Baby Names — Slavic

Alexei

Defender, helper

Bogdan

Gift of God, God-given

Boris

Battle glory, wolf

Bronislava

Glorious armour, protector

Darya

Gift, the sea, wealthy

Dmitri

Earth-lover, devoted to Demeter

Dragomir

Precious peace

Fyodor

Gift of God

Irina

Peace, tranquillity

Iskra

Spark, ember

Ivan

God is gracious

Katya

Pure, clear

Konstantin

Constant, steadfast

Lev

Lion

Ludmila

People's grace, dear to the people

Ludmilla

Grace of the people

Mikhail

Who is like God

Milena

Gracious, pleasant, favoured

Miroslav

Peace and glory

Miroslava

Peace and glory

Nadežda

Hope, expectation

Natasha

Birthday, born at Christmas

Nikolai

Victory of the people

Oksana

Praise to God, glory to God

Pavel

Small, humble

Polina

Small, sun

Radmila

Happy, industrious

Radovan

Happy, joyful

Roman

Citizen of Rome, strong

Rusalka

Water nymph, mermaid

Ruslan

Lion

Slavica

Glory, fame

Sonja

Wisdom

Stanislav

Glory of the camp

Svetlana

Light, shining

Tatiana

Fairy queen, of the Tatins

Timur

Iron, strong as iron

Vadim

To rule, to know

Varvara

Foreign, stranger

Vasily

Royal, kingly

Vera

Faith, truth, belief

Veronika

True image, bearer of victory

Vitaly

Vital, full of life

Vladislav

To rule with glory

Yaroslav

Fierce and glorious

Yuri

Farmer, earth-worker

Zoran

Dawn, aurora

Zosia

Wisdom

Zoya

Life, alive

Zuzanna

Lily, rose