Саше m & f Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian
Variant of Saša
Savatije Саватије m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Sabbatios via Sabbatius.
Savo Саво m Serbian
Serbian variant of Sava.
Selimir Селимир m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements seliti, "to move, to migrate" and mir meaning "peace".... [more]
Senko m Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Derived from South Slavic senka or sjenka meaning "shadow". Masculine form of Senka or a nickname for Jasenko or Arsen.
Sergije Сергије m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Sergius.
Servijan Сервијан m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Servianus.
Servije Сервије m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Servius.
Servilije Сервилије m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Servilius.
Siksto m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Latvian
Croatian, Serbian, and Latvian form of Sixtus.
Simah Симах m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Symmachus.
Simeun Симеун m Serbian
Variant of Simeon.
Sizif Сизиф m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Sisyphus.
Slađan Слађан m Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian (Rare)
Masculine form of Slađana.
Sladjan Слађан m Serbian (Anglicized)
Variant transliteration of Slađan.
Slaviša Славиша m Serbian, Croatian
Diminutive of Slava, Slavko, or Slaven.
Slavuj Славуј m Serbian (Rare)
Means "nightingale" in Serbian.
Sofronije Софроније m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Sophronios via Sophronius.
Sokrat Сократ m Abkhaz, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian (Rare), Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Form of Socrates in various languages. In Georgia, this name is a variant of Sokrate, which is the standard Georgian form of the aforementioned name.
Sosten Состен m Serbian
Serbian name for the apostle Sosthenes.
Spaso m Serbian
Short form of Spasoje.
Spasoje Спасоје m Serbian
Derived from Serbian spasiti meaning "to save".
Srbimir Србимир m Serbian
Means "peace of the Serbs", derived from Serbian Srbi meaning "Serbs" combined with the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".
Srbislav Србислав m Serbian
Means "fame of the Serbs" from Serbian Srbi "Serbs" combined with the Slavic element slav "glory".
Srboje Србоје m Serbian
Derived from the Serbian noun Србин (Srbin) meaning "Serb".
Srboljub Србољуб m Serbian
Derived from Srbin, meaning "a Serb", and ljubiti, meaning "to kiss, to love".
Srbomir Србомир m Serbian
Variant of Srbimir.
Srđan Срђан m Croatian, Serbian
Possibly derived from South Slavic srdit meaning "angry". It was associated with Sergius (Srđ in older Croatian) from early times.
Srdjan Срђан m Serbian
Alternative transcription of Srđan.
Srebrenko Сребренко m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Male form of Srebrenka.Cpебpенкo
Sreten Сретен m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from South Slavic sreča meaning "luck".
Staniša m Serbian, Vlach
Diminutive of Stanislav.
Stanoje m Serbian, Vlach
Derived from Stanislav.
Stanojko m Serbian, Vlach
Diminutive of Stanislav.
Stanomir Станомир m Macedonian, Serbian
Variant form of Stanimir.
Stavrakije Ставракије m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Staurakios via its latinized form Stauracius.
Stevica m Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian diminutive form of Stevan.
Stole m Serbian, Macedonian
Short form of Stojan.
Stracimir Страцимир m Serbian
Older form of Strahimir. This name was borne by 12th-century Serbian prince Stracimir Zavidović and 14th-century Serbian noble Stracimir Balšić.
Strahimir Страхимир m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian variant form of Strahomir. A bearer of this name was Croatian poet Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865-1908).
Strahinja Страхиња m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From the noun strah meaning "fear, dread". Borne by Strahinja Banović, a legendary Serbian nobleman and folk hero.
Strahomir Страхомир m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Strachomir.
Sudomir Судомир m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Sędomir.
Svetibor m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the elements svet meaning "holy" оr "world" and boriti, meaning "to fight, to battle".
Svetislav m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic svet meaning "holy, blessed" and slav meaning "glory".
Sveto m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Svetozar, Svetoslav and other names beginning with svet meaning "blessed, holy, bright".
Svetolik Светолик m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements svet, which could mean "holy, saint" or "world", or from the element svetli, "bright", and lik, meaning "image".
Svetozar Светозар m Serbian, Croatian, Czech
Derived from Slavic svet "blessed, holy, bright" and zar, zariti meaning "radiant, beaming; delight".
Svevlad Свевлад m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Slavic elements све (sve) meaning "all" and влад (vlad) meaning "ruler". Hence the name means "ruler of all".
Svilokos Свилокос m Serbian
From Serbian свила (svila) meaning "silk" and коса (kosa) meaning "hair". Therefore the name means "silk haired".
Talalej Талалеј m Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Serbian and Macedonian form of Thalelaeus. Also compare its Russian form Falaley.
Tanasije Танасије m Serbian (Rare)
Short form of Atanasije.
Tankosav Танкосав m Serbian
Tasa Таса m Serbian
Diminutive of Atanasije.
Tatomir Татомир m Polish, Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic tata "father" combined with Slavic mir "peace". A known bearer of this name was Tatomir Anđelić (1903-1993), a Serbian mathematician and expert in mechanics.
Tavmasije Тавмасије m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Thaumasios.
Telesfor Телесфор m Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish (Rare), Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Telesphoros (see Télesphore).
Teodosije Теодосије m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Theodosius.
Terapont Терапонт m Polish (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Polish and Serbian forms of Therapon.
Tezej Тезеј m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Theseus.
Timaj m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Timaeus.
Timijan Тимијан m Serbian
Serbian for thyme, (Latin Thymus vulgaris).
Timotije m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Timothy.
Titomir Титомир m Croatian, Serbian
There are two possible explanations for the etymology of the first element of this name. The first is that it is derived from Tito, which is the Serbo-Croatian form of Titus... [more]
Titoslav Титослав m Croatian, Serbian
There are two possible explanations for the etymology of the first element of this name. The first is that it is derived from Tito, which is the Serbo-Croatian form of Titus... [more]
Tomaš Томаш m Serbian, Croatian, Sorbian
Variant of Thomas.
Toplica Топлица m Serbian (Rare)
A toponym literally meaning "warm river" (from the Slavic element topao, toplo ''warm''). Toplica is a river in southern Serbia which gave its name to Toplica District with the administrative center in the city of Prokuplje... [more]
Tovija Товија m Serbian
Serbian form of Toviyyah (see Tobiah).
Trifun Трифун m Serbian
Serbian form of Tryphon.
Trojan Тројан m Serbian, Croatian
From Serbian троје (troje) literally meaning "three people" but denoting "trinity".
Tugomir Тугомир m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovenian form of the Old Slavic name Togomir, which is derived from Slavic togo "strong, mighty, potent" combined with Slavic mir "peace". Known bearers of this name were Croatian poet and storyteller Tugomir Alaupović (1870-1958) and Tugomir Franc (1932-1983), a Croatian opera singer.
Uglješa Угљеша m Serbian
Derived from ugalj, the word for "coal", meaning "black as coal". Uglješa Mrnjavčević was a Serbian medieval nobleman of the Mrnjavčević family during the Serbian Empire.
Ugrin Угрин m Serbian (Rare)
An ethnonym meaning "Hungarian".
Uliks m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Ulysses.
Uman Уман m Serbian
From Serbian уман (uman) meaning "intelligent".
Uteh Утех m Serbian
From Serbian утешити (utešiti) meaning "to console" or утеха (uteha) meaning "consolation".
Valerije m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Valerius.
Valtazar Валтазар m Serbian
Valtazar is a Serbian form of Balthazar.... [more]
Vasilj Васиљ m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Basil 1.
Vaskrsija Васкрсија m & f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form and male variant of Vaskrsije.
Vaskrsije Васкрсије m Serbian (Rare)
A literal translation of the Greek name Anastasios, meaning "resurrection". A suitable name for an Easter child.
Vatren Ватрен m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From ватрен (vatren) meaning "fiery, passionate".
Vatromir Ватромир m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian ватра (vatra) meaning "fire" and мир (mir) meaning "peace" or "glory". Thus the name means "vigorous or passionate for glory/peace".
Vavila Вавила m Russian (Archaic), Serbian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian, Russian and Serbian form of Babylas.
Velemir Велемир m Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene
Variant of Velimir.
Veličko Величко m Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian
Derived from the adjective velik, meaning "big, large in size".
Veliša Велиша m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the adjective velik, meaning "big, large in size".
Veran Веран m Serbian
Masculine form of Vera 1, meaning "faith". Also associated with the adjective veran, pronounced with a stress on the first syllable, meaning "loyal, faithful".
Veroljub Верољуб m Serbian
Derived from the elements vera "faith" and "ljub" "love", literally meaning "lover of faith".
Veseljko Весељко m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Veselko.
Vićentije Вићентије m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Vincent. Famous bearers include 16th century Serbian painter Vićentije "Vićenco" Vuković and writer and poet Vićentije Rakić (1750-1818), founder of the School of Theology.
Vidak Видак m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
From the verb vidjeti meaning ''to see''.
Vidan Видан m Serbian
Variant of Vid.
Vidoje m Serbian, Croatian
Elaboration of Vid.
Vidomir Видомир m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]
Vidosav Видосав m Serbian
Variant of Vidoslav.
Vidoslav Видослав m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]
Vigilije Вигилије m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Vigilius.
Vigor Вигор m History (Ecclesiastical), Croatian, Serbian, Italian, Swedish, Medieval French
Derived from Latin vigor "vigor, strength, liveliness".
Visarion Висарион m Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian and Serbian form of Bessarion via Vissarion. Bearers of this name include Romanian metropolitan bishop Visarion Puiu (1879-1964) and Serbian metropolitan bishop Visarion Ljubiša (1823-1884).
Vlada Влада f & m Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Vlad and a female and male short form of names starting with this element, like Vladimira, Vladimir, Vladan or Vladislava.
Vlade Владе m Serbian
Vladeta Владета m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element vladati, meaning "to rule". A famous bearer is Vladeta Jerotić, Serbian writer, psychiatrist, Jungian psychologist and erudite.
Vladica f & m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vlad and Vlada.
Vlajko Влајко m Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Vladimir.
Voja m Serbian, Croatian
Short from of names containing the element voj, like Milivoj, Vojislav.
Vojin Војин m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element voi or voin, meaning "soldier". Vojvoda (Duke) Vojin, also known as Vojin of Gacko was 14th century Serbian magnate and nobleman, founder of Vojinović noble family.
Vojkan Војкан m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element voi meaning "soldier". Also used as a short from of Vojislav.
Volislav Волислав m Russian, Serbian
Means "glorious will", derived from Proto-Slavic volja "will, volition" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
Vujadin Вујадин m Serbian
One of the many Serbian names derived from the element vuk, meaning "wolf". ... [more]
Vukadin m Serbian
Derived from Serbian vuk "wolf".
Vukan Вукан m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from South Slavic vuk "wolf".
Vukmir Вукмир m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the elements vuk meaning"wolf" and mir meaning "peace".
Vukomir Вукомир m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
Vukoslav Вукослав m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]
Vukota Вукота m Serbian (Rare)
One of the numerous masculine Serbian names derived from vuk, meaning "wolf".
Vuksan Вуксан m Serbian
Diminutive or Vukoslav or elaborated form of Vuk.
Wuk Вук m Serbian (Latinized, Archaic)
Rare German rendering of the Serbian name Vuk (using an obsolete transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet).
Yarilo Јарило m Russian (Rare, Archaic), Slavic Mythology, Serbian (Rare, Archaic), Polish (Rare, Archaic), Belarusian
Yarilo is a Slavic god of vegetation, fertility and spring.
Zaharija Захарија m Croatian, Serbian
A form of Zachariah.
Zaharije Захарије m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Zechariah.
Zavid Завид m Serbian (Rare, Archaic)
From zavist ''envy'', variant of Zavida.
Zavida Завида m Medieval Serbian, Serbian (Archaic)
Derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". ... [more]
Zaviša Завиша m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the old name Zavida, which itself was derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". It was once used to divert evil forces from a child, since it was believed it would prevent envy towards the child.
Zdravomir Здравомир m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian zdráve or Serbo-Croatian zdravlje "health", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic sъdorvъ "healthy". The second element is derived from either Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".
Želidrag Желидраг m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the elements želeti ("to wish, to desire") and drag ("dear, precious"), meaning "wished-for and dear".
Želisav Желисав m Serbian (Rare)
From Serbian желети (želeti) meaning "to wish" and сав (sav) meaning "whole" or "all".
Ženja m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Southern Slavic form of Zhenya.
Žitomir Житомир m Croatian, Serbian
Means "to live in peace", derived from Proto-Slavic žiti "to live" combined with Slavic mir "peace". In other words, this name is more or less the Croatian and Serbian cognate of the Polish name Życiomierz.
Živadin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ (zhivu) meaning "living".
Živan Живан m Slovak, Serbian
Masculine form of Živa.
Živojin Живојин m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ ( zhivu ) meaning "living".
Živoljub Живољуб m Serbian
Derived from the elements živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious" and ljub meaning "love" or "loved".
Živomir Живомир m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective živ "alive, live, living", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic živъ "live, alive". Also compare the Serbo-Croatian noun život "life, living, lifetime"... [more]
Života Живота m Serbian
Derived from the Serbian živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious".
Životije Животије m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian живот (život) meaning "life".
Zlatibor m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From the Slavic elements zlato "gold" and bor "battle". This is the name of a mountain in Serbia.
Zlatimir Златимир m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Variant of Zlatomir.
Zlatoje Златоје m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from zlato, the Slavic word for "gold", meaning "golden, like gold".
Zlatomir Златомир m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Derived from Slavic zlato "gold" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Zorislav Зорислав m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian zora "dawn, aurora" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
Zoro Зоро m Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive or short form of Zoran.
Zoroslav Зорослав m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zorislav.
Zosim Зосим m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).
Zvezdan Звездан m Serbian, Slovene
Masculine form of Zvezdana.
Zvinimir Звинимир m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Svinimir.
Zvonomir Звономир m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zvonimir.