blackelectric's Personal Name List

Zvonimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements zvonŭ "sound, chime" and mirŭ "peace, world". Dmitar Zvonimir was an 11th-century Croatian king.
Zvezda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Macedonian, Bulgarian
Derived from zvezda meaning "star".
Zosia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ZAW-sha
Personal remark: ZAW-sha
Diminutive of Zofia.
Zoryana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Зоряна(Ukrainian)
Derived from Ukrainian зоря (zorya) meaning "dawn, star".
Zorica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Зорица(Serbian, Macedonian)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Serbian, Croatian and Macedonian diminutive of Zora.
Zora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
Other Scripts: Зора(Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: ZO-ra(Czech) ZAW-ra(Slovak)
Rating: 90% based on 1 vote
Means "dawn, aurora" in the South Slavic languages, as well as Czech and Slovak.
Zlata
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Злата(Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: ZLA-ta(Czech) ZLA-tə(Russian)
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Feminine form of Zlatan.
Živka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Живка(Serbian, Macedonian)
Feminine form of Živko.
Živa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Slavic Mythology, Slovene, Serbian
Other Scripts: Жива(Serbian)
From the Old Slavic word živŭ meaning "alive, living". According to the 12th-century Saxon priest Helmold, this was the name of a Slavic goddess possibly associated with life or fertility.
Zhivka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Живка(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Feminine form of Živko.
Zhannochka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Жанночка(Russian)
Diminutive of Zhanna.
Zhanna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Жанна(Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: ZHAN-nə(Russian)
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Jeanne.
Željka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Other Scripts: Жељка(Serbian)
Pronounced: ZHEHL-ka(Croatian, Serbian)
Personal remark: ZHEHL-ka
Feminine form of Željko.
Zawisza
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish (Archaic)
Pronounced: za-VEE-sha
Personal remark: za-VEE-sha
Polish cognate of Záviš.
Zarja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Slovene
Slovene variant of Zora.
Žaneta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Pronounced: ZHA-neh-ta(Czech, Slovak)
Personal remark: ZHA-neh-ta
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Jeannette.
Žana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Slovene, Croatian
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Slovene and Croatian form of Gianna.
Yordan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Йордан(Bulgarian)
Bulgarian form of Jordan.
Yevpraksiya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Евпраксия(Russian)
Pronounced: yif-PRA-ksyi-yə, if-PRA-ksyi-yə
Russian form of Eupraxia. This was the name of a daughter of Vsevolod I, grand prince of Kyiv, who became the wife of the Holy Roman emperor Henry IV.
Yeva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian
Other Scripts: Ева(Russian) Єва(Ukrainian) Եվա(Armenian)
Pronounced: YEH-və(Russian) yeh-VAH(Armenian)
Personal remark: YEH-və
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian form of Eve.
Yelysaveta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Єлисавета(Ukrainian)
Traditional Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.
Yelizaveta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Елизавета(Russian)
Pronounced: yi-lyi-zu-VYEH-tə, i-lyi-zu-VYEH-tə
Russian form of Elizabeth. This was the name of an 18th-century Russian empress.
Yekaterina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Екатерина(Russian)
Pronounced: yi-kə-tyi-RYEE-nə, i-kə-tyi-RYEE-nə
Russian form of Katherine. This name was adopted by the German princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1744 shortly before she married the future Russian emperor Peter III. She later overthrew her husband and ruled as empress, known as Catherine the Great in English.
Yasha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Яша(Russian)
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Russian diminutive of Yakov.
Yana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Яна(Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: YA-nə(Russian)
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Jana 1.
Vyacheslav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Вячеслав(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: vyi-chi-SLAF(Russian) wya-cheh-SLOW(Ukrainian)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Veceslav (see Václav).
Vukašin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Serbian
Other Scripts: Вукашин(Serbian)
Derived from Serbian vuk meaning "wolf". This was the name of a 14th-century Serbian ruler.
Vratislav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: VRA-kyi-slaf(Czech) VRA-kyee-slow(Slovak)
Derived from the Slavic elements vortiti (Czech vrátit) meaning "to return" and slava meaning "glory". This was the name of two dukes of Bohemia (the second later a king).
Volya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Воля(Russian)
Pronounced: VO-lyə
Diminutive of Vsevolod. It also means "will, freedom" in Russian.
Volodiměrŭ
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval Slavic [1]
Other Scripts: Володимѣръ(Old East Slavic)
Old East Slavic form of Vladimir.
Vlasta
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Other Scripts: Власта(Serbian)
Pronounced: VLA-sta(Czech, Slovak)
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Slavic element volstĭ meaning "power, rule, sovereignty". Descendants of this word include Czech vlast "homeland" and Serbo-Croatian vlast "power". It is sometimes masculine in Czech and Serbian.
Verica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Serbian, Croatian
Other Scripts: Верица(Serbian)
Serbian and Croatian diminutive of Vera 1.
Velimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Велимир(Serbian)
Derived from the Slavic elements velĭ "great" and mirŭ "peace, world".
Valko
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Вълко(Bulgarian)
Derived from Bulgarian вълк (valk) meaning "wolf".
Valerian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Georgian, Romanian, History
Other Scripts: Валериан(Russian) ვალერიან(Georgian)
Pronounced: və-LIR-ee-ən(English)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name Valerius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Roman emperor (Publius Licinius Valerianus) who was captured by the Persians. Several saints have also borne this name, including a 2nd-century martyr of Lyons.
Valentin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, Romanian, German, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish
Other Scripts: Валентин(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: VA-LAHN-TEHN(French) va-lehn-TEEN(Romanian) VA-lehn-teen(German) VA-lehn-kyin(Czech) və-lyin-TYEEN(Russian)
Personal remark: VAL-in-teen
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1) in several languages.
Urszula
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: oor-SHOO-la
Personal remark: oor-SHOO-la
Polish form of Ursula.
Tsvetan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Цветан(Bulgarian)
Derived from Bulgarian цвет (tsvet) meaning "flower, blossom".
Tsveta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Цвета(Bulgarian)
Feminine form of Tsvetan.
Tsimur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Belarusian
Other Scripts: Цімур(Belarusian)
Belarusian form of Timur.
Toše
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Macedonian
Other Scripts: Тоше(Macedonian)
Pronounced: TO-sheh
Personal remark: TO-sheh
Diminutive of Todor. This name was borne by the Macedonian pop star Toše Proeski (1981-2007).
Tasha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, English
Other Scripts: Таша(Russian)
Pronounced: TAHSH-ə(English)
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
Short form of Natasha.
Taras
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Тарас(Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: tu-RAS(Russian)
Personal remark: tu-RAS
Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian form of the Greek name Ταράσιος (Tarasios), which possibly means "from Taras". Taras was an Italian city, now called Taranto, which was founded by Greek colonists in the 8th century BC and was named for the Greek mythological figure Taras, a son of Poseidon. Saint Tarasios was an 8th-century bishop of Constantinople. It was also borne by the Ukrainian writer and artist Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861).
Svetoslav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Светослав(Bulgarian)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Bulgarian form of Svyatoslav.
Svetka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Светка(Russian)
Pronounced: SVYEHT-kə
Diminutive of Svetlana.
Sveta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Света(Russian)
Pronounced: SVYEH-tə
Short form of Svetlana.
Stasya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Стася(Russian)
Diminutive of Stanislava or Anastasiya.
Stasia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Diminutive of Stanisława or Anastazja.
Solomiya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Соломія(Ukrainian)
Ukrainian form of Salome.
Sashka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Сашка(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Bulgarian diminutive of Aleksandra, as well as an alternate transcription of Macedonian Сашка (see Saška).
Sasha
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, English, French
Other Scripts: Саша(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: SA-shə(Russian) SASH-ə(English) SAH-shə(English) SA-SHA(French)
Rating: 90% based on 1 vote
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.
Sanya 2
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Саня(Russian)
Pronounced: SA-nyə
Personal remark: SA-n(y)ə
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.
Ruža
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Ружа(Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: ROO-zha(Croatian, Serbian)
Personal remark: "ROO-zha"
Means "rose" in Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian, a cognate of Rosa 1. In Macedonian, ружа is an alternate form of the word роза (roza).
Ruslana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Руслана(Ukrainian)
Feminine form of Ruslan.
Romashka
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Ромашка(Russian)
Pronounced: ru-MA-shkə
Personal remark: ru-MA-shkə
Diminutive of Roman.
Risto
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish, Estonian, Macedonian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Ристо(Macedonian, Serbian)
Pronounced: REES-to(Finnish)
Personal remark: "REES-to"
Finnish, Estonian, Macedonian and Serbian short form of Christopher.
Raissa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Раиса(Russian) Раїса(Ukrainian) Раіса(Belarusian)
Pronounced: ru-EES-ə(Russian)
Personal remark: ru-EES-ə
Portuguese form of Herais, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Раиса, Ukrainian Раїса or Belarusian Раіса (see Raisa 1).
Radka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Радка(Bulgarian)
Pronounced: RAT-ka(Czech)
Feminine form of Radko.
Oliwer
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: aw-LEE-vehr
Personal remark: aw-LEE-vehr
Polish form of Oliver.
Olimpiada
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Олимпиада(Russian) Олімпіада(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: u-lyim-pyi-A-də(Russian)
Personal remark: u-l(y)im-p(y)i-A-də
Russian and Ukrainian form of Olympias.
Oleksandr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Олександр(Ukrainian)
Ukrainian form of Alexander.
Oksana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ukrainian, Russian
Other Scripts: Оксана(Ukrainian, Russian)
Pronounced: uk-SA-nə(Russian)
Ukrainian form of Xenia.
Nikolai
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Николай(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: nyi-ku-LIE(Russian)
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Николай (see Nikolay).
Nikita 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Никита(Russian) Нікіта(Ukrainian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: nyi-KYEE-tə(Russian)
Personal remark: n(y)i-K(Y)EE-tə
Russian form of Niketas. This form is also used in Ukrainian and Belarusian alongside the more traditional forms Mykyta and Mikita. A notable bearer was the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971).
Nevena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Невена(Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian)
Derived from South Slavic neven meaning "marigold".
Nedelya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Неделя(Bulgarian)
Means "Sunday" in Bulgarian.
Nazar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Turkmen, Armenian
Other Scripts: Назар(Russian, Ukrainian) Նազար(Armenian)
Pronounced: nu-ZAR(Russian, Ukrainian) nah-ZAHR(Armenian)
Russian, Ukrainian, Turkmen and Armenian form of Nazarius.
Nadzieja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: na-JEH-ya
Personal remark: na-JEH-ya
Polish cognate of Nadezhda, being the Polish word meaning "hope".
Nadya 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Надя(Russian, Bulgarian) Надія(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: NA-dyə(Russian)
Russian and Bulgarian diminutive of Nadezhda. It is also an alternate transcription of Ukrainian Надія (see Nadiya).
Naditsa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian
Diminutive of Nadia 1.
Nadica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Надица(Serbian)
Diminutive of Nada 2.
Nadezhda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Надежда(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: nu-DYEZH-də(Russian)
Personal remark: nu-DYEZH-də
Means "hope" in Russian and Bulgarian.
Miro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Slovene
Personal remark: MEE-ro
Short form of Miroslav and other names beginning with Mir (often the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world").
Mir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Pronounced: MEER
Personal remark: MEER
From the Russian word mir, "world, universe, peace".
Mikuláš
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Slovak, Czech
Pronounced: MEE-koo-lash(Slovak) MI-koo-lash(Czech)
Personal remark: MEE-koo-lash, MI-koo-lash
Slovak and Czech form of Nicholas.
Mikoláš
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech
Pronounced: MI-ko-lash
Personal remark: MI-ko-lash
Czech variant form of Nicholas.
Mikita
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Belarusian
Other Scripts: Мікіта(Belarusian)
Personal remark: m(y)i-K(Y)EE-tə
Belarusian form of Niketas.
Maxim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech
Other Scripts: Максим(Russian, Ukrainian) Максім(Belarusian)
Pronounced: muk-SYEEM(Russian) MAK-sim(Czech)
Alternate transcription of Russian Максим or Belarusian Максім (see Maksim) or Ukrainian Максим (see Maksym). This is also the Czech form.
Marzena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ma-ZHEH-na
Personal remark: ma-ZHEH-na
Probably originally a Polish diminutive of Maria or Małgorzata.
Marysia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ma-RI-sha
Personal remark: ma-RI-sha
Polish diminutive of Maria.
Marishka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Russian
Other Scripts: Маришка(Russian)
Pronounced: ma-RISH-ka
English and Russian form of the originally Hungarian name Mariska.
Malina 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Serbian, Polish
Other Scripts: Малина(Bulgarian, Serbian)
Pronounced: ma-LEE-na(Polish)
Means "raspberry" in several Slavic languages.
Lyosha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Лёша(Russian)
Pronounced: LYUY-shə
Personal remark: L(y)UY-shə
Diminutive of Aleksey.
Ksenia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Ксения(Russian) Ксенія(Ukrainian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: KSEH-nya(Polish) KSYEH-nyi-yə(Russian)
Polish form of Xenia, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Ксения or Ukrainian/Belarusian Ксенія (see Kseniya).
Ksaweryna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Feminine form of Ksawery.
Ksawery
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ksa-VEH-ri
Personal remark: ksa-VEH-ri
Polish form of Xavier.
Krešimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian
Pronounced: KREH-shee-meer
From the Slavic elements krěsiti "to spark, to flare up, to bring to life, to resurrect" and mirŭ "peace, world". This was the name of four kings of Croatia in the 10th and 11th centuries. Their names were recorded in Latin as Cresimirus.
Krasimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Красимир(Bulgarian)
Derived from the Slavic elements krasa "beauty, adornment" and mirŭ "peace, world".
Kolya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Коля(Russian)
Pronounced: KO-lyə
Diminutive of Nikolai.
Kirsan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Кирсан(Russian)
Pronounced: keer-san
Personal remark: Keer-san
Russian short form of the Greek name Chrysanthos.
Kazimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Slovene, Russian
Other Scripts: Казимир(Russian)
Pronounced: kə-zyi-MYEER(Russian)
Croatian, Slovene and Russian form of Casimir.
Kazimiera
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Lithuanian
Pronounced: ka-zhee-MYEH-ra(Polish)
Personal remark: ka-zhee-MYEH-ra
Feminine form of Kazimierz (Polish) or Kazimieras (Lithuanian).
Kazik
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: KA-zheek
Personal remark: KA-zheek
Diminutive of Kazimierz.
Katsiaryna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Belarusian
Other Scripts: Кацярына(Belarusian)
Pronounced: ka-tsya-RI-na
Belarusian form of Katherine.
Izajasz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ee-ZA-yash
Personal remark: ee-ZA-yash
Polish form of Isaiah.
Ivaylo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Ивайло(Bulgarian)
Personal remark: ee-VY-lo
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Perhaps derived from an old Bulgar name meaning "wolf". This was the name of a 13th-century emperor of Bulgaria. It is possible that this spelling was the result of a 15th-century misreading of his real name Vulo from historical documents.
Iva 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Ива(Bulgarian, Serbian)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Means "willow tree" in South Slavic.
Iva 3
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech
Pronounced: I-va
Personal remark: I-va
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Feminine form of Ivo 1.
Ismena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Pronounced: ees-MEH-na
Personal remark: ees-MEH-na
Polish form of Ismene.
Iskra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian
Other Scripts: Искра(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: EES-kru(Bulgarian) EES-kra(Macedonian, Croatian)
Personal remark: EES-kra
Means "spark" in South Slavic.
Irina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Georgian, Finnish, Estonian
Other Scripts: Ирина(Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian) ირინა(Georgian)
Pronounced: i-RYEE-nə(Russian) EE-ree-nah(Finnish)
Personal remark: i-R(y)EE-nə
Form of Irene in several languages.
Iraida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Spanish
Other Scripts: Ираида(Russian)
Pronounced: ee-RIE-dha(Spanish)
Russian and Spanish form of Herais.
Inessa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Инесса(Russian) Інесса(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: i-NEHS-sə(Russian)
Personal remark: i-NEHS-sə
Russian and Ukrainian form of Inés.
Ilya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Илья(Russian) Ілья(Belarusian)
Pronounced: i-LYA(Russian)
Personal remark: i-LYA
Russian and Belarusian form of Elijah.
Ilina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Илина(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Feminine form of Iliya.
Ilarion
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Иларион(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Hilarion.
Grażyna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: gra-ZHI-na
Personal remark: gra-ZHI-na
From Lithuanian graži meaning "beautiful". This name was created by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for his poem Grażyna (1823).
Fyodor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Фёдор(Russian)
Pronounced: FYUY-dər
Russian form of Theodore. It was borne by three tsars of Russia. Another notable bearer was Fyodor Dostoyevsky (or Dostoevsky; 1821-1881), the Russian author of such works as Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.
Františka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: FRAN-kyi-shka(Czech) FRAN-kyee-shka(Slovak)
Personal remark: FRAN-ki-shka, FRAN-kee-shka
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).
František
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: FRAN-kyi-shehk(Czech) FRAN-kyee-shehk(Slovak)
Personal remark: FRAN-ki-shehk, FRAN-kee-shehk
Czech and Slovak form of Franciscus (see Francis).
Franciszek
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: fran-CHEE-shehk
Personal remark: fran-CHEE-shehk
Polish form of Franciscus (see Francis).
Estera
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Slovak, Romanian, Lithuanian
Pronounced: eh-STEH-ra(Polish)
Polish, Slovak, Romanian and Lithuanian form of Esther.
Elżbieta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: elzh-BYEH-ta
Personal remark: elzh-BYEH-ta
Polish form of Elizabeth.
Elusia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.
Elunia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elżbieta.
Eliška
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: EH-lish-ka(Czech) EH-leesh-ka(Slovak)
Personal remark: EH-leesh-ka
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Elizabeth.
Elisaveta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Елисавета(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Elizabeth.
Dario
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Croatian
Pronounced: DA-ryo(Italian) DA-ree-o(Croatian)
Italian form of Darius.
Darina 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Slovak, Czech, Bulgarian, Russian
Other Scripts: Дарина(Bulgarian, Russian)
Pronounced: DA-ree-na(Slovak) DA-ri-na(Czech)
Personal remark: DA-ri-na
Derived from the Slavic word darŭ meaning "gift". It is sometimes used as a diminutive of names beginning with Dar.
Danuška
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech
Pronounced: DA-noosh-ka
Personal remark: DA-noosh-ka
Diminutive of Dana 1.
Danica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Macedonian, English
Other Scripts: Даница(Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: DA-nee-tsa(Serbian, Croatian) DA-nyee-tsa(Slovak) DAN-i-kə(English)
From a Slavic word meaning "morning star, Venus". This name occurs in Slavic folklore as a personification of the morning star. It has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world since the 1970s.
Damira
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian
Feminine form of Damir 1.
Damir 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Other Scripts: Дамир(Serbian)
Pronounced: DA-meer(Croatian, Serbian)
Possibly derived from the Slavic elements danŭ "given" and mirŭ "peace, world". Otherwise, it might be of Turkic or Russian origin (see Damir 2). It was popularized by a character from Marija Jurić Zagorka's novel Gordana (1935).
Dagmar
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: DOW-mar(Danish) DAK-mar(German) DAG-mar(Czech)
From the Old Norse name Dagmær, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mær "maid". This was the name adopted by the popular Bohemian wife of the Danish king Valdemar II when they married in 1205. Her birth name was Markéta.
Dafina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Albanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Дафина(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Means "laurel" in Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian, of Greek origin.
Czesława
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: chehs-WA-va
Personal remark: chehs-WA-va
Feminine form of Czesław.
Cezary
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: tseh-ZA-ri
Personal remark: tseh-ZA-ri
Polish form of Caesar.
Bronislav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Бронислав(Russian) Броніслав(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: BRO-nyi-slaf(Czech) brə-nyi-SLAF(Russian)
Czech, Slovak, Russian and Ukrainian form of Bronisław.
Branimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Other Scripts: Бранимир(Serbian, Bulgarian)
Derived from the Slavic element borna "protection" combined with mirŭ "peace, world".
Bedřiška
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech
Pronounced: BEHD-rish-ka
Personal remark: BEHD-rish-ka
Czech feminine form of Frederick.
Basia 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: BA-sha
Personal remark: BA-sha
Polish diminutive of Barbara.
Bara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian
Croatian short form of Barbara.
Artemiy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Артемий(Russian)
Russian variant form of Artemios.
Artem
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ukrainian, Russian
Other Scripts: Артем(Ukrainian) Артём(Russian)
Ukrainian form of Artemios. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Артём (see Artyom).
Arseniy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Арсений(Russian) Арсеній(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: ur-SYEH-nyee(Russian)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Arsenios.
Arkadiusz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ar-KA-dyoosh
Personal remark: ar-KA-dyoosh
Polish form of Arkadios.
Arina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Арина(Russian)
Personal remark: a-REE-nə
Russian variant of Irina.
Anouska
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Dutch (Rare)
Pronounced: ah-NOOS-ka
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of Anna, inspired by the Russian form Annushka.
Anoushka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Sinhalese
Other Scripts: अनुष्का(Hindi) අනුෂ්කා(Sinhala)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Alternate transcription of Hindi अनुष्का or Sinhala අනුෂ්කා (see Anushka).
Anastas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Анастас(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: a-na-STAS(Bulgarian)
Russian and Bulgarian form of Anastasius.
Alevtina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Алевтина(Russian)
Pronounced: u-lyi-FTYEE-nə
Personal remark: u-lyi-FTYEE-nə
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Possibly a variant of Valentina.
Aleš
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Pronounced: A-lesh(Czech, Slovak)
Diminutive of Alexej or Aleksander.
Alena 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Pronounced: A-leh-na(Czech, Slovak)
Personal remark: A-leh-na
Short form of Magdalena or Helena. This was the name of a saint, possibly legendary, who was martyred near Brussels in the 7th century.
Aleksey
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Алексей(Russian)
Pronounced: u-lyi-KSYAY
Russian form of Alexius. This name was borne by a 14th-century Metropolitan of Kiev who is regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church. It was also the name of a 17th-century tsar of Russia.
Aksinia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Russian
Other Scripts: Аксиния(Bulgarian) Аксинья(Russian)
Pronounced: u-KSYEE-nyə(Russian)
Rating: 100% based on 2 votes
Bulgarian form of Xenia, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Аксинья (see Aksinya).
Agniya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Агния(Russian)
Russian form of Agnes.
Agnieszka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ag-NYEH-shka
Personal remark: ag-NYEH-shka
Polish form of Agnes.
Agnessa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Агнесса(Russian)
Pronounced: ug-NYEHS-sə
Personal remark: ug-NYEHS-sə
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Russian form of Agnes.
Agneša
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Slovak
Personal remark: AG-nesh-ah?
Rating: 100% based on 2 votes
Slovak variant of Agnes.
Abrasha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Абраша(Russian)
Russian diminutive of Abraham.
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