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Wojsław m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Vojislav.

Wojtek m Polish
Diminutive of Wojciech.

Wolodymyr m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Володимир (see Volodymyr).

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

Yaraslau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Yaroslav.

Yaraslava f Belarusian
Belarusian feminine form of Yaroslav.

Yarik m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yaroslav.

Yaropolk m Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements jarŭ "fierce, energetic" and pŭlkŭ "people, host". This name was borne by two rulers of Kievan Rus (10th and 12th centuries).

Yaroslav m Russian, Ukrainian
Means "fierce and glorious", derived from the Slavic elements jarŭ "fierce, energetic" and slava "glory". Yaroslav the Wise was an 11th-century grand prince of Kyiv who expanded Kievan Rus to its greatest extent.

Yaroslava f Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian feminine form of Yaroslav.

Yavor m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Javor.

Zarja f Slovene
Slovene variant of Zora.

Žarko m Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Derived from South Slavic žar meaning "ember, zeal, fervour".

Záviš m Czech (Rare)
Derived from Czech závist meaning "envy".

Zawisza m Polish (Archaic)
Polish cognate of Záviš.

Zbigniew m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements jĭzbyti "to dispel" and gněvŭ "anger". This was the name of a 12th-century duke of Poland.

Zbyhněv m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Zbigniew.

Zbyněk m Czech
Diminutive of Zbyhněv, now used independently.

Zbyšek m Czech
Diminutive of Zbyhněv, now used independently.

Zbyszek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zdena f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Zdeněk or Zdenko.

Zdeněk m Czech
Originally a diminutive of Zdislav, now used independently. It has sometimes been used as a Czech form of Sidonius.

Zdeňka f Czech
Feminine form of Zdeněk.

Zdenka f Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Zdeněk or Zdenko.

Zdenko m Slovak, Croatian, Slovene
Slovak, Croatian and Slovene form of Zdeněk.

Zdeno m Slovak
Slovak variant of Zdenko.

Zdeslav m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zdzisław. This name was borne by a 9th-century duke of Croatia.

Zdislav m Czech
Czech form of Zdzisław.

Zdislava f Czech
Czech feminine form of Zdzisław. This name was borne by the 13th-century Czech saint Zdislava Berka.

Zdravka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zdravko.

Zdravko m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from South Slavic zdrav meaning "healthy", ultimately from Old Slavic sŭdorvŭ.

Zdzisław m Polish
Slavic name, possibly from the element děti "to do, to say" combined with slava "glory".

Zdzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Zdzisław.

Želimir m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian želeti "to wish, to desire" combined with the Slavic element mirŭ "peace, world".

Željka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Željko.

Željko m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from South Slavic želja meaning "desire", ultimately from Old Slavic želěti.

Želmíra f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Želimir.

Zharko m Macedonian
Alternate transcription of Macedonian Жарко (see Žarko).

Zhivka f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Živko.

Zhivko m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian form of Živko, as well as an alternate transcription for Macedonian.

Ziemowit m Polish
From an old Polish name derived from the elements sěmĭja "family" and vitŭ "master, lord". This was the name of a semi-legendary duke of Poland. It was also borne by several other Piast rulers of Masovia.

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.

Živka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Živko.

Živko m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Derived from the South Slavic word živ meaning "alive, living".

Zlata f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zlatan.

Zlatan m Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Derived from South Slavic zlato meaning "gold", a derivative of Old Slavic zolto.

Zlatica f Croatian, Slovak
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatko m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Zlatan.

Zlatuše f Czech
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlota f Jewish (Rare)
From Polish złoto "gold", used as a translation of Yiddish Golda.

Zora f Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
Means "dawn, aurora" in the South Slavic languages, as well as Czech and Slovak.

Zoran m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Masculine form of Zora.

Zorana f Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zora.

Zoriana f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Зоряна (see Zoryana).

Zorica f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian and Macedonian diminutive of Zora.

Zorka f Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Zora.

Zoryana f Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian зоря (zorya) meaning "dawn, star".

Zselyke f Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of Željka.

Zvezdana f Serbian, Slovene
Serbian and Slovene form of Zvjezdana.

Zvjezdana f Croatian
Derived from Croatian zvijezda meaning "star".

Zvonimir m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements zvonŭ "sound, chime" and mirŭ "peace, world". Dmitar Zvonimir was an 11th-century Croatian king.

Zvonimira f Croatian
Feminine form of Zvonimir.

Zvonko m Croatian
Diminutive of Zvonimir.