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Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries.. The main types of Slavic names: . Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (Ostromir/měr, Tihomir/měr, Němir/měr), *voldъ (Vsevolod, Rogvolod), *pъlkъ (Svetopolk, Yaropolk), *slavъ (Vladislav, Dobroslav, Vseslav) and their derivatives (Dobrynya, Tishila, Ratisha, Putyata, etc.)
Most first names in East Slavic languages originate from two sources: Eastern Orthodox Church tradition; native pre-Christian Slavic lexicons; Almost all first names are single. Doubled first names (as in, for example, French, like Jean-Luc) are very rare and are from foreign influence. Most doubled first names are written with a hyphen: Mariya ...
Pages in category "Slavic feminine given names" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "Slavic masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 259 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The names of early Serbian rulers like Mutimir are Slavic dithematic names, as per Old Slavic tradition, until the 9th century and Christianization after which Christian names appear. [ 2 ] Demetrios Chomatenos ( Archbishop of Ohrid from 1216 to 1236) registered the naming culture of the South Slavs in Byzantine lands .
Pages in category "Slavic given names" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Russian masculine given names" The following 178 pages are in this category, out of 178 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Slavic names may describe the appearance or character of the person, may constitute a wish or even stem from pre-Christian conjuring rituals that are meant not to attract the evil spirits. Below are listed examples of Bulgarian Slavic names and Bulgarian names of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew origin: Feminine names: