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Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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1–48 of 85 names

Russian

Alexei

Russian form of Alexis, associated with defending or helping

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Serbian · Croatian · Slovene

Anica

Grace; favor

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Serbian · Russian · Polish

Bogdan

Given by God

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Slavic

Bogdana

Feminine form of Bogdan: given by God

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Serbian · Croatian · Bulgarian

Bojan

Battle

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Serbian · Croatian

Bojana

Battle

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Bulgarian · Serbian

Borislav

Battle + glory

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Croatian · Slavic

Borna

Fight; battle

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Czech · Slovak · Slovene · Serbian · Croatian

Božena

Divine

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Serbian · Croatian · Bulgarian

Božidar

Divine gift

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Croatian

Branimir

Protection + peace or world

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Czech · Slovak · Russian · Ukrainian

Bronislav

Protection + glory

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Russian · Czech

Bronislava

Feminine form of Bronislav: protection + glory

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Czech · Croatian · Serbian

Dalibor

Distance + fight

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Persian · Russian

Darya

Sea; ocean

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Arabic · Russian

Dima

Lasting rain

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Russian

Dmitri

Russian form of Demetrius, associated with Demeter

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Serbian · Croatian

Dragan

Precious

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Serbian · Croatian

Dragana

Precious

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Croatian

Dubravka

Feminine form of Dubravko, associated with an oak grove

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Arabic · Russian

Dunya

The world

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Serbian · Czech · Slovak

Dušan

Soul or spirit

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Croatian · Serbian

Goran

From a South Slavic word for mountain

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Russian

Ilya

Russian form of Elijah: my God is Yahweh

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Bulgarian · Macedonian · Croatian

Iskra

Spark

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Old German · Croatian · Czech · Bulgarian

Ivo

Yew; other name families have separate roots

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Polish · Croatian

Jagoda

Strawberry in South Slavic languages; berry in Polish

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Czech

Jaromír

Fierce or energetic + peace or world

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Croatian · Serbian

Jasna

Clear

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Serbian · Croatian

Jelena

Form of Helen; the ultimate Greek meaning is uncertain

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Serbian · Macedonian

Jovana

God is gracious

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Polish · Czech · Slovak · Arabic

Kamil

Slavic form of Camillus; the original meaning is uncertain

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Polish

Kasia

Polish short form of Katarzyna; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Russian

Katya

Russian short form of Yekaterina; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Bulgarian · Macedonian

Kiril

Form of Cyril, from a Greek word for lord

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Bulgarian

Krasimira

Beauty or adornment + peace or world

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Czech · Russian · Croatian

Lada

Uncertain meaning; also a short form of longer names

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Bulgarian · Czech · Slovak

Lubomir

Love + peace or world

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Czech · Russian

Ludmila

People + gracious or dear

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Slovene · Croatian · Serbian

Matija

Form of Matthias

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Serbian · Croatian

Milica

Dear; gracious

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Serbian · Czech

Miloš

Slavic short form built from mil: gracious or dear

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Croatian

Mirna

Peaceful or calm

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Czech · Slovak · Serbian

Miroslav

Peace or world + glory

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Croatian · Serbian · Bulgarian

Mladen

Young

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