100 Slavic Boy Names

Bohdan, a Slavic name meaning “from the Lord”, was a king of Rus.

Daniel is a Hebrew name meaning “God is my judge”.

Dimitri is a Russian name meaning “gift from God”.

Dusan is an old Slavic name meaning “a tree of God”. It also means “one who walks by faith”.

Igor is a Slavic name derived from Greek, meaning “victorious battle” or “warrior”.

Borja is a Spanish name meaning “from the Lord”.

Jacek is a Polish name meaning “the Lord is praised”. The feminine form is Jaczka. It also appears as Jacque or Jacques in some Latin languages. It is a Hawaiian name meaning “the Lord is gracious”. Its Hebrew equivalent is Ya’aqov, meaning “he will be a man”, or Jacob, meaning “supplanter”.

Wenzel is a Czech name meaning “to favor”. A 10th-century Duke of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor used this name.

Mihai is a Romanian name meaning “Michael”. It is a variation of Michael’s Hebrew name, which means “who is like God?”. In Arabic, it means “like God”, and in Turkish, it means “what is with God”. It is also a short form of Michal or Mikhail in many Slavic languages.

Floryan is a Czech name meaning “flowers of God”. It also means “of God” in Dutch and Polish.

Bogdan is an old Slavic name meaning “of the Lord”. In Serbian, it means “God’s gift”. In Romanian, it means “God’s gift”, in Polish, “God’s gift,” or in Ukrainian, “of God”. It means “from the Lord” or “lord of the world”, and it appears as a place name in Russian.

Bane means a Slavic name meaning “God is gracious” or “God is kind”.

Andrei is a Russian name derived from Andrew, meaning “manly”. It is a nickname for Andrew in Portuguese and Italian. It can also be a variant of the German Andreas or Andreas, meaning “manly”, or Latin Andreas, meaning “to be manly”. It appears as Andree, Andrés, or Andra, meaning the same thing.

Jaroslav means a Slavic name meaning “serenity”.

Bratislav means a Slavic name meaning “peaceful glory”. It exists in Finland and Germany. Brouk is a nickname for Bratislav in Czech, meaning “the lucky one”, and Braciszek means the same in Polish. It is a short form of Brat and Brata. The feminine form is Bratica.

Woyzeck is a German and Polish name meaning “living with God”. Vojta is a nickname for Woyzeck in Czech, meaning “the happy one”.

Vladimir means “God’s glory” or “God’s fame”. The feminine form is Vlada. Vladimir can also be a Latin or Scandinavian version of the Slavic name Vladislav, meaning “famous victory”. Christianity spread this name among Slavs.

Boriss means a Slavic name meaning “from the lord”. This is a variant of Boris and is common as a Russian name.

Bogomil means a Slavic name meaning “God’s love”. In Greek, it means “beloved of God” or “a friend of God”. In Hungarian, it means “follower of God” or “one who loves God”, and in Japanese, it means “abiding by the will of God”. A familiar form is Bogdana, meaning “of God”.

Casmir means a Slavic name meaning “pure”. In ancient times, this name was common in the Kingdom of Poland, derived from Casimir.

The Czech name Karel means “free man”. Dutch uses it for “manly”; German uses it for “manly,” or Polish uses it for “manly” or “brave”. Karla is the feminine version. Charles is a variant spelling.

The Slavic name Zeljko means “gift of God”. In Croatian, it also means “ruler of the world.” In Serbian, it means “master”.

The Czech name Zdenek means “one who deserves glory”. It serves as a short form for names ending in “-Ek,” like Vojtech or Radoslav.

The Czech and Polish name Jiri means “one who is God’s peace”. The German name Georg means “people’s peace”.

The Russian name Kazmer means “god’s mercy”. Other Slavic languages use it to mean “blessings of God”. A Russian diminutive for this name is Kaspa.

The Czech and Polish name Václav means “peaceful glory”. It means “manly protection” or “free man” in German, Dutch, and Polish. A king of Bohemia used this as his title in the late 10th century.

The Slavic name Branko means “speed”. It is a diminutive of names ending in “-ko,” like Danilo, which means “judge”.

The Slavic name Dalibor means “dearly loved by God”. In Czech, it means “brave as a bear”. Dalić is a common Croatian and Serbian name meaning “one who loves God”. Variant forms include Dalibor and Daliborčić.

The Slavic name Sagan means “crown of glory”. In Polish, it also means “dearly loved by God”. Saganek is a variant spelling.

The Slavic name Danilo means “judge”. It is a diminutive of names ending in “-dan,” like Vladan, which means “powerful one” or “one who rules”. In Serbian, it can mean “people’s prince”. Andrew shares this meaning.

Duscha is a short form for David. It is a diminutive of Dusan.

The Slavic name Dusan means “beloved”. Dusa is a variant spelling used by South Slavs and remains popular in Serbia and Croatia. The feminine version is Dusa, a diminutive of names ending in “-a,” such as Elizabeta or Natalija.

The Slavic name Bane means “God is gracious” or “God is kind”. It is a diminutive of names ending in “-an,” like Bano, which can mean “I am God’s gift”. The nickname for this name is Banek.

Dalibor means “dearly loved by God” in Slavic. Czech composer Antonín Dvořák popularized the name; he named a symphony after it.

The Slavic name Lech means “lion”. Leda is the feminine version, a variant of Leokadia.

The Slavic name Radoslav means “famous glory”. It is a variant of Vladimir, a diminutive of names ending in “-Vlad,” such as Vladislav and Zdislav. Radoslava is the feminine version, found only in Bulgarian.

The Slavic name Ondrea means “beloved of God”. In Italian, it means “loving God”. In Polish, it means “beloved of God”; in Spanish and Italian, it means “loving God” or “God’s lover”. It can also be spelled Ondreya or Ondrea. Oronia is the feminine version, meaning the same thing.

The Slavic name Radovan means “famous victory”. It is a variant of Radoslav.

Rodica means “love” in Slavic. It is also an orchid word. Other languages use it for “clever” or “holy”. Romania and Romania use it as a given name; Riki ca is its short form. Rodion Romanov-Musatov popularized this name, dedicating a composition to it.

Casimiro means “peaceful fame” in Slavic. Czech composer Karel Boleslav Jirák dedicated a composition to this name. Casimira, the feminine form, shares the same meaning.

Radek means “famous ruler” in Slavic. In Polish, it means “dear to God”; in Czech and Polish, it means “dear to God” or “God’s beloved”. Radek is a familiar form. Romania and Hungary use it as a given name meaning “dear to God”.

Rad means “famous” in Slavic. Rod is a variant spelling, meaning the same thing. Rod can also be a nickname for names ending in “-od”, like Błażej, which means “God’s glory” or “God’s fame”. Radek is the nickname for this name.

Vladan means “powerful one” in Slavic. In Czech, it means “ruler” or “one who rules”. Czech composer Antonín Dvořák named a symphony after it.

Zdravko means “healthy and strong” in Slavic. Serbia and the Czech Republic use it as a given name, meaning “healthy” or “strong”. Zdravka is the feminine version.

Zdenek is a Czech name meaning “one who deserves glory”. German, Dutch, and Polish also use it, meaning “manly protection” or “free man”. Many princes of Bohemia and the emperor of Austria used this as a title. Jiri is a similar name.

Jan means “man” in Czech. In Polish, it means “man”. Jan is a variant of Jiri and a nickname for Jana.

Petr means “praise of God” in Czech and Slavic. German composer Antonín Dvořák dedicated a composition to this name. Petrus is a variant name, meaning “anointed praising God” or “anointed stone”.

Troian means “famous glory” in Slavic. It is a short form of names ending in “-an”, like Radovan, which means “famous victory”. Trojanka is the nickname for this name.

Joakim means “God’s gift” in Czech and Swedish. Swedish artist Magnus Uggla dedicated a song to this name. Johanna or Johanna is the feminine version.

Anton means “invaluable” in Slavic. Czech composer Antonín Dvořák dedicated a composition to this name. Antonín is a variant. In Sweden, it can mean “God is gracious”. Anča is the feminine version.