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Uršula f Slovene
Slovene form of Ursula.

Valent m Croatian
Croatian short form of Valentin.

Valeri Валери m Bulgarian, Georgian, Russian
Bulgarian and Georgian form of Valerius, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Валерий (see Valeriy).

Valter m Italian, Swedish, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian
Form of Walter used in several languages.

Vancho Ванчо m Macedonian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Macedonian Ванчо (see Vančo), as well as the usual Bulgarian transcription.

Vanesa f Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian
Form of Vanessa in several languages.

Vangel Вангел m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Evangelos.

Vedran Ведран m Croatian, Serbian
Means "clear, cheerful" in Croatian and Serbian.

Veljko Вељко m Serbian, Croatian
Diminutive of Veselko.

Venera 1 Венера f Russian, Bulgarian, Albanian
Form of Venus, from the genitive form Veneris.

Veneta Венета f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian венец (venets) meaning "crown, wreath".

Verica Верица f Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian diminutive of Vera 1.

Vesela Весела f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian весел (vesel) meaning "cheerful".

Viktor Виктор m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Greek
Form of Victor used in various languages.

Viljem m Slovene
Slovene form of William.

Višnja Вишња f Croatian, Serbian
Means "sour cherry" in Croatian and Serbian.

Vladan Владан m Serbian, Czech
From the Slavic element volděti meaning "to rule, to control", originally a diminutive of names containing that element.

Vlasta Власта f & m Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Slavic element volstĭ meaning "power, rule, sovereignty". Descendants of this word include Czech vlast "homeland" and Serbo-Croatian vlast "power". It is sometimes masculine in Czech and Serbian.

Vlatka f Croatian
Feminine form of Vlatko.

Vlatko Влатко m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element volděti (South Slavic vladati) meaning "to rule, to control".

Yordan Йордан m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jordan.

Yulian Юлиан m Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Julian.

Yuliya Юлия f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Julia.

Zahari Захари m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Zechariah.

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

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

Zejneb f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaynab.

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

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

Zerina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zarina.

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

Zhenya Женя f & m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of Yevgeniya or Yevgeniy or a Bulgarian diminutive of Evgeniya.

Zhivka Живка f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Živko.

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

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

Zlatka Златка f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Zlata.

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

Zofija f Lithuanian, Slovene
Lithuanian and Slovene form of Sophia.

Zorana Зорана f Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zora.

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

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.

Zvonko m Croatian
Diminutive of Zvonimir.