South Slavic Submitted Names

Vespazijan m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Vespasian.

Vessela f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Весела (see Vesela).

Vesselin m Bulgarian
Variant spelling of Veselin, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. Known bearers of this name include the Bulgarian pianist Vesselin Stanev (b... [more]

Vesselina f Bulgarian
Variant spelling of Veselina, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian opera singer Vesselina Kasarova (b... [more]

Vesselinka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Vesselina

Viara f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Вяра (see Vyara).

Vibor m Croatian
Possibly from Hungarian bíbor meaning "purple", or a short form of Velibor.

Vice m Croatian
Croatian short form of Vincent.

Vićentije m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Vincent. Famous bearers include 16th century Serbian painter Vićentije "Vićenco" Vuković and writer and poet Vićentije Rakić (1750-1818), founder of the School of Theology.

Vichra f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Вихра (see Vihra).

Vicko m Croatian
Diminutive form of Vincent, Vice or Viktor.

Vida f Serbian
Means ''to see or sight'', short form of Vidosava.

Vidak m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
From the verb vidjeti meaning ''to see''.

Vidan m Serbian
Variant of Vid.

Vidana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vidan.

Videlina f Bulgarian

Viden m Bulgarian (Rare)

Vidica f Slovene
Diminutive of Vida 2, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Vidislav m Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Vidoslav.

Vidislava f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vidislav.

Vidka f Slovene
Diminutive of Vida 2, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Vido m Slovene, Montenegrin
Variant of Vid.

Vidoje m Serbian, Croatian
Elaboration of Vid.

Vidomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]

Vidosav m Serbian
Variant of Vidoslav.

Vidosava f Serbian
Feminine form of Vidosav.

Vidoslav m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]

Vidoslava f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vidoslav.

Vidra f Serbian (Rare)
The Slavic name for "otter", an animal traditionally associated with great agility and swiftness of movement.

Vigilij m Slovene (Rare)
Slovene form of Vigilius.

Vigilije m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Vigilius.

Vigo m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Croatian, Dutch (Modern), Galician
Croatian and Galician form and Swedish and Danish variant of Viggo as well as a Dutch borrowing of the Scandinavian name.

Vigor m History (Ecclesiastical), Croatian, Serbian, Italian, Swedish, Medieval French
Derived from Latin vigor "vigor, strength, liveliness".

Vihor m Croatian (Modern, Rare)
Meaning ''whirlwind''.

Vihra f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian вихър "gale; whirlwind".

Vihren m Bulgarian
Masculine form of Vihra.

Vikica f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Diminutive of Viktorija.

Viktora f Croatian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Viktor.

Viktorik m Croatian
Croatian form of Victoricus.

Viktorin m Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), German (Austrian, Rare), Russian (Rare)
Variant of Victorinus.

Vila f Serbian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
Means "fairy" in Serbian.

Vilček m Slovene
Diminutive form of Viljem.

Vildan f & m Turkish, Bashkir, Bosnian
Derived from Arabic وِلْدَان‏ (wildān) meaning "children". It is also a Bashkir variant transcription of Uyildan, of the same origin.

Vildana f Bosnian
Feminine form of Vildan.

Vilena f Croatian
Variant of Vilina.

Vilenka f Croatian (Rare)
Very rare name in Croatia, exclusively for women and most commonly used in the coastal region. Meaning uncertain, possibly coming from the mythological creature ''Vila'' (Slavic fae).

Vilibald m Croatian, Czech, Slovene
Variant of Willibald.

Vilin m Croatian (Rare)
Male form of Vilina.

Vilina f Russian, Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element vila meaning "fairy".

Vilotije m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Philotheos.

Vilson m Brazilian, Albanian, Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Wilson.

Vina m Croatian
Diminutive of Vinko.

Vincencija f Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Croatian, Serbian, and Slovene feminine form of Vincent.

Vincencije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Vincent.

Vincenta f Lithuanian, Croatian
Lithuanian and Croatian feminine form of Vincent.

Violetka f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian виолетка "violet".

Violina f Bulgarian

Virdžinija f Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Form of Virginia.

Visarion m Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian and Serbian form of Bessarion via Vissarion. Bearers of this name include Romanian metropolitan bishop Visarion Puiu (1879-1964) and Serbian metropolitan bishop Visarion Ljubiša (1823-1884).

Vitka f Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Diminutive of Vita 1.

Vitomira f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Feminine form of Vitomir.

Vitoslav m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Vítězslav.

Vitoslava f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Vitoslav.

Vivijana f Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Viviana.

Vjara f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Вяра (see Vyara).

Vjenceslav m Croatian
Croatian form of Wenceslas

Vjenceslava f Czech, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Václav.

Vjeran m Croatian
Means "faithful".

Vjerka f Croatian
Diminutive of Vjera.

Vlada f & m Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Vlad and a female and male short form of names starting with this element, like Vladimira, Vladimir, Vladan or Vladislava.

Vlade m Serbian

Vladek m Czech, Croatian
Diminutive of Vlado.

Vladena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vladan.

Vladeta m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element vladati, meaning "to rule". A famous bearer is Vladeta Jerotić, Serbian writer, psychiatrist, Jungian psychologist and erudite.

Vladica f & m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vlad and Vlada.

Vladko m Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Variant of Vlatko.

Vlajka f Serbian
Feminine form of Vlajko.

Vlajko m Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Vladimir.

Vlatkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Vlatka.

Vodan m South Slavic
South Slavic pseudo-diety. Name contains element вода (voda), which means "water".

Vodin m South Slavic
South Slavic pseudo-diety.

Voja m Serbian, Croatian
Short from of names containing the element voj, like Milivoj, Vojislav.

Vojimir m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Variant form of Vojmir

Vojimira f Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Vojimir.

Vojin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element voi or voin, meaning "soldier". Vojvoda (Duke) Vojin, also known as Vojin of Gacko was 14th century Serbian magnate and nobleman, founder of Vojinović noble family.

Vojka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Vojko.

Vojkan m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element voi meaning "soldier". Also used as a short from of Vojislav.

Vojko m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element voi meaning "soldier".

Vojmir m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic elements voi "soldier" and mir meaning "peace" or "world"..

Vojmira f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Vojmir.

Vojnomir m Croatian, Slovene
Means "war and peace", derived from Slavic vojna meaning "war" combined with Slavic mir meaning "peace".

Vojteh m Slovene

Volen m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian волен (volen) "free; independent".

Volena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Volen.

Volfgang m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Croatian and Czech form of Wolfgang.

Volimir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian
Means "peaceful will", derived from Proto-Slavic volja "will, volition" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Volislav m Russian, Serbian
Means "glorious will", derived from Proto-Slavic volja "will, volition" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Vona f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare, ?)
In Croatia, this name is allegedly a short form of Ivona.... [more]

Vonka f Croatian
Diminutive of Ivona.

Voydan m Bulgarian, Macedonian

Vucinna m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.

Vucus m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.

Vujadin m Serbian
One of the many Serbian names derived from the element vuk, meaning "wolf". ... [more]

Vukadin m Serbian
Derived from Serbian vuk "wolf".

Vukan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from South Slavic vuk "wolf".

Vukana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vukan.

Vukica f Serbian
Feminine form of Vuk.

Vukmir m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the elements vuk meaning"wolf" and mir meaning "peace".

Vukomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Vukosav m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Vukoslav.

Vukosava f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vukosav.

Vukoslav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Vukoslava f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vukoslav.

Vukota m Serbian (Rare)
One of the numerous masculine Serbian names derived from vuk, meaning "wolf".

Vuksan m Serbian
Diminutive or Vukoslav or elaborated form of Vuk.

Vurban m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian върба (vǎrba) "willow".

Vurbana f Bulgarian, Spanish (?)
Feminine form of Vurban.

Vurbinka f Bulgarian
Means "verbena" in Bulgarian.

Wangelia f Macedonian
Alternate transcription of Вангелија (see Vangelija.

Wenelin m Bulgarian (Germanized)
German transcription of Venelin.

Weneta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Венета (see Veneta).

Wenka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Венка (see Venka).

Wenko m German (Rare), Bulgarian, Macedonian
German transcription of Venko.

Werka f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Верка (see Verka).

Wjara f Bulgarian (Germanized, Rare)
Variant transcription of Вяра (see Vyara).

Wolen m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Волен (see Volen).

Wuk m Serbian (Latinized, Archaic)
Rare German rendering of the Serbian name Vuk (using an obsolete transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet).

Yabǎlka f Bulgarian
Means "apple" in Buglarian.

Yagoda f Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian ягода "strawberry".

Yancho m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jan 1.

Yane m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yan 1.

Yaneta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Янета (see Janeta).

Yani m Bulgarian, Greek
Variant of Yanni.

Yanica f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Яница (see Yanitsa).

Yanislav m Bulgarian
Probably a newly coined name from Jan 1 and the Slavic name element slava "fame, glory".

Yanislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yanislav.

Yanita f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yanitsa f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yarilo m Russian (Rare, Archaic), Slavic Mythology, Serbian (Rare, Archaic), Polish (Rare, Archaic), Belarusian
Yarilo is a Slavic god of vegetation, fertility and spring.

Yasena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yasen.

Yasna f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jasna.

Yassen m Bulgarian
Variant of Yasen.

Yavora f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yavor.

Yeremiya m Bulgarian (Rare), Ganda
Luganda and Bulgarian form of Jeremiah.

Yeronim m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Yerotey m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Hierotheos.

Yoahim m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Joachim.

Yoakim m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Joachim.

Yoanna f Bulgarian, South American
Variant of Yoana.

Yolina f Bulgarian (Rare)

Yolita f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yolanda.

Yona f Bulgarian
Contracted form of Yoana. Yona Markova (1855–1923) was a Bulgarian soldier and war heroine. She became famous as a war heroine as she served as a Bulgarian soldier during the Serbo-Bulgarian War posing as a man.

Yoncho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yonka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yonko.

Yonko m Bulgarian
Originally a diminutive of Yoan 2, used as a given name in its own right.

Yov m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Job.

Yovka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yovko.

Yovko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yuda m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Judah.

Yuliyan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Julian.

Yuliyana f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Juliana.

Yuniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Iunius (see Junius).

Yusein m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Husayn.

Yustinian m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Iustinianus (see Justinian).

Žac m Croatian
Short form of Željko.

Zaga f Serbian, Croatian
Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Zagorka.

Zagorka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From Croatian and Serbian загорје (zagorye) meaning "up behind the mountains, plains". It may also designate an inhabitant of Hrvatsko Zagorje, an area of Croatia.

Zaharija m Croatian, Serbian
A form of Zachariah.

Zaharije m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Zechariah.

Zaharin m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian masculine form of Zaharina.

Zahariya f Bulgarian

Zaim m Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Malay
Means "leader" in Arabic.

Žak m Slovene
Slovene variant of Jakob.

Zakarija m Croatian
Croatian form of Zechariah.

Zalika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Rozalija, used as a given name in its own right.

Zalka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Zala, used as a given name in its own right.

Zalo m Bulgarian
The name Zalo means "healthy"

Zana f Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Kashubian
Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian short form of Suzana and Kashubian short form of Zuzana.

Žarana f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
A Serbo-Croatian name meaning "early", "from an early age" or "premature". A notable name bearer is Žarana Papić (1949-2002), an influential Serbian social anthropologist and feminist theorist. This name shares a similar spelling with the Sanskrit name Zarana, but holds a distinctly different meaning.

Zarije m Serbian, Croatian
Form of Zaharija.

Žarka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Žarko.

Zavid m Serbian (Rare, Archaic)
From zavist ''envy'', variant of Zavida.

Zavida m Medieval Serbian, Serbian (Archaic)
Derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". ... [more]

Zaviša m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the old name Zavida, which itself was derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". It was once used to divert evil forces from a child, since it was believed it would prevent envy towards the child.

Zdeslava f Medieval Czech, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zdeslav.

Zdravislav m Bulgarian, Croatian
Variant of Zdravoslav.

Zdravomir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian zdráve or Serbo-Croatian zdravlje "health", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic sъdorvъ "healthy". The second element is derived from either Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".

Zdravoslav m Bulgarian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian zdráve "health", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic sъdorvъ "healthy". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Zećir m Bosnian
Variant of Zekir.

Zećira f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zećir.... [more]

Zefir m Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian form of Zephyr.

Zeineb f Arabic (Maghrebi), Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian variant of Zejneb and Maghrebi (chiefly Tunisian) variant of Zaynab.

Zejna f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaina.

Zejneba f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaynab.

Zekija f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Zekiye.

Želidrag m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the elements želeti ("to wish, to desire") and drag ("dear, precious"), meaning "wished-for and dear".

Želimira f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Želimir.

Želimirka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Želimir.

Želisav m Serbian (Rare)
From Serbian желети (želeti) meaning "to wish" and сав (sav) meaning "whole" or "all".

Želisava f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Želisav.

Željan m Croatian
Derived from South Slavic želja meaning "desire".

Željana f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Željan.

Zemina f Bosnian, Slovak, Slovene
Variant of Žemyna.

Zemka f Bosnian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zemira or Azema.

Ženja m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Southern Slavic form of Zhenya.

Zenja f Bosnian
Hypocoristic form of Zejneb or Zenobia.... [more]

Zenka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ценка (see Tsenka).

Zenobija f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Zenobia.... [more]

Žeraldina f Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Zezka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цецка (see Tsetska).

Zhan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Žan.

Zhana f Bulgarian, Belarusian
Bulgarian form of Žana and Belarusian variant transcription of Zhanna.

Zhaneta f Belarusian (Rare), Bulgarian, Albanian
Albanian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Jeannette.

Zhasmina f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jasmine.

Zheliazko m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zhelyazko.

Zhelyaz m Bulgarian
Variant of Zhelyazko.

Zhelyazka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zhelyazko.

Zhelyu m Bulgarian
Short form of Zhelyazko.

Zhitomir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Žitomir.

Zhivomir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Živomir.

Zhorzh m Armenian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic)
Armenian, Bulgarian and Georgian form of Georges.

Zhorzheta f Armenian (Rare), Bulgarian
Armenian and Bulgarian form of Georgette.

Zhulieta f Bulgarian
Bulgarian borrowing of Juliette.

Zijad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziyad.

Zijada f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Ziyad.

Zijo m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziya.

Zijona f Bosnian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Zimana f Serbian
From the Serbian зима (zima) meaning "winter".

Zinaid m Bosnian
Masculine form of Zinaida.

Zinedin m Bosnian
Variant of Zinedine.

Zineta f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziynet.

Zinka f Croatian
Croatian variant of Zrinka, or a diminutive of names ending in -zina.

Žitomir m Croatian, Serbian
Means "to live in peace", derived from Proto-Slavic žiti "to live" combined with Slavic mir "peace". In other words, this name is more or less the Croatian and Serbian cognate of the Polish name Życiomierz.

Živadin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ (zhivu) meaning "living".

Živadinka f Serbian
Feminine form of Živadin.

Živan m Slovak, Serbian
Masculine form of Živa.

Živana f Slovak, Czech (Rare), Macedonian, Serbian
Variant of Živa and Zivena.

Živojin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ ( zhivu ) meaning "living".

Živoljub m Serbian
Derived from the elements živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious" and ljub meaning "love" or "loved".

Živomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective živ "alive, live, living", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic živъ "live, alive". Also compare the Serbo-Croatian noun život "life, living, lifetime"... [more]

Života m Serbian
Derived from the Serbian živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious".

Životije m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian живот (život) meaning "life".

Zlatana f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Zlatan.

Zlatena f Bulgarian
Variant of Zlatina.

Zlatibor m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From the Slavic elements zlato "gold" and bor "battle". This is the name of a mountain in Serbia.

Zlatimir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Variant of Zlatomir.

Zlatimira f Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of Zlatimir.

Zlatin m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Zlatan.

Zlatina f Bulgarian, Russian
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatodan m Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Slavic elements zlato "gold" and dan "given."

Zlatoje m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from zlato, the Slavic word for "gold", meaning "golden, like gold".

Zlatomir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Derived from Slavic zlato "gold" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Zlatomira f Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of Zlatomir.

Zmaga f Slovene
Feminine form of Zmago.

Zmago m Slovene
Cognate of Victor.

Zmagoslav m Slovene
Male form of Zmagoslava.

Zmagoslava f Slovene (Rare)
Slovenian feminine name derived from the word zmaga meaning "victory" and the Slavic name element slava meaning ''glory''.

Zofka f Polish, Slovene, Kashubian
Polish and Slovene diminutive of Zofia and Kashubian diminutive of Zofiô. Zofka Kveder (1878 – 1926) is considered one of the first Slovene women writers and feminists.

Zoika f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoya.

Zoil m Catalan, Basque, Croatian, Polish, Russian
Basque, Catalan, Croatian, Polish and Russian form of Zoilus.

Zoki m Croatian
Diminutive form of Zoran.

Zoranka f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zoran.

Zorina f Croatian (Rare), Moldovan
Derived from Zora.

Zorislav m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian zora "dawn, aurora" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Zorislava f Serbian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zorislav.

Zorko m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from zora which means "dawn".

Zornitza f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Зорница (see Zornitsa).

Zoro m Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive or short form of Zoran.

Zoroslav m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zorislav.

Zosim m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zoui f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoe.

Zoyka f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoya.

Zrina f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Zrinka.

Zrinjka f Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Zrinka.

Zubejda f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zubaida.

Žubora f Serbian
From Serbian жубор (žubor) meaning "rushing sound of water", "burble".

Zulejha f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zuleika.

Zulejka f Hungarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Cognate of Zuleika.

Zulfija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zulfiya.

Zumreta f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Zümra.

Zumruta f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Zumrut.

Žuva f Croatian (Rare)
It is a Dalmatian dialectical form of the Venetian Zuana or a Croatian form of Junia.

Žuža f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsa.

Žuži f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsi.

Zvezda f Macedonian
Derived from zvezda meaning "star".

Zvezdan m Serbian, Slovene
Masculine form of Zvezdana.

Zvezdelin m Bulgarian
Derived from zvezda meaning "star".

Zvezdelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdelin.

Zvezdomir m Bulgarian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian zvezda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Czech hvězda and Slovak hviezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]

Zvezdomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdomir.

Zvijezdana f Croatian
Variant of Zvjezdana.

Zvinimir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Svinimir.

Zvizdana f Croatian
Derived from dialectal Croatian zvizda meaning "star". The standard form is zvijezda or Serbian zvezda.

Zvjezdan m Croatian
Masculine form of Zvjezdana.

Zvonislav m Croatian (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown

Zvonka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Zvonko.

Zvonkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Zvonka.

Zvonomir m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zvonimir.

Zweta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цвета (see Tsveta).

Zwetan m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цветан (see Tsvetan).