Old Slavic Origin Names

This is a list of names in which the origin is Old Slavic. The Common Slavic language was the ancestor of the Slavic languages, as used by the Slavic peoples of eastern Europe.
gender
usage
origin
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.