Proto-Slavic Names - Behind the Name

Belobog m Slavic Mythology
Means "the white god" from Old Slavic bělŭ "white" and bogŭ "god". This was the name of a poorly attested (possibly spurious) Slavic god of good fortune.

Bogodanŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Bogdan.

Bogomilŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Bogumił.

Bogoslavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Bogusław.

Boľeslavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Bolesław.

Borislavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Borislav.

Borivojĭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Bořivoj.

Bornimirŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Branimir.

Bornislavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Bronisław.

Chernobog m Slavic Mythology
Means "the black god" from Old Slavic čĭrnŭ "black" and bogŭ "god". According to a few late sources, Chernobog was a Slavic god of misfortune.

Čĭstiborŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Ctibor.

Čĭstimirŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Čestmír.

Čĭstiradŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Ctirad.

Daliborŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Dalibor.

Dalimilŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Dalimil.

Dazbog m Slavic Mythology
Variant of Dazhdbog.

Dazhbog m Slavic Mythology
Means "the giving god" from Old Slavic dati "to give" and bogŭ "god". Dazhbog was a Slavic god of the sun and light, a son of Svarog. In some myths he is the ancestor of the Rus people.

Dazhdbog m Slavic Mythology
Variant of Dazhbog.

Dobrogostŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Dobrogost.

Dobromilŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Dobromil.

Dobroslavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Dobroslav.

Dorgomirŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Dragomir.

Dorgoslavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Dragoslav.

Jarogněvŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Jarogniew.

Jaromirŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Jaromír.

Jaropŭlkŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Yaropolk.

Jaroslavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Yaroslav.

Jĭzbygněvŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Zbigniew.

Kazimirŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Kazimierz (see Casimir).

Lada f Slavic Mythology, Czech, Russian, Croatian
The name of a Slavic fertility goddess, derived from Old Slavic lada "wife". It can also be a diminutive of Vladislava or Vladimira.

Lech m Polish, Slavic Mythology
According to Polish legend this was the name of the founder of the Lechites, a group that includes the Poles. The name probably derives from that of the old Slavic tribe the Lendians, called the Lędzianie in Polish.... [more]

Ľubomirŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Lubomír.

Ľudŭmila f Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Ludmila.

Ľudŭmilŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Lyudmil.

Marzanna 2 f Slavic Mythology
Polish form of Morana.

Milivojĭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Milivoj.

Milodorgŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Miodrag.

Milogostŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Miłogost.

Miloradŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Milorad.

Miloslavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Miloslav.

Miroslavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Miroslav.

Mĭstislavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Mstislav.

Mokosh f Slavic Mythology
Derived from the Old Slavic root mok meaning "wet, moist". Mokosh was a Slavic goddess associated with weaving, women, water and fertility.

Morana f Slavic Mythology, Croatian
From Old Slavic morŭ meaning "death, plague". In Slavic mythology this was the name of a goddess associated with winter and death.

Orstislavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Rostislav.

Ortimirŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Ratomir.

Perun m Slavic Mythology
From Old Slavic perunŭ meaning "thunder". In Slavic mythology Perun was the god of lightning and the sky, sometimes considered to be the supreme god. Oak trees were sacred to him.

Radomilŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Radomil.

Radomirŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Radomir.

Radoslavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Radosław.

Šiwa f Slavic Mythology
Variant of Živa.

Slavomirŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Sławomir.

Stanislavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Stanislav.

Stribog m Slavic Mythology
Possibly from Old Slavic sterti "to extend, to spread" and bogŭ "god". Alternatively it could come from strybati "to flow, to move quickly". Stribog was a Slavic god who was possibly associated with the wind.

Svantovit m Slavic Mythology
Variant of Svetovid.

Svarog m Slavic Mythology
Probably means "fire", from Old Slavic sŭvarŭ meaning "heat". This was the name of a Slavic god associated with blacksmithing.

Svętomirŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Svetomir.

Svętopŭlkŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Svatopluk.

Svętoslavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Svyatoslav.

Svetovid m Slavic Mythology
Variant of Svetovit.

Svetovit m Slavic Mythology
Derived from Slavic svętŭ "sacred, holy" and vitŭ "master, lord". This was the name of a four-headed West Slavic god of war and light. He has historically been conflated with Saint Vitus, who is known as Święty Wit in Polish and Svatý Vít in Czech.

Veles m Slavic Mythology
Possibly derived from Old Slavic volŭ meaning "ox" or velĭ meaning "great". Veles or Volos was the Slavic god of cattle, also associated with the earth, wealth and the underworld.

Vesna f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Slavic Mythology
Means "spring" in many Slavic languages. This was the name of a Slavic spirit associated with the springtime. It has been used as a given name only since the 20th century.

Vęťeslavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Veceslav (see Václav).

Vojĭtěxŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Wojciech.

Voldiměrŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Vladimir.

Voldislavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Vladislav.

Volos m Slavic Mythology
Variant of Veles.

Xornislavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Hranislav.

Živa f Slavic Mythology, Slovene, Serbian
From the Old Slavic word živŭ meaning "alive, living". According to the 12th-century Saxon priest Helmold, this was the name of a Slavic goddess possibly associated with life or fertility.

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