Slavic Submitted Surnames

These names are used by Slavic peoples.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Pankratov Russian
Means "son of Pankratiy".
Panosovich Russian
Means "Son of Panos" in Russian
Panov Russian
Means "son of Panya".
Panteleev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Пантелеев (see Panteleyev).
Panteleyev m Russian
Means "son of Panteley".
Parvanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Parvan".
Parvanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Parvanov.
Pašalić Bosnian, Croatian
Derived from paša, meaning "Pasha", which was a high rank in the Ottoman political and military system.
Pasechnik Russian
Means "beekeeper" in Russian. Leonid Pasechnik is the leader of the LNR.
Pasinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Paszyn in Nowy Sacz voivodeship; also a pet form of Paweł.
Paskalev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Paskal".
Paskaleva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Paskalev.
Pastukhov Russian
Derived from Russian пастух (pastukh) meaning "shepherd".
Pater Dutch, German, English, Polish
From Latin pater "father", used as a religious title for a priest in Roman Catholicism. Possibly used semi-literally for a man who worked in the church, or figuratively for a solemn or pompous man.
Patera Czech
Nickname for the illegitimate son of a priest.
Patrushev Russian
Patronymic derived from a Russian diminutive of Patricius. This is borne by Russian political and security figure Nikolai Patrushev (1951-), former director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).
Pauell Russian
Russian translation of the surname of Powell
Pauro Croatian, Istriot
Probably an Istrian form of Paro.
Pávek m Czech
Diminutive of páv "peacock", hence a nickname for a pretentious or ostentatious person.
Pavek Czech (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Pávek.
Pavel Slovak
Comes from the personal name Pavel.
Pavelec Czech
Pavelec is short form of name Pavel.
Pavelić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavel".
Pavelka Czech
Derived from the given name Pavel. A famosu bearer is Jake Pavelka.
Pavićević Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavao".
Pavlić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".
Pavlisko Slovak
Rusyn patronym based on Pavel
Pavloff Russian, Bulgarian
Anglicized variant form of Pavlov.
Paznyak Belarusian
Means "late one", from Belarusian пазней (pazniej), meaning "late".
Pcholkin Belarusian, Ukrainian
Belarusian and Ukrainian variant of Pchyolkin.
Pchyolkin Russian
Derived from Russian пчёлка (pchyolka), a diminutive of пчела (pchela) meaning "bee". The founder of the surname may have been a beekeeper.
Pčolkin Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Pcholkin.
Pećanac Serbian
Habitational name for someone from the village of Peći, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Pechanec Czech
Pronounced /Pe-khan-nets/... [more]
Pehlivanov m Bulgarian
Derived from Turkish pehlivan meaning "wrestler".
Pehlivanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pehlivanov.
Pejić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pejo".
Pejović Serbian (Russified, Modern)
Pejović is a Serbian surname. Mainly used in serbia. But also used in Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia
Pekarev Russian
Russian variation of the surname "Baker"
Pelevin Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian пелева (peleva) meaning "chaff, shuck". A notable bearer is Victor Pelevin, the Russian fiction writer.
Pelka Polish
Reduced pet form of the given name Świętopełk.
Penchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Pencho".
Pencheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Penchev.
Penkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Penko".
Penkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Penkov.
Pepin Russian
Means "son of Pepa".
Pera Croatian
Derived from Pero. Also means "feathers".
Perepelkin Russian
From perepel, meaning "quail".
Perevodchik Russian
Means "translator" in Russian.
Perevozchik Russian, Belarusian
Means "carrier". It is a Russian last name, but it also present in Belarus.
Peričić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perica".
Perminov Russian
Indicated a person from the Russian city of Perm, of Uralic origin meaning "faraway land".
Perović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pero".
Perovski Russian
I looked for the meaning of this name, but my searches almost always came up with "Perovskite, the mineral that named after the mineralogist" (there's also "Perovskia, the mint-plant named after a Russian General")... [more]
Peršin Croatian, Serbian
From Croatian peršin meaning "parsley," likely referring to a grower or seller.
Peršin Slovene
From given name Perše.
Perske Belarusian, Lithuanian, Jewish
Variant form of Persky. This was the real surname of American actress Lauren Bacall (1924-2014), who was born Betty Joan Perske.
Persky Belarusian, Lithuanian, Jewish
Derived from the village of Pershai in the Valozhyn District of Belarus, or the place named Perki in Lithuania.
Peruničić Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perun". Perun was the Slavic god of lightning.
Peruško Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Peruški, Croatia.
Pervak Ukrainian, Russian
Derived either from Russian первый (pervy) meaning "first" or directly from colloquial Ukrainian первак (pervak) meaning "firstborn".
Pervushin m Russian
Possibly derived from первый (pervyy) meaning first.
Peshkov m Russian
Derived from Russian пешка (peshka), meaning "pawn".
Peska Czech
From a pet form of the personal name Pešek
Peták Czech
Derivative of the personal name Petr, Czech form of Peter.
Petek Slovene, Croatian
Derived from petek "Friday".
Petkevich Russian
Russian form of Piatkievič.
Petkoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petkoski.
Petkoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petko".
Petkov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means “son of Petko” in Bulgarian and Macedonian.
Petkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petkovski.
Petkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petko".
Petranov Bulgarian
From Greek petros meaning "rock" or "stone".
Petreska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petreski.
Petreski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petre".
Petrevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petrevski.
Petrevski Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".
Petříček Czech
From given name Petr.
Petríček Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Petr.
Petriček Croatian
From given name Petar.
Petričević Croatian, Serbian
A patronymic derived from Petrič, a diminutive of Petar.
Petrovich Ukrainian, Belarusian
Patronymic from Petro, the Ukrainian form of Peter.
Petrunkevich Belarusian
From a diminutive of Piotr.
Petryniec Ukrainian
From the given name Peter.
Pevec Croatian
From pevec meaning ''rooster''
Pezda Polish
Probably old polish word for "Orzech Ziemny" (Peanut)
Piatkievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Pyatkevich.
Piatraha Belarusian
Derived from an augmentative form of the Belarusian given name Piotr.
Pichugin Russian
From pichuga, meaning "small bird".
Piech Polish, German (Austrian)
From a diminutive form of Peter.
Pieech Polish
Alternate spelling of Piech.
Pierahud Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian перагуд (pierahud) meaning "prolonged rumble". This may have been a nickname for a gossip.
Pierog Polish
Occupational nickname for a cook.
Pikacz Polish
From Polish meaning "picker". Occupational name for someone who had a profession related to picking or sorting through materials.
Pikalev m Russian
Variant of Pikalov.
Pikalov m Russian
Means "from Pikalovo, Pikalevo, Pikalev" or other similar sounding places. These are the names of various Russian villages.
Pikhach Ukrainian
From Ukrainian meaning "infantryman".
Pilarski Polish
Occupational name for a sawyer, Polish pilarz + -ski, common ending of surnames.
Pilipchuk Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Pylypchuk. It is the maiden name of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
Pilipović Bosnian, Croatian
means "son of Pilip"... [more]
Pimenov Russian
Means "son of Pimen".
Pinchenko Ukrainian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Pinchas.
Pinson Jewish, Russian
Derived from Spanish "pinzon", meaning "finch".
Pionke German, Polish
Germanized form of Slavic Pinoek, which is a nickname from pionek ‘puppet’.
Piórkowski Polish
Habitational name from places called Piórkowo in Toruń voivodeship or Piórków in Tarnobrzeg voivodeship.
Piotrowicz Polish
Means "son of Piotr".
Piroćanac Serbian
Habitational name for someone from Pirot, Serbia.
Pironkov Bulgarian
A professional Bulgarian tennis player, Tsvetana Pironkova, bears this surname.
Pisula Polish, Lithuanian
Informal nickname for a scribe or clerk, from a derivative of Polish pisać ‘to write’.
Pivec Czech
Nickname for a drinker, from pivo meaning ‘beer’.
Pivonka Czech
Czech word for peony. Also given as a nickname meaning one with rosy cheeks
Plamenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Plamen".
Plamenova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Plamenov.
Pláňsker Czech (Rare, Archaic), Slovak (Rare, Archaic), German (Rare, Archaic)
Originating from Bohemia, a region between The Czech Republic and Germany. The name means "forest clearing", Pláň: forest, sker: clearing. It is a very rare last name with only about 20 holders of it.
Plato German, Dutch, Polish, English
From the Given name Plato the Latinized form of Platon. English variant of Plater.
Pletikosa Croatian
Derived from pletiti, meaning "to knit", and kosa, meaning "hair".
Pletikosić Croatian
Derived from pletiti, meaning "to knit", and kosa, meaning "hair".
Plevneliev Bulgarian
From the Bulgarian name for the Greek village of Petroussa (called Plevnya in Bulgarian), itself derived from Bulgarian плевня (plevnya) meaning "barn". A notable bearer is Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev (1964-).
Plevnelieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Plevneliev.
Pliner Russian, Czech
Originated from a small town in Russia named, Plino.
Plotnikov Russian
Means "son of the carpenter" from Russian плотник (plotnik) "carpenter".
Plotnikova f Russian
Feminine form of Plotnikov.
Pniewski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Pniewy in the district of Poznań, or from any of the many places in Poland named Pniewo.
Pobedonostsev m Russian
Derived from Russian победоносный (pobedonósnyj) meaning "victorious, triumphant". Konstantin Pobedonostsev (1827-1907) was a Russian jurist and statesman who served as an adviser to three Russian emperors.
Podbielski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Podbielsko in Konin voivodeship.
Podolski Polish
Refers to a region named Podolia in Ukraine.
Podolskiy Russian
Variant transcription of Podolsky.
Podolsky Russian
Russian form of Podolski
Podriznik Slovene
From the article of clothing of the same name worn by priests, possibly denoting a maker of them or perhaps a relative of a clergyman.
Podsolnushek Russian, Belarusian
Means "sunflower".
Poduska Slovak
Poduska means pillow or soft cushion.
Podwojski Polish
Archaic -- denotes the office of a minor church official.
Pogonowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Lesser Polish villages.
Pokrywka Polish
Nickname from pokrywka meaning ‘cover’, ‘lid’.
Polack Polish, Jewish
Anglicized from POLAK.
Poláčková f Czech
Feminine form of Poláček.
Polansky Czech, Slovak, Russian, Polish, Jewish
Unknown, but having multiple origins, possibly of Baltic, Scandinavian or Slavic descent.
Poliak Ukrainian, Slovak
Ukrainian cognate and Slovak variant of Polák.
Poliakoff Russian
Variant transcription of Поляков (see Polyakov).
Polikarpov Russian
Means "son of Polikarp".
Polinski Polish
Habitational name from Polinowo in Pila voivodeship or Polinów in Biala Podlaska voivodeship.
Polívka Czech
Means "soup".
Poljak Croatian
Means "Polish". It is a cognate of Polyak.
Polka German, Polish
Variant of German Polk, also a feminine form for the surname Polak, and comes from the given female name Apolonia.
Pollack Polish
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of spelling of Polak.
Poloskin Russian
Derived from полоска (poloska), a diminutive of полоса (polosa) meaning "stripe, strip, streak". This may have been a nickname for a tall and thin person.
Polski Polish, Jewish
Nickname for a Polish person, originating in areas of mixed populations.
Polyak Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Poliak.
Polyakov Russian, Jewish, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Patronymic from the ethnic name Polak meaning "Pole".
Polyanski Russian
Meaning "From Fields".
Poniatowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Poniatowa.
Ponomarev Russian
Derives from Slavic "пономарь"- Sexton.
Popoff Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Попов (see Popov).
Poroshenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian порох (porokh) meaning "(gun)powder, dust", used as an occupational name for someone who made or sold gunpowder. A notable bearer is the former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko (1965-).
Portnoy Jewish, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a tailor from Russian portnoj (an adjective derivative of port "uncut cloth").
Portnyagin Russian
Derived from Russian портняга (portnyaga), a colloquial nickname derived from портной (portnoy) meaning "tailor, clothier".
Posavec Croatian
Denotes a person living in Posavina, an area that is adjacent or near the Sava river in Croatia.
Posner German, Polish, Medieval
Originally denoted a person from Poznań, Poland.
Potapov Russian
Means "son of Potap".
Potemkin Russian
A Russian surname which derives from the word "Потёмка" (Potyomka) meaning "dark". People bearing the name Potemkin rose to prominence in Muscovy from the 16th century onwards.
Potocki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Potok, Gmina Szydłów.
Potulicki Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Greater Polish villages named Potulice.
Povarov Russian
Derived from the Russian word "povar" meaning 'cook'.
Powroznik Polish
Derived from Powroźnik, a village in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland.
Pozharin Russian
Means "man of fire" in Russian.
Pozharsky Russian
Possibly from Russian пожар (požár) meaning "fire, conflagration", of uncertain denotation. A famous bearer of the name was Russian prince Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky (1577-1642) known for his military leadership during the Polish–Muscovite War.
Poznanski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Poznan in west-central Poland, or possibly from other places of this name, in Katowice and Siedlce voivodeships.
Poznyak Belarusian (Russified), Belarusian
Variant and Russified form of Paznyak.
Prakapienka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Prokopenko.
Pravda Russian
Pravda translates into English as “Truth”.
Pravdić Croatian
Derived from pravda, meaning "justice".
Pravdo Russian
Alt spelling of Russian newspaper Pravda
Pravdyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian "правда", meaning "truth, justice".
Pravsha Russian
Means "right-handed" in Russian.
Prawda Polish
From the root Praw, meaning right. Prawda means "truth."... [more]