Zoran

Zoran is the masculine form of Zora, a Slavic female name meaning “dawn, aurora” derived from Proto-Slavic *zořà (aurora, dawn, daybreak). Origin: Proto-Slavic Meaning: “dawn, aurora” Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian Female forms:

Zlata

Zlata is a Slavic female name meaning “gold; golden” via Proto-Slavic *zȏlto (gold) derived from PIE root word *ǵʰelh₃- (to shine, gleam; yellow, green). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “gold; golden” Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian Nicknames: Zlatica (Croatian, Serbian) Variants: Male forms:

Dalibor

Dalibor is a Slavic male name made up of Czech elements daleko (far; far away) via Proto-Slavic *dalèkъ (far) from a PIE root word; and boriti (to fight) via Proto-Slavic *borìti (to battle, to wrestle) derived from PIE root word *bʰerH- (to pierce; to strike), so the name essentially means “fighting far away” or possibly…

Svetozar

Svetozar is a Slavic male name composed of Slavic svet свет (holy, blessed; light; world) and zar жа̑р (fervor, ardor) Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “holy, blessed; light; world + fervor, ardor” Usage: Serbian, Croatian, Czech Female forms:

Bogdan

Bogdan is a Slavic male name derived from Slavic elements bogu (god) and dan (given) essentially meaning “given by God”, which seems to have been used as a calque of Theodore (“gift of god”). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “given by God” Usage: Bulgarian, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Slovene, Russian Variants: Female forms:

Zlatomir

Zlatomir is a Slavic male name made up of Slavic elements zlato (gold) < Proto-Slavic *zȏlto (gold) via PIE root word  *ǵʰelh₃- (to shine; yellow; gleam), and mȋr (peace) via Proto-Salvic *mȋrъ (peace; world). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “gold + peace, world” Usage: Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene Female forms:

Ervin

Ervin is the Hungarian, Albanian, Croatian, and Estonian form of Erwin, a Germanic male name composed of Germanic hari (army) and win (friend). It might also have been merged or completed with Ancient Germanic Eburwine (a coin of Old English Eoforwine) meaning “boar friend”. As an English male name, it’s likely based on a variant…

Gordan

Gordan is a Croatian and Serbian name which derives from South Slavic gord meaning “proud; arrogant” via Proto-Slavic *gъ̑rdъ (proud). It has a very different etymology than Gordon, a Scottish surname meaning “spacious fort”. Origin: Proto-Slavic Meaning: “proud”, “arrogant” Usage: Croatian, Serbian Nicknames: Danko (Croatian & Serbian diminutive of Gordan) Pronunciation: gor-dahn (Forvo) Female forms:…

Karolina

Karolina is the Scandinavian and Slavic form of Caroline, the French form of Carolus which is the Latin form of Charles,the English form of Old High German Karl meaning “man, husband” via Proto-Germanic *karlaz (free man), of uncertain etymology but likely deriving from a PIE origin. It was originally used to refer to men who were not thralls or servants but who…

Robert

Robert is the Anglicized form of Old High German Hrodebert meaning “bright fame”, composed of Germanic elements hrod (fame) and beraht (bright). Robert is also a surname originating from the given name. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “bright fame” Usage: English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, Estonian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Romanian, Catalan Nicknames: Bob, Bobby/Bobbie, Bert,…

Lukan

Lukan is the Croatian, German, Polish, Bulgarian, and Russian form of Lucan, the anglicized form of Lucanus, a Roman cognomen meaning “from Lucania”, referring to someone who came from the city of Lucania, an ancient city that was located in southern Italy. Though the name is of uncertain origin, it’s possible that it may be derived from…

Helena

Helena is the Latin form of Helene, an Ancient Greek female name most famously associated with Helen of Troy (Helen being the English form of the name). In Greek mythology, she is the daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be one of the most beautiful women in the world whose kidnapping by Paris led to the 10 year Trojan…

Nina

Nina originated as a shortened form of names ending in –nina such as Antonina (the Italian form of Antonio, meaning unknown), Giannina (an Italian diminutive of Giovanna ultimately deriving from John meaning “Yahweh is gracious”), Annina (the Italian diminutive of Anna meaning “favor, grace”), etc. Nina is the also the Russian form of Nino, a…

Marko

Marko is the Slavic cognate of Mark, the English form of Marcus, a Roman given name derived from Mars, the Roman god of war. Mars is a name of uncertain etymology. It’s been linked to Latin mas meaning “man, male” of unknown origin though perhaps derived from a PIE root word meaning young man. However, it’s possible that Mars may be…