101 Slavic Girl Names with Meanings

Every Slavic girl name below comes with its meaning or origin — and 48 of the 101 names include the native spelling, drawn from Wikipedia. Jump to a letter, or play the duel game: choose between two names at a time until your personal top 10 remains.

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Slavic girl names starting with A

AllaАллаAlla (Russian: А́лла) is a Russian and Ukrainian female given name. The Eastern Orthodox Church usually relates the name with Saint Alla, the widow of a Gothic chieftain, martyred in King Athanaric's times.
AnastasiaἈναστασίαAnastasia (from Greek: Ἀναστασία, romanized: Anastasía) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, it derives from the Greek word anástasis (ἀνάστασις), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe.
AnnaחנהAnna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Hannah (Hebrew: חַנָּה, romanized: Ḥannāh), meaning "favour" or "grace". It is the name of Samuel's mother in the Hebrew Bible, rendered Ἄννα in Greek, Hannah in English, and Anna in Latin.
AnyaAnya, Ania or Anja is a given name. The names are feminine in most East European countries and unisex in several African countries.

Slavic girl names starting with B

BiljanaБиљанаBiljana (Serbian: Биљана [bǐʎana]; Macedonian: Билјана; Bulgarian: Биляна [biˈʎanɐ]) is a feminine South Slavic name derived from бела, бяла ("white", "fair") or билка, биле ("medicinal herb").
BognaBogna is a female given name of Polish origin. It may be a diminutive form of various names, including Bogdana, Bogusława, and Bogumiła.
BorislavaБориславаBorislava (Cyrillic: Борислава) is a Slavic feminine given name, derived from the Slavic elements borti (battle) and slava (glory, fame). It is the feminine form of Borislav.
BożenaBożena (Polish pronunciation: [bɔˈʐɛna]) is a Polish feminine given name, originally appearing as Bożana and Bożechna. It is derived from the word "Bóg" (God).
BranislavaБраниславаBranislava (Cyrillic: Бранислава) is a Slavic feminine given name, derived from the Slavic elements borna (to protect, to defend) and slava (glory, fame) and means "warrior", "defender of the glory". It is the feminine form of Branislav.
BrankaБранкаBranka (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранка) is a Serbo-Croatian female given name derived from the Slavic root bran – the same as in Branislav and Branimir – with the meaning "to defend or protect".
BratislavaБратиславBratislav (Cyrillic: Братислав) is a Slavic origin given name meaning: "brat" - relative, brother and "slava" - glory, fame. Feminine form is Bratislava (Cyrillic: Братислава).
BronislavaБрониславаBronislava (Cyrillic: Бронислава) is a Slavic feminine given name, derived from the Slavic elements borna (to protect, to defend) and slava (glory, fame) and means "warrior", "defender of the glory". It is the feminine form of Bronislav.
BronisławaBronisława (Polish: [brɔ.ɲiˈswa.va] ) is a Polish feminine given name, derived from the Slavic elements borna (to protect, to defend) and slava (glory, fame). It is the feminine form of Bronisław, the Polish variant of the Slavic name Bronislav.

Slavic girl names starting with D

DankaDanka may refer to: A family affiliated with a Buddhist temple in Japan, or danka.
DariaDaria or Darya is a feminine version of the Greek name Darius. The name is derived from the Persian royal name Darayavahush, which comes from a combination of the Old Persian words daraya(miy), meaning "possess" or "maintain" and vahu, meaning "well, good."…
DavorkaDavor is an old Slavic given name possibly derived from an old exclamation expressing joy or sorrow. Feminine variant: Davorka.
DobromilaDobromil is a Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the Slavic elements dobro ("kind, good") and mil ("dear, gracious").
DobromiraДобромирDobromir (Cyrillic: Добромир) is a Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the Slavic elements dobro ("good, kind") and mir ("world, peace").
DobromiłaDobromil is a Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the Slavic elements dobro ("kind, good") and mil ("dear, gracious").
DobroniegaDobroniega is a Slavic name which contains word "dobro" - good, goodness and "niega" - delight, and may refer to: Dobroniega of Poland - a Polish princess member of the House of Piast and by marriage Margravine of Lusatia.
DobroslavaДоброславDobroslav (Cyrillic: Доброслав) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic elements dobro (good) and slava (glory, fame). The Polish spelling is Dobrosław.
DobrosławaДоброславDobroslav (Cyrillic: Доброслав) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic elements dobro (good) and slava (glory, fame). The Polish spelling is Dobrosław.
DorotaDorota is a Polish, Czech and Slovak female given name, cognate with Dorothy. Notable people with the name include: Dorota Andraka (born 1961), Polish-American educator Dorota Dabrowska, Polish statistician Dorota Gawron (born 1983), represented Poland in the…
DoubravkaDoubravka is a female given name of Slavic origin. It derives from the Slavic word doubrava meaning oak grove and is pronounced dow-brahf-kah in Czech.
DragaДрагаDraga (Cyrillic: Драга) is a South Slavic feminine given name. It is derived from the common Slavic element drag meaning "dear, beloved".
DraganaДраганаDragana (Cyrillic: Драгана) is a Slavic feminine given name. It is the feminine form of the male name Dragan, which is derived from the common Slavic element drag meaning "dear, beloved, precious".
DragicaДрагицаDragica (Cyrillic: Драгица) is a South Slavic feminine given name. It is derived from the common Slavic element drag meaning "dear, beloved", combined with the diminutive suffix -ica.
DunjaДуњаDunja (Serbian Cyrillic: Дуња) is a Serbo-Croatian feminine given name which is in fact homonymous with the vocabulary word for "quince." It derives from the Greek name of Eudoxia, that means "good fame or judgement".
DusaDusa is a fictional character from the video game Hades. Dusa or DUSA may also refer to:

Slavic girl names starting with E

EkaterinaEkaterina is a Russian feminine given name, and an alternative transliteration of the Russian Yekaterina. Katya and Katyusha are common diminutive forms of Ekaterina.

Slavic girl names starting with G

GajaGaja is a given name. The name Gaja comes from the Greek word "gaia" which means Earth.
GordanaГорданаGordana (Cyrillic: Гордана) is a Slavic female first name, mostly used in Slavic countries such as Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name is derived from Proto-Slavic *gъrdъ (gȏrd) "proud".

Slavic girl names starting with H

HanaḥHana as a given name may have any of several origins. It is also a version of a Hebrew name from the root ḥ-n-n meaning "favour" or "grace", a Kurdish name meaning hope (هانا), a Persian name meaning flower (حَنا) and an Arabic name meaning "bliss" (هَناء).

Slavic girl names starting with I

IlyanaIlyana is a female given name. Notable people with the name include: Illeana Douglas (born 1961), American actress Iliana Iotova (born 1964), Bulgarian politician Ilyana Kuziemko, American professor of economics Illyana Rasputina or Magik, comic character
InnaИннаInna (Инна) is a European given name. It was the name of an early East Orthodox male martyr (see ru:Инна, Пинна и Римма), but is currently used as a feminine name only.
IrinaИринаIrina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace.

Slavic girl names starting with J

JagodaJagoda is a gender-neutral surname and feminine given name. Especially common in Poland and Croatia, it means "berry" or "strawberry" in Slavic languages.
JarmilaJarmila is a Slavic origin female given name. Derived from the Slavic elements jary fierce, strong and mil favour.
JaroslavaJaroslava is a Slavic feminine given name used in the Czech and Slovak languages. It is the feminine form of Jaroslav, composed of the Slavic elements jar meaning "strong, fierce" and slav meaning "glory, fame".
JarosławaJarosław (Polish: [jaˈrɔ.swaf] ) is a Polish masculine given name. It is composed of the Slavic elements jar meaning "strong, fierce" and sław meaning "glory, fame".
JasnaJasna is a South Slavic female given name, derived from South Slavic jasno meaning clear, sharp. Nicknames are Jasnushka, Jasenka, Jasnenka, Jassie.
JindřiškaJindřiška is a Czech feminine given name, a Czech equivalent of the name Henrietta. The masculine form of the name is Jindřich.

Slavic girl names starting with K

KalinaКалинаKalina (Cyrillic: Калина) is a feminine given name of Slavic origin meaning "Viburnum".
KatyaKatya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia.
KlavdiyaKlavdiya is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Klavdiya Afanasyeva (born 1996), Russian racewalker Klavdiya Blinova née Blinova (1920–1988), Soviet fighter pilot Klavdiya Boyarskikh (1939–2009), Soviet cross-country skier Klavdiya Gadyuchkina…
KvětaKvěta is a Slavic female given name, derived from the Czech word květ meaning flower, blossom. Květa is also a nickname form of Květoslava (pronounced kvye-taw-slah-vah.)

Slavic girl names starting with L

LadaЛадаLada (Cyrillic: Лада) is a Slavic female given name. In Slavic mythology, Lada is the goddess of beauty, love and marriage.
LejlaLejla may refer to:
LjiljanaЉиљанаLjiljana (Cyrillic script: Љиљана) is a feminine given name. It may refer to: Ljiljana Aranđelović (born 1963), Serbian politician and former presidential candidate in the Serbian presidential election, 2004 Ljiljana Blagojević (born 1955), actress Ljiljana…
LjubicaЉубицаLjubica (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубица and Macedonian: Љубица) is a Slavic feminine given name meaning "love" or "kiss", where -ica is a diminutive suffix. Also, ljubica means violet, while the actual flower is ljubičica, a superdiminutive.
LuciaΛουκίαLucia is both a feminine given name and a surname. It comes from the Latin word Lux meaning 'light'.
LyubovLyubov, Liubov or Lubov is a Russian-language female given name literally meaning "love". The name entered the Russian culture as part of the trio: Vera, Nadezhda, and Lyubov as a calque from Greek of the names of saints Faith, Hope and Charity.

Slavic girl names starting with M

MarfaМарфаMarfa (Russian: Марфа) is an East Slavic given name, a variant of Martha. Marfa Alekseyevna of Russia (1652–1707), Moscow Tsarina and Orthodox saint St.
MariaMaria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity.
MarinaMarina is a feminine given name. It is the female version of the Roman family name Marinus, which is a form of the Latin name Marius.
MartaܡܪܬܐMarta is a female given name derived from the Aramaic name ܡܳܪܬܳܐ (Mârtâ, in Syriac script, מָרְתָא in Hebrew script), which translates as "the lady" in English. It had the male form "Martinus" in Roman culture.
MerimaMerima is a female forename which has separate Habesha and Slavic origins.
MieczysławaMieczysław (Polish: [mjɛˈt͡ʂɘ.swaf] ) is a Polish masculine given name. It is composed of the Slavic elements miecz meaning "sword" and sława meaning "glory, fame".
MilaМилаMila (Cyrillic: Мила, Polish: Miła) is a feminine Slavic name originating from Central or Eastern Europe. It is a diminutive of Slavic names beginning or ending with Mila which derived from the element Mil (Мил) meaning "gracious" or "dear".
MiladaMilada is a female given name. Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with the element mil meaning gracious, young.
MilenaMilena is a feminine given name of Italian, Slavic origin derived from "mil" meaning "kind", "beloved" or "dear". It is the feminine form of the male names Milan and Milen.
MilicaМилицаMilica (Serbian Cyrillic: Милица; pronounced 'Millitsa') is a feminine name popular in Balkan countries. It is a diminutive form of the given name Mila, meaning 'kind', 'dear' or 'sweet'.
MiraMira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. In the Romance languages, it is related to the Latin word ''mirus'' for 'wonder' and 'wonderful'.
MiroslavaМирославаMiroslava or Myroslava (Cyrillic: Мирослава) is a Slavic feminine dithematic given name.
MirosławaMirosława (Polish pronunciation: [mirɔˈswava]) is a Polish feminine dithematic name. It is the feminine form of Mirosław, derived from the Slavic elements mirŭ ('peace, world') and slava ('glory').

Slavic girl names starting with N

NadezhdaНадеждаNadezhda or Nadežda (Cyrillic: Надежда) is a Slavic female given name popular in Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine and other Slavic countries to a lesser extent, as well as other former Soviet states such as Azerbaijan and…
NadiaНадіяNadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia.
NatashaNatasha is a name of Russian origin. It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia.
NevenaНевенаNevena (Cyrillic: Невена) is a feminine given name popular in South Slavic languages. The name is the feminine form of the masculine name Neven, which means Calendula officinalis.

Slavic girl names starting with O

OksanaОксанаOksana, Oxana, or Aksana (Ukrainian: Оксана; Belarusian: Аксана, Russian: Оксана), is a female given name of Ukrainian origin.
OlgaОльгаOlga (Russian: Ольга) is a Russian feminine given name of Scandinavian origin. It is the equivalent of Helga, and derived from the Old Norse adjective heilagr (lit.

Slavic girl names starting with P

PolinaPolina is a feminine given name with roots in the Greek and Latin languages. It is most widely used in Eastern Slavic cultures such as Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.

Slavic girl names starting with R

RadmilaRadmila is a popular given female name in Serbia. It is derived from the Slavic words rada (the feminine of rade meaning "happiness") and mila ("sweet").
RadoslavaРадославаRadoslava (Cyrillic: Радослава) is a Slavic feminine given name, derived from the Slavic elements rad- ("happy, eager, to care") and slava ("glory, fame"). It is the feminine form of Radoslav.
RaisaRaisa or Raissa is a female personal name. It is popular in Russia and South Asia (as a feminine form of Rais).
RužaRuža is a South Slavic feminine given name, cognate of the name Rose. Its diminutive form is Ružica.
RužicaRužica is a Serbo-Croatian feminine given name, a diminutive of Ruža ("Rose"), cognate of Rosie. It may refer to: Ružica Meglaj-Rimac, Croatian basketball player Ružica Sokić, Serbian actress Ružica Džankić (born 1994), Croatian basketball player

Slavic girl names starting with S

SlavenaSlavena (pronounced slah-vyeh-nah) is a feminine given name of Slavic origin meaning 'Slavic woman' or 'fame, glory'. The short form is Slávka and variants are Sláva, Slavinka, Slavenka, Vena.
SlavomiraСлавомирSlavomir (Cyrillic: Славомир) is a Slavic masculine given name. It is written Slavomir in Croatian and Serbian and Slavomír in Czech and Slovak.
SnezhanaСнежанаSnezhana is a variant of Snežana when transliterated from Cyrillic Снежана (Russian, Bulgarian etc.) Snezhana Apostolova (born 1972), Bulgarian economist and politician, M.P.
SnežanaСнежанаSnežana (Cyrillic: Снежана), also transliterated Snezhana, is a Slavic, Circassian, and Lithuanian feminine given name, possibly derived from sneg ("snow").
SoniaSonia is a feminine given name in many areas of the world including the West, Russia, Iran, and South Asia. Sonia and its variant spellings Sonja and Sonya are used in many countries, including Russia, as a diminutive for Sofiya (Greek Sophia "Wisdom").
StanislavaStanislava or Stanisława is the female form of the Slavic given name Stanislav, which means "one who achieves glory". It is most often found in the Slavic countries of central and eastern Europe.
SvetlanaСветланаSvetlana (Cyrillic: Светлана) is a feminine given name of Russian origin, deriving from the Slavic word svet (Cyrillic: свет), meaning "light".

Slavic girl names starting with T

TanyaTanya or Tania is the Slavic hypocoristic of Tatiana. It is commonly used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world.
TashaTasha is a primarily English-language feminine given name of Slavic origin, a shortening of Natasha, which means 'Christmas Day'.

Slavic girl names starting with U

UlianaУльянаUliana, Uljana, or Ulyana is an East Slavic feminine given name Russian: Ульяна, a variant of Juliana. Notable people with the name include:

Slavic girl names starting with V

VieraViera is a female given name, similar to Vera. It means "faith" in the Slavic languages, though it is sometimes associated with the Latin word "verus", "true" (both words are derived from the PIE *weh₁ro- "true").
VlatkaВлаткаVlatka (Serbian Cyrillic: Влатка) is a feminine given name of South Slavic origin. It may refer to: Vlatka Pokos, Croatian pop singer and former TV host Vlatka Oršanić, Slovene soprano singer
VěnceslavaVěnceslava or Vjenceslava is a Czech feminine given name. The male version of name is Václav meaning more glory.

Slavic girl names starting with W

WandaWanda is a female given name of Polish origin. It probably derives from the tribal name of the Wends.
WładysławaWładysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation.

Slavic girl names starting with Y

Yana亚娜Yana is a feminine name of Slavic origin as well as a Japanese given name. In China, it is also written as a phonetic transcription of 亚娜 (Yà nà).
YaroslavaЯрославаYaroslava (Cyrillic: Ярослава) is a Slavic feminine given name. It is the feminine form of Yaroslav, composed of the Slavic elements jar meaning "strong, fierce" and slav meaning "glory, fame".

Slavic girl names starting with Z

ZdenkaZdenka or Zdeňka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲka]) is a feminine given name in Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, and Slovenian languages, meaning "woman from Sidon". It is a diminutive form of Zdena, which was originally a short form of Zdeslava.
ZdzisławaZdzisław (Polish: [ˈzd͡ʑiswaf] ) is a Polish masculine given name. It is derived from the two parts zdzie / zde (from Slavic deti) - "to do, make", and sław / slava - "glory, fame".
ZenaidaЗинаидаZenaida, Zenaide (Italian), Zénaïde (French), or Zinaida (Russian: Зинаида), from Greek: Ζηναΐς meaning "dedicated to Zeus". It is a personal name used in many cultures for women.
ZlataЗлатаZlata (Cyrillic: Злата) is a female given name of South Slavic origin meaning "golden". It is common amongst all South Slavic countries in the Balkans, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia and Serbia.
ZoraZora is a given name with origins across multiple cultures, most prominently Slavic, Arabic, Hebrew, and West African. Its roots and usage span both genders depending on cultural context.
ZoricaЗорицаZorica (Cyrillic script: Зорица) is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: Zorica Brunclik Zorica Despodovska Zorica Dimitrijević-Stošić (1934–2013), Serbian pianist, accompanist, Full Professor of Piano at the Faculty of Music in…
ZoyaЗояZoya (Russian: Зоя) is a feminine Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Bulgarian first name, a form of Zoe, meaning "life", from Greek ζωή (zoē), "life".

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How many Slavic girl names are in this list?

This list has 101 Slavic girl names, from Alla to Zoya, and 48 of them include the native spelling. Every entry comes with its meaning or origin, sourced from Wikipedia.

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