Slavic name dictionary

2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55

The Slavs in ancient times believed that the fate of a person is largely determined by his name (it is no coincidence that we have a saying - as you name a boat, it will float). The naming of the baby was treated with special trepidation - it was believed that the name is the key to the inner "I" of a person, to his essence.

In Russia, a person was given two names: one that everyone knew, and another that was known only to him and his loved ones - this was a kind of protection from evil spirits and unkind people. The first name that everyone knew was often not very euphonious, unattractive - for greater protection from the evil (Kriv, Nekras, Malice). The person received the second, secret name as a teenager - during this period the main character traits were already formed, and the secret name was given based on these traits (Brave, Stoyan). Slavic names amaze the imagination with their diversity: our ancestors gave names, guided by various criteria. A group of Slavic names related to flora and fauna is known (Hare, Wolf, Nut, etc.). The Slavs called the children and the order of their birth (Pervusha, Vtorak, Tretyak). Often, children received the names of Slavic gods and goddesses (Yarilo, Lada).

But the main group of Slavic names consisted of two basic names: Velimir, Ratibor, Vsevolod, Veleslava, etc., their derivatives: Yarilka, Dobrynya, Ratisha, Putyata, Miloneg.

The process of forming a derivative name is quite simple: the second part is cut off from the dibasic one and a suffix or ending is added (-neg, -lo, -ta, -tka, -sha, -yata, -nya, -ka). Example: Miloslav - Milo + neg = Miloneg.

Slavic names carried a significant part of folk traditions and culture. With the adoption of Christianity, the original Slavic names began to fall into oblivion, gradually being replaced by ancient Greek ones. There were a number of names that were completely prohibited by the church: the names of the gods, Slavic names, in the roots of which pagan elements can be traced.

The efforts of the clergy to deplete Slavic culture, to expel the Slavic spirit from the popular consciousness by banning names of Slavic origin were almost crowned with success: today in Russia, Slavic names, primordial Slavic names, are borne by only 5% of children. You can often observe the following situation: when relatives find out that the girl was named Velislava, they begin to wonder, they say, what kind of strange name they could not call in Russian, Ira or Katya.

The Wikipedia page contains an alphabetical list of names of Slavic origin. We took the trouble to divide it into female and male Slavic names for the convenience of our readers. Studying this list will be useful not only for those who are now in happy anticipation of replenishment of their family, but also simply for all those who are not indifferent, who want to touch the centuries-old wisdom of our ancestors.

Names for men:

Bazhen (Bazhan) is a welcome child, a welcome one.

Belozar - white dawn, enlightened.

Belogor is highly enlightened.

Beloslav - From BEL - white, to turn white and SLAV - to glorify.

Belyan - walking the path of light and spiritual development.

Berimir - caring for the world; or conquering it.

Berislav is the one who takes glory, who cares about the glory.

Blagoslav - glorifying kindness.

Bogdan (Bozhko) is a child given by God.

The scholar of God is the one who knows the gods.

Bogodar (Bogadar) - gifted by the gods.

God-lover is a lover of Gods.

Bogomil (Bogumil) - dear to some of the Gods.

Bohumir is the interaction of Gods and the world.

Boleslav is a glorifying forest deity.

Borimir is a fighter for peace (or in peace), a peacemaker.

Borislav is a fighter for glory or a glorious fighter. (Judeo-Christ. abbr. "Boris").

Boyan is a divine storyteller.

Bratislava - From BROTHERS - to fight and GLORY - to glorify or glorify the brotherhood (brother).

Bronislav (Branislav) is a renowned warrior or one who glorifies battle.

Bryachislav - from BRYACHI - to rattle and GLORY - to praise.

Budimir is a peacemaker or an equipping world.

Vedagoras is knowledgeable about the highest, knowledgeable.

Vedislav - glorifying knowledge (knowledge).

Veleslav - glorifying Veles. Veligor is the great sublime.

Velimir (Velemir) is the great world or the embodiment of Veles.

Velimudr (Velemudr) - knowing or wise, like Veles.

Velisvet (Velesvet) - the great enlightened one; light of Veles; interaction of Veles and Svetovit.

Velislav is a great glory, the most glorious.

Wenceslas - dedicated to glory, crowned with glory.

Veselin is cheerful, cheerful.

Vladimir is the owner of the world (a cursed name in Russia in connection with her bloody baptism).

Vladislav (Volodislav) - the owner of fame.

Vojislav is a glorious warrior or truly glorious.

Wolf is one of the personified names of the animal world or a partial embodiment of Perun.

Raven is one of the personified names of the animal kingdom or dark incarnation.

Vorotislav - returning glory.

All-seeing (Omniscient) - all-seeing; omniscient.

Vsevolod is the ruler of the people, who owns everything.

Everyone is loved by everyone.

World - worldwide, i.e. able to penetrate into all worlds.

All-light is all-world, i.e. able to perceive all lights (worlds).

Vseslav is all-glorious, famous.

Vyshezor - the one who sees (sees) the higher worlds, that is, the worlds of Rule and Slavi.

Vysheslav - glorifying the elder RELATIVES (Gods).

Vyacheslav is the most glorious, the most glorious.

Vyachko is a legendary personality: Vyachko is the progenitor of the Vyatichi.

Godoslav (Godlav) - Historical personality: Godoslav - the prince of the Bodrich-rarog.

Gorazd is skillful, capable, good.

Gorislav is fiery, burning in glory or highly esteemed.

Gorynya - like a mountain, huge, indestructible; fiery.

Gostemil (Gostomysl; Gostemysl) - dear to another (guest). Historical personality: Gostomysl - Prince of Novgorod.

Gradimir - keeping the world or his city.

Gradislav is a city that protects glory or glorifies (or glorified in it).

Granislav - Improving Glory.

Gremislav is famous.

Gudislav is a renowned musician who trumpets glory.

Dalemir is far (secluded) from the world (society).

Darimil - the giver of mercy, many-merciful.

Daren - donated.

Dzvenislav - glorified.

Dedoslav is a glorifying ancestor, keeper of ancestral traditions.

Dobrovest is a story of goodness.

Dobrovlad - possessing kindness, non-violence.

Good mountain - exalting good.

Dobrolub is kind and loving.

Kind - kind and sweet.

Dobromir (Dobrynya, Dobrysha) - kind and peaceful.

Good thinking is kind and reasonable.

Dobroslav - glorifying kindness.

Domaslav - glorifying relatives.

Dragomir is dearer than the world.

Drevoslav - glorifying antiquity, heritage of ancestors, family tree.

Drevomir - associated with the GENERAL tree and nature.

Dubynya is like an oak, indestructible. The squad is a comrade.

Ruff is one of the personified names of the animal world.

Lark is one of the personified names of the animal world.

Zhdan is a long-awaited child; expected.

Zhivomir - living in the world or an embodiment of Alive.

Livebear (Zhivarod) - the path of the healer to the ROD.

Winters - harsh, merciless; winter twilight is the prototype of "Santa Claus".

Zlatomir is a golden world.

Sincere - sincere; sparkling.

Casimir - showing the world.

Koschey is thin, bony.

Krasimir is beautiful and peaceful.

Kriv is the leader of the tribal union, which later began to be called "Children of Kriva" or "Krivichi".

Kudeyar is the sorcerer of Yarila.

Ladimir (Ladomir) - living in harmony with the world; Magus Lada.

Ladislav - glorifying Lada (love), the embodiment of Lada.

Swan is the personified name of the animal world; one of the incarnations of Mara.

Luchezar - radiating dawn.

Love - beloved.

Lubodar is the giver of love.

Lubomyr is a loving world or beloved in the world.

Lyubomysl - loving to think.

Lyuboslav - loving glory, beloved, glorified.

Lyubomudr is the one who keeps wisdom.

Lyuboyar - loving Yarilu - the sun.

Mal (Maloy, Mladen) - junior.

Mechislav - glorified by the sword.

Milan is cute. Milovan - caressing, caring or one who has been spared.

Milorad is sweet, joyful (to the sun).

Miloslav is sweetly praising.

Miloyar is Yarila's favorite.

Peaceful - peace-loving.

Miroslav - glorifying the world and glorified in the world.

Molchan is taciturn, taciturn.

Mstislav - glorifying revenge. Historical personality: Mstislav Vladimirovich - Prince of Tmutarakansky, Grand Duke of Kiev.

Nevzor is blind. Nekras is one of the "negative" names.

Fire expert - knowing the spiritual essence of fire; Magus of the Fire God.

Ognedar is a giver, offering sacrifices to Fire.

Fire-lover is a loving fire or the embodiment of the Fire God.

Ogneslav - glorifying Fire God or his incarnation.

Ogneyar - fusion of two elements (levels); solar flame; partial embodiment or embodiment.

Oleg - early Russian (post-Aryan) meaning - "movement towards the light."

Eagle is one of the personified names of the animal world; one of the incarnations of Perun.

Peresvet is a very light or partial embodiment of one of the Gods of the light pantheon. Historical personality: Peresvet is a warrior of the Kulikovo battle.

Provid (Prozor) is a seer, a clairvoyant.

Putimir is a wanderer. Putislav (Putyata) - glorifying wanderings; explanatory.

Radigost - caring about the other (guest).

Radimir (Radomir) - caring about the world.

Radislav - one who cares about fame.

Reasonable - reasonable, reasonable.

Ratibor is a defender.

Ratmir is the protector of the world.

RODislav (RODaslav, RODdeslav, RODoslav) - glorifying ROD; glorifying his kind.

Rostislav - growing fame.

RODimir (RODamir, RODemir, RODomir) - ROD and WORLD; giving birth to the world; partial embodiment or embodiment; RODOMYSL - thinking about his own kind.

RODosvet - an enlightening, spiritualizing kind; the name of the sorcerer ROD.

Svetoslav (Svetislav) - glorifying light, bright, ardent.

Svetlan is bright, pure in soul.

Light-bearer - fighting, conquering with light, enlightenment.

Svetovid - seeing the light, perspicacious; incarnation of Belobog.

Svetozar - illuminating with light.

Svetogor - The embodiment of the power of the earth.

Svetomir is an enlightening world (society).

The Light Regiment is the leader of the light army.

Svetoyar - fiercely light (enlightened), sunny.

A quick-thinker is a quick-minded person.

Slawomir is a glorifying world or glorious in the world.

Laughing is funny.

Nightingale is the personified name of the animal world.

Catfish is the personified name of the animal world.

Stanimir is the one who establishes the world.

Stanislav is the glorious one.

Stoyan is strong, unbending.

Sudimir is a sage who thinks about the world.

Sudislav is the one who confers glory.

Tverdimir (Tverdomir) - from Tverd - firm and WORLD - peaceful, peace.

Tverdislav (Tverdoslav) - from Tverd - firm and SLAV - to praise; glorifying the firmament.

The Creator is the creative world. Tihomir is quiet and peaceful.

Trislav - glorifying Triglav. Tour is the personified name of the animal world. Historical personality: Tur is the founder of the turici clan.

Brave is brave. Chaslav is an eager for glory.

Churolav is a glorifying CHUR (witch).

Yarilo is the solar incarnation, the hypostasis of the heavenly plowman.

Yaromil - sweet Yarila-sun.

Jaromir is a sunny world.

Yaromudr - endowed with bright wisdom.

Yaropolk is the leader of the solar army. Yaroslav - praising Yarilu.

Women's names:

Bazhena is a female form named after Bazhen.

Belogora is enlightened.

Beloslava is a female form named after Beloslav.

Berislava is a female form named after Berislav.

Blagoslav is a female form named after Blagoslav.

Bogdana is a female form named after Bogdan.

Bohumila - dear to the Gods.

Boleslav is a female form named after Boleslav.

Borislav is a female form named after Borislav.

Boyana is a female form named after Boyan.

Bratislava - female form named after Bratislava.

Bronislava is a female form named after Bronislav.

Vedana (Vedeneya, Vedenya) is the one in charge.

Vedislava - glorifying knowledge.

Velizhana is a polite woman who pacified her feelings.

Velizara is multi-luminous, illuminated.

Velimir is a female form named after Velimir.

Velislav is a female form named after Velislav.

Wenceslas is a female form named after Wenceslas.

Faith is faith, faithful.

Veselina (Vesela) is a female form named after Veselin.

Vladimir - female form named after Vladimir.

Vladislav is a female form named after Vladislav.

Vojislav is a female form named after Vojislav.

Omniscient is omniscient.

Vsemila is the female form of the name Vsemil.

Vseslav is a female form named after Vseslav.

Goluba is meek.

Gorislava is a female form named after Gorislav.

Gradislav is a female form named after Gradislav.

Granislav is a female form named after Granislav.

Daren (Darina, Dara) is a female form named after Daren.

Dzvenislava - glorified.

Dobrovlada - possessing kindness.

Goodness - exalting good.

Dobroluba is a lover of goodness.

Dobromila is a female form named after Dobromil.

Dobromir is a female form named after Dobromir.

Dobroslava is a female form named after Dobroslav.

Dragomir is a female form named after Dragomir.

Zhdana is a female form named after Zhdan.

Live-bearer - priestess Alive.

Zvenislava - proclaiming glory; glorifying.

Goldflower (Zlata) - gold-colored.

Zoremira is an illuminating, illuminating world.

Iskra is a female form named after Iskra.

Casimir is a female form named after Casimir.

Krasimir is a female form named after Krasimir.

Lada - beloved, dear. Goddess of love, foremother of the Gods.

Ladomila - dear to the goddess Lada, merciful.

Ladomira is a female form named after Ladomir.

Ladoslava - glorifying Lada.

Luchezara - radiant, illuminating with light.

Lyubava (Love) is a favorite.

Loved - beloved, dear.

Lubomyr is a female form named after Lubomyr.

Lyuboyara - loving Yarila.

Lyudmila is a female form named after Lyudmila.

Ludomira - reconciling people.

Milada - dear to the goddess Lada.

Milana (Milena) is a female form named after Milan.

Miloslav is a female form named after Miloslav.

Miroslava - female form named after Miroslav.

Mstislav is a female form named after Mstislav.

Hope is hope.

Nekras is a female form named after Nekras.

Ogneslava - glorifying Fire.

Ogneyara is a female form named after Ogneyar.

Peredslava (Predslava) - preceding glory. Historical personality: Predslava is the wife of Svyatoslav Igorevich, mother of Yaropolk Svyatoslavich.

Peresvet is a female form named after Peresvet.

Radmila - delighting with sunny grace.

Radimir is a female form named after Radimir.

Radislav is the female form of imnei Radislav.

Radmila is caring and sweet. Radosveta - sanctifying with joy.

Joy (Rada) - joy, happiness, sunny.

Rostislav - female form named after Rostislav.

Svetislav is a female form named after Svetislav.

Svetlana is a female form named after Svetlana.

Svetozara (Svetlozara) is a female form named after Svetozar.

Svetogor is a female form named after Svetogor.

Svetoyara is solar.

Snezhana is white-haired and cold.

Stanimir is a female form named after Stanimir.

Stanislav is a female form named after Stanislav.

Tihomir - female form named after Tihomir.

Chaslava (Cheslava) - female form named after Chaslav.

Cernava - dark-haired, dark-skinned; partial incarnation of Mara or Chernobog.

Pike is the personified name of the animal world. Earthly incarnation of ROD.

Yaromila - sweet Yarila.

Yaroslav is a female form named after Yaroslav.