Serbo-Croatian Submitted Names

These names are used in Serbia, Croatia, and other parts of the former Yugoslavia. For more specific lists, see Serbian names and Croatian names.
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Budimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Budimir.
Budimirka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Budimir.
Budislav Будислав m Czech, Croatian, Serbian
Deroved from buditi, "to wake up", and slava, "fame, glory".
Budivoj Будивој m Czech, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from buditi, "to wake up", and voi, "army".
Buga f Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
From the verb bugariti meaning ‘'to sing'’.... [more]
Cajka Цајка f Serbian
Diminutive of Caja, which is used as a diminutive of Jelisaveta and Stanislava.
Častimir m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Croatian čast "honour" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic čьstь "honour") combined with mir "peace".
Ćazima f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ćazim.
Ceca Цеца f Serbian
Diminutive of Cecilija and Svetlana.
Čedo m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic word čedo meaning "child", also used as a nickname for Čedomir.
Čedomil m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements chedo meaning "child" and milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Ćejvan m Bosnian (Rare)
Possibly means "the one who guards a high/elevated position".
Cerera f Croatian, Lithuanian
Croatian and Lithuanian form of Ceres.
Cezarion m Bosnian, Croatian, Polish, Romanian
Bosnian, Croatian, Polish and Romanian form of Caesarion.
Cilika f Croatian
Diminutive of Cecilija.
Cintija Цинтија f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Cinthia.
Ćiprijan Ћипријан m Serbian (Rare)
Variant of Cyprian.
Ciprijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Cyprian.
Ćiril m Croatian
Croatian form of Cyril.
Ćirila f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ćiril.
Ćirilo Ћирило m Serbian, Bosnian
Serbian and Bosnian variant of Cyril.
Ćirjak Ћирјак m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Kyriakos (see Cyriacus).
Čučimir Чучимир m Serbian (Archaic), History, Medieval Serbian
Medieval Serbian name of which the first element is of uncertain origin. It may possibly have been derived from Slavic chucha or chusha, which may signify something small. An other possibility may be Slavic chuzh "foreign, alien, strange" - compare modern Russian chuzhoy, Polish cudzy and Slovak cudzí, all of which mean "foreign, alien, strange"... [more]
Čudomir m Croatian (Archaic)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian čudo "miracle, wonder" combined with Slavic mir "peace". As such, the name roughly means "miracle of peace" or "peace is a miracle". In some instances, this name is mistaken for a variant form of Čedomir and even Godemir.
Cvetan m Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Cognate of Cvitan and Bulgarian variant transcription of Цветан (see Tsvetan).
Cvetana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Cognate of Cvitana and Bulgarian variant transcription of Tsvetana.
Cvijetka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cvijetko.
Cvijetko m Croatian
Croatian alternative form of Cvetko.
Cvitana f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cvitan.
Cvitka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cvitko.
Cvjetislav m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Croatian cvijet meaning "blossom, flower" and slava "glory".
Cvjetko m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian variant of Cvetko.
Dabus m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.
Dajan m Croatian, Bosnian
Masculine form to Dajana.
Dalimir Далимир m Croatian, Polish, Serbian
Derived from Slavic dal "far away" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Damaz m Croatian
Croatian form of Damasus.
Damirka f Croatian
Feminine form of Damir.
Danaj Данај m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Danaos (also see Danaus).
Danaja Данаја f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Danaë.
Dane m Serbian (Modern, Rare)
Is the short form for Daniel,Danijel in serbia bosnia etc.. people Who are called Daniel uses the short variant Dane,Danko. Most used in ex Yougoslavia.
Dane Данијел m Serbian
DANE is the short form of DANIJEL,DANIEL IS SERBIAN by origine it is MOST USED BY SERBS AND BOSNIAKS WHO ARE NAMED DANIJEL meaning, GOD IS MY JUDGE.... [more]
Đani m Croatian
Croatian form of Gianni.... [more]
Danijar m Bosnian (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
Bosnian form and Kazakh variant transcription of Daniyar.
Danilka Данилка f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Danilo.
Danilko m Croatian (Rare)
An elaboration of Danilo.
Danimir Данимир m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
Danina Данина f Serbian
Danir m Bosnian
Bosnian male form of Danira.
Danira f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Deïanira.
Danislav Данислав m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]
Danuša f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Danica (Slovene), Daniela (Czech and Slovak) and Danijela (Croatian)... [more]
Danuška f Croatian, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Danica (Slovene), Daniela ( Slovak) and Danijela (Croatian). Also compare Danuša.
Dara f Slovene, Croatian
Short form of Darinka.
Dardan m Serbian
Dar is serbian for "Gift" and Dan for "Day" Gift of the day.The name of the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived on the Balkan Peninsula. Their name may derive from an Illyrian word meaning "pear".
Dare Даре m Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Short form of masculine names that contain the Slavic element daru meaning "gift" (compare Darko).... [more]
Darian m Bulgarian, Croatian, German (Modern), Slovene, French (Modern)
Derived from Slavic dar, meaning "gift". It is sometimes also considered a derivative of Darius.
Darijan m Slovene, Croatian
An elaboration of Darijo.
Darije Дарије m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Darius.
Darinko m Croatian
Croatian male form of Darinka.
Darjan m Croatian, Serbian
Either a form of Darian or a derivative of the Slavic element dar meaning "gift".
Darka Дарка f Serbian (Rare), Croatian, Slovene
Either a feminine form of Darko or a short form of other feminine dar- names like Darinka or, as some sources suggest, even Darija.
Daromir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]
Daroslav Дарослав m Croatian, Lithuanian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]
Daša f Slovene, Croatian
Variant of Dasha.
Dašenka f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Daša.
Daška f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Daša.
Davorko m Croatian
Derived from Davor.
Dea f Danish, Swedish, Croatian, Slovene, English, Albanian, Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin dea "goddess" and a short form of Dorotea, Andrea 2 and Desideria... [more]
Dedal m Croatian, Polish, Romanian
Croatian, Polish and Romanian form of Daedalus.
Deifob Дејфоб m Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Serbian form of Deiphobus.
Deksip m Bulgarian, Croatian
Bulgarian and Croatian form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.
Delila f Biblical German, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Bosnian, Hungarian (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Dutch, Hungarian, Bosnian and German form and English variant of Delilah.
Delisja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Derived from Spanish delicia "delight, pleasure".
Delko m Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic delati meaning ''to work''.
Đelo m Bosnian
Nickname for Đevalhudin.
Đemila f Bosnian
Variant of Džemila.
Demofil m Croatian, Macedonian, Russian
Croatian, Macedonian and Russian form of Demophilos.
Demokrit m Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Bosnian and Croatian form of Democritus.
Denija Денија f Croatian (Rare), Serbian
Derived from Dejana.
Derviš m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Derviş.
Derviša f Bosnian
Female form of Derviš.
Desa f & m Russian (Archaic), Serbian, Croatian
Either a short form of Desanka or derived from Slavic des meaning ''to happen, to occur''.
Desanka Десанка f Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the South Slavic desiti meaning "to happen". A bearer of this name was Desanka Maksimović (1898-1993), a Serbian poet and professor of literature.
Desimir Десимир m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Proto-Slavic desiti, which can mean "to find, to seek, to encounter" as well as "to happen, to occur". However, it may also possibly have been derived from Slavic deset "ten"... [more]
Desimira Десимира f Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Desimir.
Despot Деспот m Bulgarian (Archaic), Macedonian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Derived from ancient Greek δεσπότης (despotes) meaning "lord, master", which was synonymous with κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord, master" (see Kyrios)... [more]
Deva де́ва, дѣва f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian, Serbian (Rare)
Means "maiden, girl, lass", derived from the Proto-Slavic děva, itself from the Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁ "to suck, suckle".
Deže m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Dezső.
Didak m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Didacus.
Didim Дидим m Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Didymus.
Din m Bosnian, Croatian, Arabic
From Arabic دين (din) "religion, faith". It may also be a short form of names ending in din, such as Aldin, Bernardin, or Ajdin, or it may be a variant of Dino.
Dinka f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Dinko.
Dioklecijan m Croatian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Croatian and Bosnian form of Diocletian.
Diomed m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Diomedes.
Dionisije Дионисије m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Dionysios.
Dioniz m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Dionysos.
Dionizije m Croatian
Croatian form of Dionysius.
Dioskor Диоскор m Russian, Serbian
Russian and Serbian form of Dioskoros.
Dita f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene short form of Edita and Croatian short form of Judita.
Điva f Croatian
Feminine form of Đivo.
Đive f Croatian
Feminine form of Đivo.
Divko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Divna.
Đivo m Croatian
Croatian regional variant of Giovanni.
Djedomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian djed "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". In other words, one could say that this name is the Croatian and Serbian form of Dedomir.
Djedoslav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian djed "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory". In other words, one could say that this name is the Croatian and Serbian form of Dedoslav.
Djoja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Possibly a cognate of Gaya. Alternatively, it could be derived from the Spanish word joya, meaning "jewel".
Dobrašin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good".
Dobrica Добрица m & f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good", also used as a nickname for names containing this element, like Dobrivoj, Dobroslav, etc.
Dobriša m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Dobroslav, Dobrivoj and other names containing the Slavic element dobru meaning "good"... [more]
Dobrislav Добрислав m Croatian, Serbian
Variant form of Dobroslav.
Dobrislava f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Dobrislav.
Dobrivoj Добривој m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements dobru "good" and voji "soldier".
Dobrivoje Добривоје m Serbian
Variant of Dobrivoj.
Đoja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Djoja.
Dojčin Дојџин m Serbian
Comes from the name Dojen and its meaning is "chaste".
Đoka Ђока m Serbian
Diminutive of Đorđe.
Doli f Croatian
Croatian form of Dolly.
Doma f Croatian
Either from the noun dom meaning ‘'home'’ or a short form of Dominika.
Domi m Various, Croatian
Short form of Dominik, Dominic and other names used in various countries, as well as a Croatian short form of Domagoj.
Domicijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Domitian.
Dominka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dominko.
Domka f Croatian, Slovene
Either from the noun dom meaning ‘'home'’ or a short form of Dominika.
Domko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine from of Domka.
Donatela f Croatian, Albanian
Croatian and Albanian borrowing of Donatella.
Dorica f Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Dora.
Dorija f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Dorian.
Dorijana f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Dorian.
Dorja f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene short form of Doroteja.
Dorjana f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Dorjan.
Dostana Достана f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the word for "enough" (dosta). Given to a child whose parents wish for that child to be their last, as there are already too many children in the family.
Draginja Драгиња f Serbian
Variant of Dragana.
Dragun Драгун m Serbian
Serbian name for the date-plum tree (Diospyros lotus).
Dražana f Croatian
A female form of Dražen.
Dražena f Croatian, Serbian
A female form of Dražen.
Draženko Драженко m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive of Dražen.
Dražimir m Croatian
Croatian (variant) form of Dragomir.
Dražislav m Croatian
Croatian (variant) form of Dragoslav.
Dren Дрен m Serbian, Croatian
From дрен/dren meaning European Cornel (Cornus mas) (type of dogwood). ... [more]
Drena f Croatian
Feminine form of Dren.
Drenislav m Croatian (Rare)
From Slavic dren meaning ''European Cornel'' (type of dogwood) and slava meaning ''glory''.
Drenka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Dren.
Drina Дрина f Serbian (Rare)
The name of the river that flows between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name is derived from the Latin name of the river (Latin: Drinus) which in turn is derived from Greek (Ancient Greek: Dreinos), used as a feminine name.
Drinka Дринка f Serbian (Rare), Croatian
Diminutive of Drina.
Držimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian držati "to hold", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьržati "to hold". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
Držislav m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian držati "to hold", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьržati "to hold". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".
Dudimir m Croatian (Archaic)
The first element of this archaic name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic duda "(bag)pipe, whistle, flute". The second element is derived from either Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".
Dujo m Croatian
Short form of Dujam.
Đuka Ђука m & f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive/nickname for Đuro or Đurđa.
Dukađin Дукађин m Serbian
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Dule m Serbian
Diminutive of Dušan.
Đuli f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian variant of Julie, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Đulieta f Croatian
Croatian form of Juliette or Giulietta.
Đulijeta f Croatian
Croatian form of Juliette or Giulietta.
Đura Ђура m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of George.
Đurđe ђурђе m Serbian
Serbian form of George
Duša Душа f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Derived from Slavic dusha meaning "soul, spirit".
Duška Душка f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Duško.
Đustina f Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Djustina.
Džanan m Bosnian
Variant of Dženan.
Džaner m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Caner.
Džavid m Bosnian
A Bosnian form of the originally Persian name Javed.
Džebra m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Jabr.
Džebrail m Bosnian (Rare)
Variant Bosnian form of Gabriel.
Džejna f Bosnian
Short form of Džejlana.
Dželaludin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Jalal al-Din.
Dželila f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Jalila.
Džemal m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Dzhamal.
Džemala f Bosnian
Female form of Džemal.
Džemaludin m Bosnian
Means "beauty of religion", derived from Arabic جمال (jamal) "beauty" and دين (din) "religion".
Džemil m Bosnian
Variant of Džemal.
Džemila f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Jamila.
Džemo m Bosnian
Short form of Džemaludin.
Dženan m Bosnian
Derived from Janan.
Dženana f Bosnian
Feminine form of Dženan.
Dženef m Bosnian
Variant of Dženet.
Dženet m Bosnian
From dženet meaning ''paradise, garden'', ultimately derived from Arabic جنّة‎‎ Jannah.
Dženeta f Bosnian
Feminine form of Dženet.
Dženit m Bosnian
Variant of Dženet.
Dževad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Jawad.
Dževada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Dževad.
Džibril m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Gabriel.
Dživa f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dživo.
Džozef m Serbian
Serbian phonetic spelling of Joseph.
Eak Еак m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Croatian and Serbian form of Aiakos via its latinized form Aeacus.
Ecija f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene female form of Ezio. Notable bearer is Croatian actress Ecija Ojdanić (born 1974).
Edhem m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Adham.
Edin m Bosnian
Derived from Arabic دين (dīn), meaning "religion".
Edina f Bosnian, Slovene, Albanian, Kosovar
Feminine form of Edin.
Edo m Croatian, Georgian, Slovene (Rare)
Short form of Eduard (Croatian and Georgian) and Edvard (Slovene).
Edvina f Croatian, Lithuanian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Slovene, Hungarian
Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Lithuanian and Scandinavian form of Edwina.
Efijalt m Croatian
Croatian form of Ephialtes.
Ehlimana f Bosnian
Feminine form of Ehliman, meaning "believer". The name is of Arabic origin, and was the 84th name by popularity in 2019 for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Eja f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Eos.
Ejub m Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian form of Ayyub.
Ekatarina Екатарина f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Katherine.
Ekspedit m Croatian
Croatian form of Expeditus.
Eksuperije m Croatian
Croatian form of Exuperius.
Eldin m Bosnian, Arabic
Either a variant of Aldin or Alden.
Eldina f Bosnian, Albanian
Feminine form of Eldin.
Eleuterije m Croatian
Croatian form of Eleutherius.
Elijan Елијан m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Aelian.
Elijana Елијана f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene and Macedonian form of Eliana 1.
Elije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Aelius.
Elka f Croatian, Slovene, Sorbian, Polish, Bulgarian
Croatian, Bulgarian and Slovene diminutive of names beginning with the syllable "El-", as well as a Polish diminutive of Elżbieta and a Sorbian diminutive of Elžbjeta.
Elmin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Almin.
Elvedina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Elvedin.
Elvija f Croatian
Croatian form of Elvia.
Elvir m Bosnian, Croatian
Male form of Elvira.