These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Slavic peoples.
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AlatyrАлатырьmSlavic Mythology The Alatyr in Russian legends and folklore is a sacred stone, the "father to all stones", the navel of the earth, containing sacred letters and endowed with healing properties. The awareness of the existence of such a stone exists in various parts of the Slavdom... [more]
DolyafBulgarian, Slavic Mythology Goddess of fate in East Slavic Mythology, personification of the fate bestowed upon a man at birth. She is described as a plainly dressed woman able to turn herself into various shapes. When she is positive she is named Dolya, when negative she turns into Nedolya.
EriloЕрилоmSlavic Mythology Alternative name for Jarilo, Slavic god of spring, fertility, and erotic or sexual love. The name is derived from "yary-" (passionate). Depicted as a handsome, barefoot youth dressed in a white cloak and adorned with a crown of wildflowers, Jarilo rode on a white horse, his left hand holding a bucket of wheat seed.
KikimoraКикимораfSlavic Mythology The name of an evil house spirit in Slavic Mythology. Her name may derive from the Udmurt word kikka-murt meaning "scarecrow". Alternatively it may come from the Polish mora or Czech můra which mean "moth" or be related to the Old Norse mara meaning "nightmare".
KoscheiКоще́йmSlavic Mythology (?), Russian A antagonistic figure from traditional Russian fairy tales. Known as “Koschei the Deathless”, he is portrayed as an evil and powerful wizard who cannot be killed by traditional means since his soul is hidden inside an object, often an egg nested inside other protective objects.
KresnikmSlavic Mythology Slavic god associated with fire, the summer solstice, and storms. Kresnik was worshipped among the Slavic population of the eastern Alps. He is probably the same deity as Svarožič, son of the Slavic sun god, Svarog, described as having golden hair and golden hands... [more]
KupalafSlavic Mythology Kupala is the Slavic goddess of water, herbs and magic. Her name means "to bathe".
LeshachikhaЛешачихаfSlavic Mythology The wife of Leshy. Her name is derived from the same root, ле́ший (leshiy) meaning "one from the forest", ultimately from лес (les) meaning "forest".
LiubafSlavic Mythology Derived from the Slavic element lyuby "love", this was the name of the Sorbian and Wendish goddess of spring, love and fertility.
MarzanafRussian, Slavic Mythology, Baltic Mythology Baltic and Slavic goddess associated with seasonal agrarian rites based on the idea of death and rebirth of nature, Marzana is often referred to as a goddess of death.... [more]
PoludnitsafSlavic Mythology The name of a supernatural creature in Eastern European mythology, known in English as "Lady Midday" or the "Noon Witch". Her name is probably derived from the proto-Slavic *polъ meaning "half" and dьnь meaning "day", therefore "midday", and the related terms in the various Slavic languages... [more]
PrijafSlavic Mythology It was Slavic goddess of good wishes. The similar of Norse goddess Freya.
PumphutmSlavic Mythology Pumphut is the name of a Sorbian gnome who plays tricks on abusive people. He is featured in the the novel 'Krabat' by Ottfried Preußler where he challenges the evil master in a duel of magic and defeats him.... [more]
RadgostmSlavic Mythology From Slavic radǔ (content, glad), or rad (kind, willing, happy), and gostŭ (host). Old god of Slavic mythology. He is considered to be a deity of hospitality, or host or leader of an assembly or council... [more]
RozhanitsafSlavic Mythology An obscure Russian goddess who has a feast day in late December. She is a winter goddess and is usually depicted wearing antlers.
SvantovítmSlavic Mythology Svantovít is male name of Slavic origin. The name created from word svet (violent) and ending -vit (ruler, winner, warrior), somewhere violent Mr.... [more]
TetafMedieval Czech, Slavic Mythology In Bohemian mythology, Teta is the second oldest daughter of the Bohemian ruler Krok (or Crocco). Her sisters are Kazi and Libuše. While Libuše is a soothsayer, Teta is guiding people to worship supernatural beings and worshiping natural forces... [more]
TugafCroatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology Means "sadness" in Croatian. According to a folk tradition, she and her sister Buga, together with their five brothers Klukas, Lobel, Kosenc, Muhlo and Hrvat, led the Croats into the ancient Roman province of Dalmatia in the 7th century.
UrodafSlavic Mythology Uroda was the Slovakian goddess of agriculture, the fields and the harvest. Her name is certainly linked to the Slovakian word úroda "harvest", however it doesn't seem to be quite so clear what came first, the goddess or the word.
VadunyfRomanian (Rare), Slavic Mythology Possibly means "to see; to know", if derived from the Proto-Slavic věděti, from the Proto-Indo-European wóyd 'to know', from weyd 'to see, to know'. The name itself appears to be a variation of the Russian word vedun'ia "witch, sorceress", the feminine form of vedun 'sorcerer'.
WarsmPolish (Archaic), Slavic Mythology, Medieval Polish, Literature, Mythology Wars is a name of a fisherman from Polish legend about Wars and Sawa, which tells the story of a Vistula mermaid and the man who fell in love with her. They are believed to be the founders of Warsaw, the capital of Poland (in Polish: Warszawa).
WelesmSlavic Mythology God of underworld, magic, oaths, art, craft, merchants, wealth in Slavic Mythology.
ZernebogЦрнобогmSlavic Mythology (Slovak) variant transcription of Chernobog. Zernebog is a Slavic deity, about whom much has been speculated but little can be said definitively. The name may also be given as Crnobog, Czernobóg, Černobog, Црнобог or Chernobog; these are all romanizations of the Russian Чернобог, meaning black god... [more]
ZivenafSlavic Mythology Zivena was the goddess of life, love and fertility in Slavic mythology, also recorded as Živa.... [more]
ZorianafUkrainian, English (Rare), South Slavic, Slavic Mythology, Slavic This name derives from the South and West Slavic word Zora (Зора), meaning “dawn, aurora, daybreak”. In Slavic mythology, the Zorja (the evening stars, the morning star) are the two guardian goddesses, known as the Auroras.
ZoryaЗоряfSlavic Mythology, Soviet, Russian The name given to the goddess (sometimes two or three) of the dawn or the morning and evening stars. The most common depiction was that of a warrior woman. Also compare the related names Zarya, Zvezda and Danica.... [more]