South Slavic Names

These names are used in regions that use South Slavic languages.
gender
usage
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.
Zofija f Lithuanian, Slovene
Lithuanian and Slovene form of Sophia.
Zoja f Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Form of Zoe in several languages.
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.
Zorica f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian and Macedonian diminutive of Zora.
Zornitsa f Bulgarian
Means "morning star" in Bulgarian.
Zoya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Zoe.
Zrinka f Croatian
Possibly from Zrin, the name of a village in Croatia, or from the noble Zrinski family that originated there.
Zrinko m Croatian
Masculine form of Zrinka.
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.