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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is South Slavic; and the first letter is A or M or P or S.
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Muazeza f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Muazzez.
Muhameda f Bosnian
Feminine from of Muhamed.
Muhedin m Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian variant of Mohy al-din.
Muhedina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Muhedin.
Muhidin m Indonesian, Malay, Bosnian
Indonesian, Malay and Bosnian form of Muhyi ad-Din.
Muhlo m Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
An old Croatian name of unknown meaning.... [more]
Muncimir m Croatian, History
The first element of this name is probably derived from Slavic monciti "to work". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". This name was borne by Muncimir of Croatia, a prince from the 10th century AD.
Munib m Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian
Means "repentant, penitent, turning (back to God)" in Arabic, from the root أناب (ʾanāba) meaning "to return".
Mutimir m Croatian, Serbian, History
The first element of this name is possibly derived from Serbo-Croatian mučiti "to torture, to torment", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mǫčiti "to torture, to torment"... [more]
Muzafer m Turkish, Albanian, Bosnian
Turkish variant of Muzaffer as well as an Albanian and Bosnian form of Muzaffar.
Pafnutije m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Paphnoutios (see Paphnutius).
Pahomij m Slovene (Archaic)
Slovenian form of Pachomius.
Pahomije m Croatian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Croatian and Serbian form of Pachomius.
Paisiy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Paisius.
Paja m Serbian
Diminutive of Pavle.
Pajo m Croatian
Diminutive of Pavao.
Pajsije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Paisius.
Paks f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Pax.
Palamed m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Palamedes.
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Panayot m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Panagiotis.
Panayotka f Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive or variant of Panagiota
Panče m Macedonian
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly a Macedonian derivative of a Greek name, such as Pan and Panteleimon.... [more]
Pankrac m Slovene (Rare), Kashubian
Slovene variant of Pankracij and Kashubian form of Pankratios.
Pankracij m Slovene (Rare)
Slovene form of Pankratios (see Pancratius).
Pantelei m Bulgarian, Russian
Variant transcription of Panteley.
Paraskev m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Paraskevas.
Parmen m Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian
Croatian, Georgian, Russian and Serbian form of Parmenas.
Pasifaja f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Pasiphaë.
Pasikrat m Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Pasikrates.
Paskazije m Croatian (Archaic)
Croatian form of Pascasius, which is a variant of Paschasius.
Paškvalina f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Pascal.... [more]
Pavči f Slovene
Diminutive form of Pavla.
Pave m Croatian
Variant of Pavo.
Pavlek m Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Pavel or Pavao.... [more]
Pavlica f Slovene
Diminutive of Pavla, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Pavsikakije m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Παυσικακίος (Pausikakios), which is an extremely rare variant of Pausikakos.
Pavun m Bulgarian
From the Latin pavo meaning "peacock".
Pavuna f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pavun.
Pegaz m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Pegasus.
Peko m Montenegrin, Serbian
Diminutive of Petar.
Pelagije m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Pelagios via Pelagius.
Pelagiy m Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Pelagios (see Pelagius).
Pelej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Peleus.
Peley m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Peleus.
Pemba f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Pembe.
Penjo m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Пеньо (see Penyo).
Penyo m Bulgarian
Variant of Pencho.
Pepa m Croatian
Nickname for Stjepan.
Pepica f Croatian
Diminutive of Josipa.
Pepina f Bulgarian, Romanian
Feminine form of Pépin.
Pera m & f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Petar (male) or Petra (female).
Peregrina f Spanish, Galician, Slovene (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of either Peregrino and Slovene feminine form of Peregrin.
Perijandar m Croatian
Croatian form of Periander.
Perka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Petra.
Persa f Greek (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Medieval Italian
A form of Persis. In Serbian usage, also a short form of Persida.
Perše m Slovene (Archaic)
Old Slovene form of Peter.
Persey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Perseus.
Persida f Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Slovene
Serbian, Croatian, and Romanian form of Persis. This was the name of the wife of Alexander Karadordevic, Prince of Serbia and ancestor to the monarchs of Yugoslavia.
Pertinaks m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Pertinax.
Perunika f Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian perunika and Bulgarian and Macedonian перуника (perunika) "iris".
Perzefona f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Persephone.
Perzej m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Perseus.
Pesho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petar.
Petco m Bulgarian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Petko borne by Mr Petco Slabenoff, a Bulgarian passenger aboard the Titanic who died during the sinking of the ship in 1912.
Petiya m & f Russian, Bulgarian
Variant of Petia
Petja m & f Finnish, Slovene, Bulgarian
Finnish form and Bulgarian variant transcription of Petya and Slovene diminutive of Petra (used as a given name in its own right).
Petjo m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Петьо (see Petyo).
Petka f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian
Feminine form of Petko. Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans is known by this name in Serbia and Bulgaria.
Petkan m Bulgarian
Masculine form of Petkana.
Petranka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petrana.
Petrašin m Vlach, Serbian (Archaic)
Means "son of Peter" in Vlach and Serbian.
Petrija f Serbian (Rare)
Serbian feminine form of Peter.
Petrimir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Petromir.
Petrislav m Croatian, Serbian, History
Croatian and Serbian form of Petroslav. Known bearers of this name were Serbian rulers Petrislav of Duklja and Petrislav of Rascia, who both lived in the 11th century AD.
Petromir m Bulgarian
This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Petros (see Peter) and refers to Saint Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles and went on to become the first Pope of the Catholic Church... [more]
Petronija f Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Archaic)
Croatian and Lithuanian form of Petronia.
Petroniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Petronius.
Petroniya f Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Bulgarian and Russian form of Petronia.
Petroslav m Bulgarian
This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Petros (see Peter) and refers to Saint Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles and went on to become the first Pope of the Catholic Church... [more]
Petrunko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petar.
Petruša f Croatian (Rare), Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak diminutive of Petra and Petronela. Also compare Petruška.
Petyo m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petar.
Pij m Slovene
Slovene form of Pius.
Pija f Slovene
Variant of Pia.
Pimen m Georgian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare, Archaic)
Georgian, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Serbian form of Poimen (see Poemen). Known bearers of this name include a Metropolitan of Moscow (14th century AD) and the 14th Patriarch of Moscow (20th century AD).
Pir m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Pyrrhus.
Pitirun m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Pitirim via its Greek form Pityroun.
Piy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Pius.
Plam m Serbian
From Serbian плам (plam) meaning "flame".
Plamena f Serbian, Bulgarian
From South Slavic пламен (plamen) meaning “flame, blaze, fire".
Plava f Serbian
From Serbian плав (plav) meaning "blue" but it is used to denote a "blonde haired" person such as in this case. This is because the word had an ancient meaning of "shining, bright" from which the sense of "blonde haired" comes from and later it came about to mean "blue".
Plinije m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Pliny.
Pliniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Plinius (see Pliny).
Plutarh m Croatian
Croatian form of Plutarch.
Plutarkh m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Plutarch.
Poldica f Slovene (Rare)
Diminutive form of Leopolda.
Poldka f Slovene
Diminutive of Leopolda, used as a given name in its own right.
Polia f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Поля (see Polya).
Polibije m Croatian
Croatian form of Polybius.
Polideuk m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Pollux.
Polievkt m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Polyeuctus (see Polyeuktos).
Polikrat m Croatian
Croatian form of Polykrates.
Polonca f Slovene
Diminutive of Polona, used as a given name in its own right.
Pompej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Pompey.
Poncijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Pontian.
Poncije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Pontius.
Porfirije m Serbian
Serbian form of Porphyrius.
Posejdon m Bosnian, Croatian, Polish
Bosnian, Croatian and Polish form of Poseidon.
Potit m Bulgarian (Archaic), French (Archaic), Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Bulgarian, French, Russian and Serbian form of Potitus.
Pranja f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pranjo.
Pranjo m Croatian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Franjo.
Pravda f Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian
Derived from the Proto-Slavic word *pravьda meaning "truth; justice" in many Slavic languages.
Pravdan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Elaborated masculine form of Pravda.
Pravdana f Serbian
Female form of Pravdan.
Pravdomir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Prawdomir.
Prebislav m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements prebi and slav "glory".
Predislav m Medieval Croatian, Medieval Serbian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic perdъ "in front of, against"... [more]
Predomir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Predimir.
Presiana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Presian.
Preslava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Preslav.
Pretekstat m Croatian, Polish
Croatian and Polish form of Praetextatus.
Prijam m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Priam.
Prijap m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Priapos via its latinized form Priapus.
Prim m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Bulgarian, Macedonian and Russian form of Primus.
Prodana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prodan. Like its masculine counterpart, it is derived from the verb prodati, "to sell", literally meaning "sold". It was once given to divert evil spirits by telling them the child has already been " sold away ".
Prokopije m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Procopius.
Prokul m Croatian (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Croatian and Polish form of Proculus.
Prometej m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Prometheus.
Prometey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Prometheus.
Protej m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Proteus.
Protey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Proteus.
Protogen m Croatian, Russian (Archaic)
Croatian and Russian form of Protogenes.
Prozerpina f Bosnian, Croatian, Lithuanian, Polish
Bosnian, Croatian, Lithuanian and Polish form of Proserpina.
Prvana f Serbian
From Serbian први (prvi) meaning "first". It is thus given to first born daughters.
Prvoljub m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic elements prvi or prvo, meaning "first, firstly" and ljub, meaning "loved, beloved".
Prvosin m Serbian
From Serbian први (prvi) meaning "first" and син (sin) meaning "son". The name is clearly given to first born sons.
Prvoslava f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prvoslav.
Ptolemej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Ptolemaios via Ptolemaeus.
Ptolemey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Ptolemaios.
Publije m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Publius.
Puniša m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the adjective pun, literally meaning "full", denoting chubby and plump child.
Saba f Croatian, Polish, German
Croatian, Polish and German short form of Sabina.
Sabin m Romanian, Basque, English (Rare), Polish (Rare), French (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
English, Romanian, Basque, French and Polish form of Sabinus. Sabin of Bulgaria was the ruler of Bulgaria from 765 to 766.
Sabinijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Sabinian.
Sabit m Arabic, Turkish, Kazakh, Bosnian, Azerbaijani, Albanian
Arabic alternate transcription of Thabit as well as the form used in various languages.
Sabka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Sabina.
Sadeta f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Sa'adat.
Sadija m & f Bosnian
Bosnian male variant and feminine form of Sa'di.
Sadik m Bosnian, Albanian
Derived from Turkish sadık "loyal, faithful, obedient".
Sadika f Bosnian, Arabic
Feminine form of Sadik.
Sadmir m Bosnian
Probably derived from Samir 1.
Safija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Safiyyah.
Šahbaz m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Shahbaz.
Sakib m Bengali, Bosnian
Bengali and Bosnian form of Thaqib.
Šakira f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Shakira.
Salacija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Salacia.
Šalamon m Slovene
Slovene form of Solomon.
Sale m Serbian
Nickname for Aleksandar or Saša.
Salko m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Salih.
Saloma f Slovak (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Kashubian
Slovak, Croatian and Kashubian form of Salome.
Salvije m Croatian
Croatian form of Salvius.
Saly f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sara.
Samuila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Samuil.
Samuilo m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Samuel.
Sando m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Alexander.
Šandor m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Sándor. A famous bearer was Croatian writer Ksaver Šandor Gjalski (1854-1935).
Sanjina f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sanjin.
Šarika f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene borrowing of Sárika.
Sarika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian
Diminutive of Sara.
Sarinka f Bosnian, South Slavic
Diminutive of Sara.
Sašenka f Serbian, Slovak, Croatian
Strictly feminine diminutive form of Saša.
Šaul m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Saul.
Savatije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Sabbatios via Sabbatius.
Saveta f Romanian, Serbian
Romanian truncated form of Elisaveta and Serbian truncated form of Jelisaveta.
Savica f Slovene (Rare)
Slovene feminine form of Sava.
Savina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Sava.
Savka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Sava.
Savo m Serbian
Serbian variant of Sava.
Schiwka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Живка (see Zhivka).
Schulieta f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Жулиета (see Zhulieta).
Sdrawka f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Здравка (see Zdravka).
Sebastjana f Slovene
Feminine form of Sebastjan.
Seculus m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.
Sefanija m Croatian
Croatian form of Zephaniah.
Sefer m Albanian, Bosnian, Turkish
Albanian, Bosnian and Turkish form of Safar.
Šefik m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Shafiq.
Šefika f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šefik.
Šefka f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šefik.
Šefketa f Bosnian, Macedonian
Possibly a variant of Šefka.
Šeherezada f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene and Serbian form of Shahrazad.
Seka f Serbian
Taken from the nickname, which originated as a pet form of the word sestra meaning ''sister''.
Šeki m Bosnian
Serbian Muslim Masculine Name
Sekund m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Secundus.
Seleuk m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Seleucus.
Selimir m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements seliti, "to move, to migrate" and mir meaning "peace".... [more]
Šem m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Shem.
Semezdin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Shamsuddin. A bearer of this name is the Bosnian writer Semezdin Mehmedinović.
Semir m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Samir 1.
Semira f Amharic, Turkish, Bosnian
Feminine form of Semir.
Semka f Bosnian, Serbian
Diminutive derivative of Simeuna.
Šemsa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šemso.
Šemsedin m Slovene
Masculine form of Šemsa.
Šemsida f Bosnian
Variant form of Šemsudina.
Šemso m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Shams.
Šemsudin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Shamsuddin.
Sena f Slovene
Short form of Senija.
Senad m Bosnian
The name comes from the Arabic word سند "support".
Senada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Senad.
Senaid m Bosnian
Variant of Senad.
Senaida f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Senad.
Sendi f Slovene (Modern)
Slovene borrowing of Sandy.
Šener m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Şener.
Senija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Saniyya.
Senijad m Bosnian
Variant of Senad.
Senko m Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Derived from South Slavic senka or sjenka meaning "shadow". Masculine form of Senka or a nickname for Jasenko or Arsen.
Sergeja f Slovene
Feminine form of Sergej.
Sergija f Slovene
Variant of Sergeja.
Sergije m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Sergius.
Šerifa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šerif.
Servian m Bulgarian, English, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, English and Ukrainian form of Servianus.
Servijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Servianus.
Servije m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Servius.
Servilian m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servilianus.
Servilije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Servilius.
Serviliy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servilius.
Serviliya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servilia.
Serviy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servius.
Sesil f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Cecilia, perhaps via its French form Cécile.... [more]
Šet m Croatian
Croatian form of Seth 1.
Sevastiana f Bulgarian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Russian, Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Bulgarian, Romanian and Russian form of Sebastiana and modern Greek spelling of Sebastiana.... [more]
Sever m Catalan, Croatian, Russian, Norman
Catalan, Croatian, Russian and Norman form of Severus.
Severian m Bulgarian, English, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, English, Russian and Ukrainian form of Severianus. This name is also used in Georgia, where it is a shorter form of Severiane, the older Georgian form of Severianus... [more]
Shasho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Alexander.
Shina f Bulgarian
Bulgarian short form of Anastasia most commonly used in the north-eastern region.
Shtedra f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine name from the word щедра (shtedra) meaning "generous".
Siagriy m Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Syagrius.
Siana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Сиана (see Siyana).