The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

First letter

Slavic names

1–48 of 127 names

Croatian · Serbian

Luka

Form of Luke, probably referring to Lucania

Top 100
Slavic

Mila

Gracious or dear

Top 100
German · Russian · Polish

Alina

Short form of Adelina, Albina or related names

Familiar
Russian

Anya

Russian short form of Anna, from Hannah: favor or grace

Familiar
Arabic · Japanese · Czech · Korean

Hana

Happiness; bliss

Familiar
Hebrew · Russian

Ira

Watchful; vigilant

FamiliarRising
Russian · Slavic

Ivan

Slavic form of John: God is gracious

Familiar
Russian

Kira

Russian feminine form of Cyrus; ultimate meaning uncertain

FamiliarRising
English · Russian

Lana

Short form of Alana or Svetlana

Familiar
Czech · Serbian · Slovak · Hindi

Milan

Gracious or dear

Familiar
Slavic

Milana

Feminine form of Milan: gracious or dear

Familiar
Slavic

Milena

A name in the Slavic mil family: gracious or dear

Familiar
Slavic · Sanskrit

Mira

Slavic short form associated with peace or world

FamiliarRising
Russian · Arabic

Nadia

Form of Nadya, from Nadezhda: hope

Familiar
Russian

Nikolai

Form of Nicholas: victory of the people

Familiar
Arabic · Hebrew · Russian

Raya

Banner; flag

Familiar
Latin · Slavic

Rosa

Rose; older Germanic and separate Slavic routes also exist

Familiar
Russian

Sasha

Short form of Alexander or Alexandra: defending people

Familiar
Spanish · Slovak

Valentín

Form of Valentinus, associated with strength and health

FamiliarRising
Russian · Albanian

Vera

Faith

Familiar
Slavic

Zora

Dawn

Familiar
Arabic · Turkish · Bosnian

Azra

Maiden; virgin

Uncommon
English · French · Slavic

Casimir

Destroy + peace or world

Uncommon
Serbian · Croatian

Danica

Morning star

Uncommon
Turkish · Polish · Hebrew

Ela

Hazel, as in hazel eyes

Uncommon
Norwegian · German · Czech

Emilie

Rival

Uncommon
Russian

Irina

Form of Irene: peace

Uncommon
Czech · Croatian · Serbian

Ivana

Feminine form of Ivan: God is gracious

Uncommon
Bulgarian · Polish

Kalina

Viburnum tree

Uncommon
Hebrew · Russian

Lev

Heart

Uncommon
Bulgarian · Serbian

Malina

Raspberry

Uncommon
Russian

Mikhail

Russian form of Michael: who is like God?

Uncommon
Russian

Natasha

Russian short form of Natalya, associated with Christmas

Uncommon
Slovene · Croatian

Nika

Victory of the people

Uncommon
Greek · Croatian · Czech

Petra

Stone

Uncommon
Russian

Sonya

Russian short form of Sophia: wisdom

Uncommon
Russian

Tatiana

Feminine form in the Tatius family; original meaning unknown

Uncommon
Italian · Russian · Ukrainian · Hungarian

Violetta

Form of Violet: violet flower

Uncommon
Bulgarian · Russian · Ukrainian

Yana

Slavic form in the John family: God is gracious

Uncommon
Russian · Ukrainian · Japanese

Yuri

Slavic form of George: farmer

Uncommon
Polish

Zofia

Polish form of Sophia: wisdom

Uncommon
Russian

Zoya

Slavic form of Zoe: life

Uncommon
Russian

Alexei

Russian form of Alexis, associated with defending or helping

Rare gem
Serbian · Croatian · Slovene

Anica

Grace; favor

Rare gem
Serbian · Russian · Polish

Bogdan

Given by God

Rare gem
Slavic

Bogdana

Feminine form of Bogdan: given by God

Rare gem
Serbian · Croatian · Bulgarian

Bojan

Battle

Rare gem
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