South Slavic Submitted Names

Valida f Chechen, Azerbaijani, Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Valid.

Valjhun m Slovene
Old Slovene name

Valka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Valko.

Valner m Croatian (Rare)

Valtasar Валтасар m Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian and variant Russian and Ukrainian forms of Balthazar.

Valtazar Валтазар m Serbian
Valtazar is a Serbian form of Balthazar.... [more]

Valuk m Slovene
Old Slovene name, possibly meaning "wolf" from slovene "volk" or perhaps older "vәlәkә". Was worn by the first ruler of Carantania.

Vanče Ванче m Macedonian
This is the name of Macedonian footballer Vanče Šikov.

Vane Ване m Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive of Ivan.

Vanga Ванга f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Evangeliya.

Vania Ваня f & m Bulgarian, Romanian, Italian
Italian and Romanian form of Vanya as well as Italian variant of Vanna and Bulgarian diminutive of Ivana.

Vanka Ванка f & m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Diminutive of Ivana (Bulgarian, Macedonian) or Ivan (Russian).

Vanko Ванко m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Ivan.

Vanya Ваня f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vanyo.

Vanyo Ваньо m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Ivan.

Varban Върбан m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian върба "willow tree".

Varbin Върбин m Bulgarian

Varbinka Върбинка f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian върбинка "verbena, vervain".

Vardar Вардар m Bulgarian
From the name of the river Vardar, itself from Thracian Vardários, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (PIE) *(s)wordo-wori- meaning "black water". Folk etymology, however, links the name to вардя (vardya) meaning "to shield, protect".

Variniy Вариний m Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Varinius.

Variy Варий m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Varius.

Varja f Estonian (Rare), Slovene
Estonian variant of Varje and Slovene short form of Barbara via Varvara.

Varsonufije Варсонуфије m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Barsanuphius.

Vasilena Василена f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vasil.

Vasilij m Slovene
Slovene form of Basil 1.

Vasilika f Albanian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Vasil.

Vasilj Васиљ m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Basil 1.

Vasja m Slovene
Variant of Vasilij.

Vaskrsija Васкрсија m & f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form and male variant of Vaskrsije.

Vaskrsije Васкрсије m Serbian (Rare)
A literal translation of the Greek name Anastasios, meaning "resurrection". A suitable name for an Easter child.

Vatren Ватрен m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From ватрен (vatren) meaning "fiery, passionate".

Vatromir Ватромир m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian ватра (vatra) meaning "fire" and мир (mir) meaning "peace" or "glory". Thus the name means "vigorous or passionate for glory/peace".

Vatroslava f Croatian
Feminine form of Vatroslav.

Vavila Вавила m Russian (Archaic), Serbian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian, Russian and Serbian form of Babylas.

Većeslav m Croatian
Croatian form of Wenceslas.

Vedada f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Widad.

Vedra f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vedran.

Vehid m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Waheed.

Vejsil m Bosnian
Bosnian form of the Turkish name Veysil

Vekoslava f Slovene
Feminine form of Vekoslav.

Velebit m Croatian (Rare)
Velebit is the largest mountain range in Croatia.

Velemir Велемир m Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene
Variant of Velimir.

Velemira f Slovene
Variant of Velimira.

Velian Велиян m Bulgarian

Veliana Велиана, Веляна f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velian.

Velichka Величка f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velichko.

Veličko Величко m Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian
Derived from the adjective velik, meaning "big, large in size".

Velika Велика f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Veliko.

Veliko Велико m Bulgarian
Variant of Velichko.

Velimira Велимира f Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Velimir.

Velin Велин m Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic veli meaning "great".

Velina Велина f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velin.

Velinka f Slovene
Derived from Velimira.

Veliša Велиша m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the adjective velik, meaning "big, large in size".

Velislava Велислава f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velislav.

Velizar Велизар m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Belisarius.

Velizara Велизара f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velizar.

Velizarka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Female form of Velizar.

Velka Велка f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velko.

Velko Велко m Bulgarian

Velmir Велмир m Bulgarian
Cognate of Velimir.

Velmira Велмира f Bulgarian, Hungarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Velmir as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.

Velyana Веляна f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Веляна (see Veliana).

Vencelj m Slovene

Venčeslava f Slovene
Feminine form of Venčeslav.

Venceslava f Slovene
Feminine form of Venceslav.

Vencho Венчо m Bulgarian
Variant of Venko.

Vencislav Венцислав m Bulgarian
Variant of Ventseslav.

Vendelina f Hungarian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Vendel.

Venecija f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Venice.

Venelin Венелин m Bulgarian
Derived from Венелин (Venelin), the surname of the Russian slavist and philologist Yuriy Venelin (1802-1839), who is best known for his research on the language, history and culture of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people... [more]

Venelina Венелина f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Venelin. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian high jumper Venelina Veneva-Mateeva (b. 1974).

Veneta Венета f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Venets.

Venets Венец m Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian венец "wreath, garland; crown; halo, nimbus, aureole".

Venezja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Bosnian form of Venezia.

Venio m Italian, Croatian (Rare)
From Latin veniō ‎meaning ''come, approach''.

Venka Венка f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Venko.

Venko Венко m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Short form of Veniamin and Venelin as well as a variant of Wenceslas.... [more]

Veno m Slovene (Rare)
Contracted or alternative form of the name Venčeslav (or Venceslav; see Václav).

Ventseslava Венцеслава f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ventseslav.

Ver m Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian
Bosnian, Catalan and Croatian form of Verus.

Veran Веран m Serbian
Masculine form of Vera 1, meaning "faith". Also associated with the adjective veran, pronounced with a stress on the first syllable, meaning "loyal, faithful".

Vergilije m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Virgil.

Verka Верка f Bulgarian, Slovene
Diminutive form of Vera 1.

Vernes m Bosnian

Veroljub Верољуб m Serbian
Derived from the elements vera "faith" and "ljub" "love", literally meaning "lover of faith".

Verona f Banat Swabian, German, Hungarian, Norwegian (Rare), Slovene, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Veronica and Veronika.

Veruša f Croatian (Rare), Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak form of Verusha. Also compare Veruška.

Veruška f Croatian
Croatian form of Verushka. Also compare Veruša.

Veselinka Веселинка f Slovene, Macedonian
Diminutive of Veselina, occasionally used as a given name in its own right. Also the Macedonian feminine form of Veselin.

Veseljka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Veseljko.

Veseljko Весељко m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Veselko.

Veselka Веселка f Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare), Slovene
Feminine form of Veselko.

Veshta Вещта f Bulgarian
Comes from the word Вещтер meaning “witch” in Bulgarian

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

Vessela Весела 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 Весселина 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 Вяра 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 Вићентије 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 Вихра f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Вихра (see Vihra).

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

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

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

Vidan Видан m Serbian
Variant of Vid.

Vidana Видана f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vidan.

Videlina Виделина 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 Видомир 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 Видосав m Serbian
Variant of Vidoslav.

Vidosava f Serbian
Feminine form of Vidosav.

Vidoslav Видослав 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 Видра 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 Вигилије 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 Вигор m History (Ecclesiastical), Croatian, Serbian, Italian, Swedish, Medieval French
Derived from Latin vigor "vigor, strength, liveliness".

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

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

Vihren Вихрен 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 Вила 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 Вилина 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 Винцеција 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 Виолетка f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian виолетка "violet".

Violina Виолина f Bulgarian

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

Visarion Висарион m Albanian (Archaic), Bulgarian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Serbian (Archaic)
Form of Bessarion (via Vissarion) in several languages.... [more]

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

Vitomira Витомира 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 Вяра 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 Влада 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 Владе m Serbian

Vladek m Czech, Croatian
Diminutive of Vlado.

Vladena Владена f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vladan.

Vladeta Владета 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 Владко m Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Variant of Vlatko.

Vlajka Влајка f Serbian
Feminine form of Vlajko.

Vlajko Влајко 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 Војин 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 Војкан 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".

Vojmil Војмил m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements vojĭ "warrior, soldier" and milŭ "gracious, dear".

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

Volislav Волислав 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 Войдан, Војдан 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 Вујадин 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 Вукан 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 Вукмир m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the elements vuk meaning"wolf" and mir meaning "peace".

Vukomir Вукомир 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 Вукослав 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 Вукота m Serbian (Rare)
One of the numerous masculine Serbian names derived from vuk, meaning "wolf".

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

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

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

Vurbinka Върбинка f Bulgarian
Means "verbena" in Bulgarian.

Wangelia Вангелија f Macedonian
Alternate transcription of Вангелија (see Vangelija.

Wenelin Венелин m Bulgarian (Germanized)
German transcription of Venelin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yabǎlka Ябълка f Bulgarian
Means "apple" in Buglarian.

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

Yancho Янчо m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jan 1.

Yane Яне m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yan 1.

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

Yani Яни m Bulgarian, Greek
Variant of Yanni.

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

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

Yanislava Янислава f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yanislav.

Yanita Янита f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yanitsa Яница f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

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

Yasena Ясена f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yasen.

Yasna Ясна f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jasna.

Yassen m Bulgarian
Variant of Yasen.

Yavora f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yavor.

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

Yeronim Йероним m Bulgarian (Rare), Ukrainian
Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Yerotey Йеротей m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Hierotheos.

Yoahim Йоахим m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Joachim.

Yoakim Йоаким m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Joachim.

Yoanna Йоанна f Bulgarian, South American
Variant of Yoana.

Yoasaf Йоасаф m Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Ioasaph.

Yolina Йолина f Bulgarian (Rare)

Yolita Йолита f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yolanda.

Yona Йона 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 Йончо m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yonka Йонка f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yonko.

Yonko Йонко 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 Йовка f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yovko.

Yovko Йовко m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yuda Юда m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Judah.

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

Yusein Юсеин m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Husayn.

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

Žac m Croatian
Short form of Željko.

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

Zagorka Загорка 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 Захарија m Croatian, Serbian
A form of Zachariah.

Zaharije Захарије m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Zechariah.

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

Zahariya Захария 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 Зало m Bulgarian
The name Zalo means "healthy"

Zana Зана 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 Завид m Serbian (Rare, Archaic)
From zavist ''envy'', variant of Zavida.

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

Zaviša Завиша 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 Здравислав m Bulgarian, Croatian
Variant of Zdravoslav.

Zdravomir Здравомир 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 Здравослав 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 Зефир m Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian form of Zephyr.

Zejda f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Zaida.

Zejna f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaina.

Zejneba f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaynab.

Zekija f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Zekiye.

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

Želimira Желимира f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Želimir.

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

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

Želisava Желисава 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.

Zema m & f English (Rare, Archaic), Bosnian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zema.

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.