South Slavic Submitted Names

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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]
Danielka Даниелка f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Daniela (compare Polish and Czech Irenka).
Danijar m Bosnian (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
Bosnian form and Kazakh variant transcription of Daniyar.
Danila f Slovene, Sicilian, Hungarian
Feminine form of Danilo.
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]
Danimira Данимира f Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Danimir.
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]
Danislava Данислава f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Danislav.
Danjela f Slovene, Albanian
Slovene variant of Danijela and Albanian variant of Daniela.
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.
Dare Даре m Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Short form of masculine names that contain the Slavic element daru meaning "gift" (compare Darko).... [more]
Daren Дарен m Bulgarian
Darena Дарена f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Daren.
Darian Дариан 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.
Darin Дарин m Bulgarian
Masculine form of Darina 2.
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 Даромир 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.
Davidko Давидко m Bulgarian, Vlach
Bulgarian and Vlach diminutive of David.
Davorina f Slovene
Feminine form of Davorin.
Davorinka f Slovene
Diminutive of Davorina.
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]
Deana f Slovene
Elaboration of Dea and variant of Dejana.
Dechko Дечко m Bulgarian
Dedal m Croatian, Polish, Romanian
Croatian, Polish and Romanian form of Daedalus.
Deiana Деяна f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Деяна (see Deyana).
Deifob Деифоб, Дејфоб m Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Serbian form of Deiphobus.
Deja f Slovene
Variant of Dea.
Deksip Дексип m Bulgarian, Croatian
Bulgarian and Croatian form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.
Delcho Делчо m Bulgarian
Deliana Деляна f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Деляна (see Delyana).
Delica f Slovene
Diminutive form of Adela.
Delisja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Derived from Spanish delicia "delight, pleasure".
Deljana Деляна f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Деляна (see Delyana).
Delko Делко m Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic delati meaning ''to work''.
Đelo m Bosnian
Nickname for Đevalhudin.
Delyan Делян m History, Bulgarian
Means "business, work" from Old Church Slavonic дѣлати (dělati) "to work, to do". A famous bearer was Peter II (Delyan), a Tsar of Bulgaria.
Delyana Деляна f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Delyan.
Đemila f Bosnian
Variant of Džemila.
Demofil Демофил m Croatian, Macedonian, Russian
Croatian, Macedonian and Russian form of Demophilos.
Demokrit m Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Bosnian and Croatian form of Democritus.
Deni f Bulgarian
Possibly a short form of Denica.
Denija Денија f Croatian (Rare), Serbian
Derived from Dejana.
Denislav Денислав m Bulgarian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian den "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]
Denislava Денислава f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Denislav.
Denitza Деница f Bulgarian
Variant transliteration of Деница (see Denica).
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.
Deshka Дешка f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Nadezhda.
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]
Detelin Детелин m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian детелина "clover; shamrock".
Detelina Детелина f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Detelin.
Deva Де́ва 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".
Deyana Деяна f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Deyan.
Deže m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Dezső.
Dezideriy Дезидерий m Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Desiderius.
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.
Dijamanta f Croatian (Modern, Rare), Jewish (Ashkenazi, Archaic)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian dijamant meaning "diamond".
Diliana Диляна f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Диляна (see Dilyana).
Diljana Диляна f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Диляна (see Dilyana).
Dilyan Дилян m Bulgarian
Dilyana Диляна f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian дилянка "valerian".
Dimana Димана f Bulgarian
Feminine elaboration of Dimo.
Dimče Димче m Macedonian
Diminutive form of Dimitrij.
Dimitria Димитрия f Greek, Bulgarian
Modern Greek form of Demetria and Bulgarian feminine form of Dimitar.
Dimitrina Димитрина f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dimitar.
Dimitrinka Димитринка f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Dimitrina
Dimka Димка f Bulgarian
Din m Bosnian, Croatian, Arabic
From Arabic دين (dīn) "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.
Dinko Динко m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Kostadin.
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.
Ditka f Kashubian, Slovene
Kashubian short form of Editka and Slovene diminutive of Dita.
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.
Diyana Дияна f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Diana.
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".
Djoka Ђока m Serbian
Alternate transcription of Serbian Ђока (see Đoka).
Djordjina Ђорђина f Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian
Alternate transcription of Serbian Ђорђина (see Đorđina).
Djulaga Ђулага m Bosnian, Croatian (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Đulaga.
Dmitriya Дмитрий f & m Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian form of Demetria, making it the feminine form of Dmitriy, as well as a diminutive of Dmitriy.
Dobra Добра f Bulgarian, Medieval Polish, Yiddish
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good".... [more]
Dobrašin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good".
Dobriana Добриана f Bulgarian, Macedonian
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.
Dobrin Добрин m Bulgarian
Dobrina Добрина f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dobrin.
Dobrinka Добринка f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Dobrina.
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.
Dobroliub Добролюб m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Добролюб (see Dobrolyub).
Dobrolyub Добролюб m Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic name elements dobru "good" and lyuby "love".
Dobromir Добромир m Bulgarian, Polish
Derived from Slavic dobro "good, kind" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Dobromira Добромира f Bulgarian, Polish
Feminine form of Dobromir.
Dobryana Добриана f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Добриана (see Dobriana).
Dochka Дочка f Bulgarian
Đoja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Djoja.
Dojčin Дојчин 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.
Dolya f Bulgarian, 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.
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.
Dona f Slovene (Rare)
Short form of Donata.
Donatela f Croatian, Albanian
Croatian and Albanian borrowing of Donatella.
Donika f Slovene
Diminutive of Donata via Dona.
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.
Dorotey Доротей m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Dorotheos.
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.
Doychin Дойчин m Bulgarian
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be related to Bulgarian дой (doy) meaning "milking" or доя (doya) meaning "to milk" as well as "to suckle, to breastfeed, to nurse". Also compare Dojčin.
Doycho Дойчо m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Doychin.
Draginja Драгиња f Serbian
Variant of Dragana.
Dragomil m Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element dragu "dear, precious" combined with miru "peace" or "world".
Dragomila f Slovene
Feminine form of Dragomil.
Dragomira Драгомира f Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Feminine form of Dragomir.
Dragotina f Slovene
Feminine form of Dragotin.
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.
Drejče m Slovene
Diminutive form of Andrej.
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
Đurđevka Ђурђевка f Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian ђурђевак (đurđevak) meaning "lily of the valley (species Convallaria majalis)" (compare Đurđica). It is also the Serbian word for St... [more]
Duša Душа f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Derived from Slavic dusha meaning "soul, spirit".
Dushko m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Dušan.
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.
Dželil m Bosnian
Masculine form of Dželila.
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
Bosnian form of Jamal ad-Din.
Džemil m Bosnian
Variant of Džemal.
Džemila f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Jamila.
Džemo m Bosnian
Short form of Džemaludin.
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.
Dzhessika Джессика f Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian borrowing of Jessica, reflecting the English pronunciation
Dzhulian m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Julian, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Dzhuliana Джулиана f Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian borrowing of Juliana, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Džibril m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Gabriel.
Dživa f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dživo.
Džon Џон m Serbian (Modern, Rare)
Serbian form of John reflecting the English pronunciation.
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).
Eda f Slovene
Short form of Edita, Edvarda and Edvina.
Edhem m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Adham.
Edica f Slovene
Diminutive of Eda.
Edika f Slovene
Diminutive of Eda.
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).
Edvarda f Hungarian, Slovene
Hungarian feminine form of Edvárd and Slovene feminine form of Edvard.
Edviđe f Croatian
Croatian form of Edvige
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.
Efimir Ефимир m Bulgarian
Composed of efi with an unknown meaning and miru meaning "peace, world".
Eftimija ЕФТИМИЈА f Macedonian (Rare)
Macedonian cognate of Efthimia.
Egey Егей m Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Aegeus.
Egidija f Slovene
Feminine form of Egidij.
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.
Ektor m Greek, Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Brazilian
Modern Greek and Bulgarian form of Hector.
Eladije Еладије m Serbian
Serbian form of Helladios (see Helladius).
Eldin m Bosnian, Arabic
Either a variant of Aldin or Alden.