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The search for a baby name can take time, but we've made things easier with this list of 101 of our favourite Slavic names.
"Slavic" covers an incredibly wide variety of countries, languages and cultures, and we'd never be able to include all the lovely names of Slavic origins in just one list (well, we could, but we think it would get a bit overwhelming). If you feel like continuing your search for names of Slavic origin, check out our lists of Russian names and Polish names as well.
The Slavic countries cover three main areas: Eastern (Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine), Western (the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia) and Southern (Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia). Most Slavic names are gendered, with Slavic girl names usually ending in -a while Slavic boy names usually end in a consonant. For example, the Polish boys' name Casimir becomes Casimira when given to a girl. We've included both variants where they're in common usage. Although most names do have specific countries and regions of origin, many of the most well-known Slavic baby names are widely used, so we've included them where they've got the most popularity, or popped them into the Traditional Favourites section.
Matrona: St. Matrona of Moscow is a more modern saint, canonised in 1999.
Radinka, Meaning: energetic, active Origin: Slavic ~ View Detail
Marta:Baba Marta is a mythological being from Bulgarian folklore.
Suzana, Origin: Hebrew ~ View Detail
Christo, Meaning: one who carries Christ Origin: Slavic, diminutive of Christopher
Tygr, Origin: Slavic
Marzanna: the Polish name of the ancient Slavic goddess of winter.
Jarilo: the Slavic god of the Spring.
Sergius: a monk and hermit, St. Sergius appears all over Eastern Orthodox art.
Giza, Origin: Arabic
Lilike, Origin: Hungarian
Romanka, Origin: Slavic
Brodny, Meaning: one who lives near a stream Origin: Slavic
Gizela, Origin: Polish
Eszti, Origin: Hungarian
Robi, Origin: Hindi
Koleda: a Slavic goddess of the New Year.
Ekat, Meaning: pure, unsullied Origin: Slavic diminutive of Ekaterina
Tomislav: This name belongs to Thirty Seconds To Mars guitarist Tomislav Milicevic, who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is of Croatian descent.
Elga, Meaning: sacred Origin: Slavic
Robie, Origin: English
Alla: This Russian-origin name belonged to a saint who was the widow of a Gothic chief.
Anton: Form of Antony which comes from a Roman family name, and belonged to famous Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
Arkadina, Meaning: from Arcadia Origin: Feminine variation of Arkady
