AdmirafBosnian, Slovene Feminine form of Admir. A known bearer of this name was the Bosniak woman Admira Ismić (1968-1993), who was killed by snipers when she and her Serbian boyfriend Boško Brkić (1968-1993) were trying to cross a bridge in Sarajevo... [more]
AgamedafSerbian Serbian, Russian, Spanish, and Euskaran version of Agamede (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαμήδη, meaning "very cunning"), the name of two women in Greek mythology. One was, according to Homer, a Greek physician acquainted with the healing powers of all the plants that grow upon the earth, and the other was a princess of Lesbos as the daughter of King Macar.
Alekm & fSerbian Shortened form of the Serbian names Aleksandar (M) and Aleksandra (F) which derive the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, help" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός).
AleksiymBulgarian, Russian Bulgarian and Russian form of Alexios (see Alexius). At least in Russia, the difference between this form and the more common Aleksey is possibly that Aleksiy comes directly from Alexios, while Aleksey comes directly from Alexis... [more]
AlusianmBulgarian Tsar of Bulgaria for short time in 1041. One night, during dinner, Alusian took advantage of Peter II's inebriation, and cut off his nose and blinded him with a kitchen knife in 1041... [more]
AnkomBulgarian Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a masculine form of Anka and a regional vernacular variant of Hanko (Ханко) as in some Bulgarian varieties the letter Х is not pronounced at the beginning of the word.
AnyomBulgarian Possibly a diminutive of Angel and/or Ayan. A known bearer of this name was the Bulgarian soccer player Ayan "Anyo" Sadakov (1961-2017).
ApolosmSerbian Serbian name for the apostle Apollos.
AranđelmSerbian This name is Christian in origin. It is derived from Serbo-Croatian arhanđel or arhanđeo "archangel", which is ultimately derived from Greek archangelos "chief angel".
ArdianmAlbanian, Serbian (Modern, Rare), Bosnian Ardian is a personal name deriving from the name of an Illyrian tribe of Ardiaei, whose original homeland was the valley of the Neretva river, in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, the name is mainly present among modern Albanians, as they consider themselves to be the direct descendants of ancient Illyrians... [more]
ArdijanmSerbian Ardian is a personal name deriving from the name of an Illyrian tribe of Ardiaei, whose original homeland was the valley of the Neretva river, in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, the name is mainly present among modern Serbs bosniaks and Croats, as they consider themselves to be the direct descendants of ancient Illyrians.... [more]
ArianmEnglish, Croatian Variation of Aryan, or from the English word referring to "someone whose star sign is Aries". Arian Foster (born 1986) is an American football player for the Houston Texans.
ArsomCroatian, Montenegrin, Serbian Short form of Arsenije. A known bearer of this name was the Montenegrin general Arsenije "Arso" Jovanović (1907-1948).
AsanmKazakh, Crimean Tatar, Georgian (Rare), Bulgarian Kazakh, Crimean Tatar and Georgian form of Hasan. A known Georgian bearer was prince Asan-Mirza of Kakheti (died in 1750), the third son of king Davit II of Kakheti.... [more]
AsparuhmBulgarian, Bulgar, History Variant of Asparukh. Asparuh was а ruler of the Bulgars in the second half of the 7th century and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 680/681.
AtalarikmCroatian, Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic) Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athalaric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Ostrogoths.