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Appendix:Serbian given names

This is a list of first names that are common for Serbs, have origin in Serbia or that are unique to the Serbian culture.

Information on Serbian names edit

As with most Western cultures, a child is given a first name chosen by their parents but approved by the godparents of the child (the godparents usually approve the parent's choice). The given name comes first, the surname last, e.g. "Zeljko Popovic", where "Zeljko" is a first name and "Popovic" is a family name.

Serbian first names mostly originate from the wider Slavic (e.g. Miroslav, Vladimir, Zoran) or Orthodox Christian (e.g. Nikola, Djordje, Petar) tradition. The Christian names are derived from the Greek language standard.[1]

As the result of the unification (and Serbianisation) of Republic of Macedonia to Serbia, subsequently Yugoslavia, Serbian names are today very popular in the Republic of Macedonia. Names such as Nenad, Zoran and Slobodan were introduced via Serbian, evidently as; Nenad - Medieval ethnic Serb name, Zoran - traditionally non existant among the Eastern South Slavs (Macedonians and Bulgarians), Slobodan - Sloboden is the correct variant in the Macedonian-Bulgarian languages.

Male names edit

Names with Western cognates edit

Names ending with -an edit

Names ending with -slav edit

Names ending with -mir edit

The Serbian word "mir" means "peace" in English.

Names ending with -oje edit

Names ending with -in edit

Names ending with -ko edit

Other typical names edit

Female names edit

Names with Western cognates edit

Names ending with -ica edit

Names ending with -ana edit

Names ending with -ka edit

Other typical female names edit


See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.stil-magazin.com/clanak/broj-54-7-januar-2008/stara-srpska-imena
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