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87 Macedonian Boy Names with Meanings

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Macedonian boy names starting with A

• AndonAndon is both a masculine given name and surname; a variant of Anton, found in Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and among Armenians from Western Armenia. It is also found as a surname.
• AntonAnton is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Latin name Antonius, and used in various languages.

Macedonian boy names starting with B

• BerislavBerislav (also spelled Berisav) is a Slavic masculine given name derived from beri "he/she carries" and slava "glory, fame". Feminine form is Berislava.
• BlagojБлагојBlagoj (Macedonian: Благој) is a Macedonian masculine given name. It may refer to: Blagoj Jankov Mučeto, Macedonian partisan who was declared a People's Hero of Yugoslavia Blagoj Nacoski (born 1979), Macedonian tenor opera singer Blagoj Stračkovski…
• BlagojeБлагојеBlagoje (Serbian Cyrillic: Благоје) is a masculine Slavic name derived from the roots blag ("gentle, mild") and -oje. It is recorded in Serbia since the Middle Ages.
• BobanБобанBoban (Serbian Cyrillic: Бобан) is a Croatian family name and Serbian, Montenegrin and Macedonian masculine given name. Among Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians, Boban might be used as a nickname form of the name "Slobodan" or "Bogdan".
• BogdanБогданBogdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in the South Slavic languages and in Polish and Romanian. It is derived from the Slavic words Bog (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning 'god', and dan (Cyrillic: дан), meaning 'given'.
• BojanБојанBojan (Serbian Cyrillic and Macedonian: Бојан; Ukrainian, Russian and Bulgarian Cyrillic: Боян, transcribed Boyan) is a Slavic given name, derived from the Slavic noun boj "battle." The ending -an is a suffix frequently found in anthroponyms of Slavic origin.
• BorisБорисBoris, Borys or Barys (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian: Борис; Belarusian: Барыс) is a male name of Bulgar origin. It is most commonly used in countries in Eastern Europe.
• BoškoБошкоBoško (Cyrillic script: Бошко) is a Slavic male given name. It may refer to: Boško Abramović (1951–2021), Serbian chess grandmaster Boško Anić (born 1968), retired Croatian footballer Boško Antić (1944–2007), Bosnian Serb footballer Boško Balaban (born 1978),…
• BožidarБожидарBožidar (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар, Polish: Bożydar, sometimes transliterated as Bojidar, or Bozhidar) is a Slavic masculine given name. It means "divine gift", derived from the Slavic elements božĭjĭ ("divine") and darŭ ("gift").
• BožinБожинBožin, Božina, Bozhin (Macedonian: Божин, Serbian Cyrillic: Божина) is a South Slavic masculine given name.
• BranimirБранимирBranimir (Cyrillic: Бранимир) is a Slavic masculine given name. It is a combination of the Slavic elements borna ("to protect, to defend") and miru ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace".

Macedonian boy names starting with D

• DaliborДалиборDalibor (Cyrillic script: Далибор) is primarily a male given name of Slavic origin, mostly in the Czech Republic. The name is popular in some West Slavic and South Slavic countries, such as Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• DarkoDarko (pronounced [dǎːrko]) is a common South Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the Slavic root dar 'gift'.
• DavorDavor is an old Slavic given name possibly derived from an old exclamation expressing joy or sorrow. Feminine variant: Davorka.
• DejanДејанDejan (Cyrillic: Дејан) is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic verb dejati, meaning "to act, to do". The name and the derived surname Dejanović are common among South Slavs.
• DmitryДмитрийDmitry (Russian: Дми́трий; Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (Дими́трий); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr (Дьмитр(ии) or Дъмитръ)) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Demetrios (Greek: Δημήτριος,…
• DobroslavДоброславDobroslav (Cyrillic: Доброслав) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic elements dobro (good) and slava (glory, fame). The Polish spelling is Dobrosław.
• DonchoDoncho is a Bulgarian and Macedonian masculine given name in use in Bulgaria and North Macedonia as a diminutive form of Andon. Notable people with this name include the following.
• DraganДраганDragan (pronounced [drǎgan], Serbian Cyrillic: Драган) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the common Slavic element drag meaning "dear, beloved".
• DragoДрагоDrago (Cyrillic: Драго) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the common Slavic element drag meaning "dear, beloved".
• DragoljubДрагољубDragoljub (Cyrillic: Драгољуб) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from Slavic drag- ("dear, beloved") and ljub ("love, to like"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "dear love".
• DragomirДрагомирDragomir (Cyrillic: Драгомир) is a Slavic masculine given name. It is used as a given name in South Slavic languages, especially Serbian and Bulgarian, while in Romanian, it is used as a surname.
• DušanДушанDušan (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. Today it is primarily used in the Western South Slavic languages and in Czech and Slovak.
• DuškoДушкоDuško (Serbian: Душко) is a Slavic masculine given name, often a diminutive for Dušan.

Macedonian boy names starting with G

• GoranГоранGoran (pronounced [ɡǒran]; Cyrillic: Горан) is a Slavic male first name, mostly used in south Slavic countries such as Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• GordanГорданGordan (Cyrillic: Гордан) is a Slavic name derived Proto-Slavic *gъrdъ (gȏrd) meaning "proud".

Macedonian boy names starting with H

• HristijanHristijan is a Macedonian male given name, which is a form of the name Christian, meaning a "follower of Christ".

Macedonian boy names starting with I

• IlijaИлијаIlija (Cyrillic script: Илија, Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ǐlija]) is a South Slavic male given name, cognate of Ilya/Elijah.
• IvanИванIvan (Cyrillic: Иван) is a male given name of Slavic and Hebrew origin, related to a variant of the Greek name Iōánnēs (English: John), which in turn derives from the Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānnān), meaning "God is gracious".

Macedonian boy names starting with J

• JadrankoJadranko is a Slavic male given name commonly found in Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is derived from Jadran, which means "The Adriatic" in South Slavic languages.
• JovanЈованJovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Church Slavonic: Їωан) is a Serbian male given name equivalent to English "John" or Slavic "Ivan", from Hebrew: יהוחנן. The name is common amongst Orthodox Christians as a result of John the Baptist (Sveti Jovan Krstitelj)

Macedonian boy names starting with K

• KirilКирилThe male name Kiril (or Кирил or Кирилл) is a common first name in the Orthodox Slavic world, in particular in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Russia. It is also well known in Greece but in different forms like Kyriakos.
• KlimentКлиментKliment (Cyrillic: Климент) is a male given name, a Slavic form of the Late Latin name Clement. A diminutive form is Klim.
• KočoКочоKočo or Kocho (Macedonian: Кочо) is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Kocho Angjushev, Macedonian businessman Kočo Dimitrovski (born 1950), Macedonian football midfielder Kočo Racin, pen name of Kosta Apostolov Solev (1908–1943),…
• KrstoКрстоKrsto (Cyrillic script: Крсто), also Krste or Krǎstyo is a South Slavic masculine given name.
• KuzmanКузманKuzman (Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian Cyrillic: Кузман) is a male given name, the South Slavic variant of the Greek Cosmas.

Macedonian boy names starting with L

• LeonidЛеонидLeonid (Russian: Леонид [lʲɪɐˈnʲit]; Ukrainian: Леонід [leoˈn⁽ʲ⁾id]; Belarusian: Леанід, romanized: Leaníd [lʲɛaˈnʲit]) is a Slavic version of the given name Leonidas. The French version is Leonide.

Macedonian boy names starting with M

• MarjanMarjan is a Dutch, Polish, and Iranian version of the feminine given name Marianne. The Iranian feminine given name also means "coral" (wikt:مرجان).
• MarkoMarko is a masculine given name, a cognate of Mark. The male name Marko is a Roman personal name that comes from the Latin word "Marti-co-s" which is a derivative of Mars, the Roman god of war.
• MatejaМатејаMateja (Serbian: Матеја) is a South Slavic given name, a variant of the Greek given name Matthias (Matthew in English). In Serbian, the name Mateja is masculine, while in Croatian and Slovene, it is feminine.
• MaximMaxim (more accurately spelled Maksim assuming that "X" is not a consonant, but the conjunction of "K" and "S" sounds; "Maksym", or "Maxym") is an epicene (or gender-neutral) first name of Roman origin mainly given to males.
• MilanМиланMilan (Cyrillic: Милан) is a common Slavic male name and less commonly, a Roman name. It is derived from the Slavic element mil, with meanings kind, loving, and gracious.
• MileMile is a masculine given name found in Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. It is often found as a contraction of Milan or Miodrag.
• MilivojМиливојMilivoj (Serbian: Миливој) is an old Slavic origin given name derived from elements: milo ("gracius, favour") + voj ("soldier, war"). Popular primarily in South Slavic states.
• MiloradМилорадMilorad (Cyrillic script: Милорад; Polish: Miłorad) is a Serbian masculine given name derived from the Slavic elements: milo meaning "gracious, dear" and rad meaning "happy, eager". Its feminine form is Milorada.
• MiodragМиодрагMiodrag (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг) is a South Slavic, for all purposes almost exclusively Serbian, masculine given name, derived from mio ("tender, cute") and drag ("dear, precious"), both common in Slavonic dithematic names.
• MirkoМиркоMirko (Cyrillic script: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. By Slavic etymology, the name is composed of the root mir (meaning peace) and hypocoristic suffix -ko usual in South Slavic languages, which together means "the peaceful one".
• MiroslavМирославMiroslav (Cyrillic: Мирослав) is a Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the Slavic elements mirŭ ('peace, world') and -slav (slava, 'glory'), thus meaning 'one who celebrates peace, one who celebrates the world'.
• MitkoМиткоMitko (Cyrillic: Митко or Митько) is a Bulgarian and Macedonian masculine given name, a short version of Dimitar.
• MladenМладенMladen (Cyrillic: Младен) is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root mlad (*moldъ, mladъ), meaning "young". It is present in Bosnian, Slovenian, Montenegrin, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian society since the Middle Ages.

Macedonian boy names starting with N

• NebojšaНебојшаNebojša (Cyrillic script: Небојша pronounced [nɛ̌bɔːjʃa]) is a Serbian given name, meaning "fearless". People with the name include:
• NenadНенадNenad (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [něnad]; Cyrillic script: Ненад) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is common in countries that speak South Slavic languages, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro.
• NevenНевенNeven (Cyrillic: Невен) is a Slavic masculine given name, meaning Calendula officinalis in the Serbo-Croatian language. It is the masculine form of the feminine Slavic name, Nevena.
• NikitaНикитаNikita (Russian: Ники́та [nʲɪˈkʲitə]) is a common masculine name in Eastern Europe and Greece. The Russian variant originated as a Greek name, and subsequently Russian name.
• NikolaНиколаNikola (Cyrillic: Никола) is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος) and it means "the winner of the people".

Macedonian boy names starting with O

• OliverОливерOliver (Serbian Cyrillic and Macedonian Cyrillic: Оливер) is a masculine given name of Old French and Medieval British origin. The name has been generally associated with the Latin term olivarius, meaning "olive tree planter", or "olive branch bearer".

Macedonian boy names starting with P

• PavelПавелPavel (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian: Павел; Czech, Slovene, and Romanian: Pavel (although Romanian also uses Paul); Polish: Paweł; Slovak: Pavol; Ukrainian: Павло, romanized: Pavlo) is a male given name.
• PavleПавлеPavle (Macedonian and Serbian Cyrillic: Павле; Georgian: პავლე) is a Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian and Georgian male given name corresponding to the English Paul; the name is of biblical origin, coming from Saint Paul.
• PeroПероPero is a masculine given name. In South Slavic usage (Serbian Cyrillic: Перо) it is a diminutive form of the name Petar.
• PetkoПеткоPetko is a South Slavic (Петко) masculine given name and East Slavic (Петько) surname. It may refer to:

Macedonian boy names starting with R

• RadomirРадомирRadomir (Cyrillic: Радомир) is a Slavic masculine given name. The etymology of the original form of the name, Radomer, is from rat (old Slavonic for "war"), and mer ("merit, ability"), i.e.
• RatimirРатимирRatimir (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратимир) or Ratmir (Russian: Ратмир) or Racimir (Polish), is a Slavic origin given name meaning "defender of peace". In Serbian the diminutive of Ratimir is Ratko.
• RistoRisto is a masculine given name, found in Finnish, Estonian and South Slavic. In South Slavic, it is a hypocorism derived from Hristofor or Hristivoje.

Macedonian boy names starting with S

• SashoSasho is a male given name that is a diminutive of Alexander and which originates in Bulgaria and North Macedonia The name may refer to: Sasho Angelov (born 1969), Bulgarian football player and manager Sasho Cirovski (born 1962), American football coach Sasho…
• SlavoljubСлавољубSlavoljub (Cyrillic: Славољуб) is a Slavic masculine given name used in South Slavic languages, especially Serbian. The name is composed of the Slavic elements -slav- (slava, 'glory') and ljub ("love"), thus meaning "glorious love" or "one who loves glory".
• StanimirСтанимирStanimir (Cyrillic script: Станимир) is a Slavic origin given name built of two parts: stani "to become" and mir "peace, glory, prestige" or "world", meaning "to become a world" (see Book of Genesis 1:3). Feminine forms are: Stanimira and Stanimirka.
• StjepanStjepan is a Croatian masculine given name, variant of Stephen. Historically it was found among ijekavian South Slavs, and it was also used as a honorific.

Macedonian boy names starting with T

• TihomirТихомирTihomir (Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian: Тихомир) is a South Slavic male given name which means "quiet" and "peace" (South Slavic: Tiho = quiet, mir = peace). In Russian however the word “mir” мир also means world.
• TodorТодорTodor (Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbian: Тодор/Todor) is a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian given name, a local rendering of the name Theodore. The Hungarian form of the name is rendered similarly as Tódor.
• TomoTomo (written: 友, 智, or 耳) is a Japanese unisex given name. It is also a masculine given name in Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia.
• ToniToni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name used in several European countries as well as among individuals with ancestry from these countries outside Europe.

Macedonian boy names starting with V

• VasilВасилVasil (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Васил, Georgian: ვასილ) is a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Georgian masculine given name.
• VelimirВелимирVelimir (Serbian Cyrillic: Велимир) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name and sometimes a surname, a Slavic name derived from elements vele "great" and mir "peace, prestige".
• VeselinВеселинVeselin (Cyrillic script: Веселин) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It may refer to: Veselin Beshevliev (1900–1992), Bulgarian historian and philologist Veselin Bliznakov (born 1944), Bulgarian politician Veselin Branimirov (born 1975), Bulgarian…
• VitomirВитомирVitomir (Polish: Witomir, Serbian: Витомир) is an old given name of Slavic origin. In various Slavic languages, mir means "peace, world, prestige".
• VladeВладеVlade (Serbian: Владе) is a given name. Notable people with this name include: Vlade Divac (born 1968), Serbian basketball player and executive Vlade Đurović (born 1948), Serbian basketball coach Vlade Janakievski (born 1957), American football player Vladeta…
• VlatkoВлаткоVlatko (Cyrillic: Влатко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. Notable people with the name include: Vlatko Andonovski (born 1976), football manager Vlatko Blažević (born 1994), Croatian football player Vlatko Čančar (born 1997), Slovenian…
• VukВукVuk (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук) () is a male Slavic given name, predominantly recorded among Serbs as well as Bosnians, Croatians, Macedonians, Montenegrins, and Slovenes. The name is also found as a surname.
• VukašinВукашинVukašin (Cyrillic: Вукашин) is an old Slavic name of Serbian origin. It is composed from two words: Vuk (wolf) and sin (son), so it means sin vuka (son of wolf).
• VukmirВукмирVukmir (Serbian Cyrillic: Вукмир) is a Slavic male given name and surname. It is derived from the Slavic noun vuk (wolf) and mir (peace).

Macedonian boy names starting with Y

• YuryЮрыJury, Jurij, Iurii, Iouri, Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy or Yurij is the Slavic (Belarusian: Юры, romanized: Jury, or Bulgarian: Юрий, romanized: Jurij, or Ukrainian: Юрій, romanized: Yurii, or Russian: Юрий, romanized: Yuriy) form of the masculine given…

Macedonian boy names starting with Z

• ZlatanЗлатанZlatan or Slatan (Serbian Cyrillic: Златан) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin meaning Golden. The name is common amongst all South Slavic countries, namely in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia and Serbia.
• ZoranЗоранZoran (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран) is a common South Slavic name, the masculine form of Zora, which means 'dawn, daybreak'. The name is especially common in Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia and to some degree in Slovenia.

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• ŽeljkoЖељкоŽeljko (Cyrillic: Жељко), sometimes written Zeljko, is a South Slavic masculine given name. In Croatia, the name Željko was among the most common masculine given names in the decades between 1950 and 1979, and was the most common name in the 1960s.
• ŽivkoЖивкоŽivko (Serbian Cyrillic: Живко) is a Serbian and Croatian masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is derived from the Slavic word živ, meaning "alive, living".

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