71 Montenegrin Boy Names with Meanings

Every Montenegrin boy name below comes with its meaning or origin — and 58 of the 71 names include the native spelling, drawn from Wikipedia. Jump to a letter, or play the duel game: choose between two names at a time until your personal top 10 remains.

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Montenegrin boy names starting with A

AcoAco is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Aleksandar, which may refer to: Aleksandar Aco Apolonio (died 2001), first and only president of the self-proclaimed Dubrovnik Republic (1991–1992) Aleksandar Aco Đukanović, controversial…

Montenegrin 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.
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.
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".

Montenegrin 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.
DavidDavid is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin. Its popularity derives from the initial oral tradition (Oral Torah) and recorded use related to King David, a central figure in the Tanakh, and foundational to Judaism, and subsequently significant in…
DavorDavor is an old Slavic given name possibly derived from an old exclamation expressing joy or sorrow. Feminine variant: Davorka.
DenisДенисDenis (Russian: Денис) is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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.
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".
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.
DraškoДрашкоDraško (Cyrillic: Драшко) is a South Slavic male given name predominantly used by Serbs and Montenegrins. It may refer to: Drosaico or Draško, Duke of the Narentines (fl.
DražetaДражетаDražeta (Serbian Cyrillic: Дражета), in some English-language sources also rendered as Drazeta, is a relatively rare South Slavic surname and an archaic given name.
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.

Montenegrin 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.

Montenegrin boy names starting with I

IlijaИлијаIlija (Cyrillic script: Илија, Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ǐlija]) is a South Slavic male given name, cognate of Ilya/Elijah.

Montenegrin boy names starting with J

JasminaЈасминаJasmina (Serbian Cyrillic: Јасмина), sometimes Jasminka, as a feminine variant, and Jasmin (Serbian Cyrillic: Јасмин), sometimes Jasminko, as a masculine variant, are given names used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria…

Montenegrin boy names starting with L

LjuboЉубоLjubo (Serbian: Љубо) is a South Slavic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Ljubo Babić (1890–1974), Croatian painter Ljubo Benčić (1905–1992), Croatian and Yugoslav football player Ljubo Boban (1933–1994), Croatian historian Ljubo…

Montenegrin boy names starting with M

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.
MihajloМихајлоMihajlo (Serbian Cyrillic: Михајло) is a South Slavic variant of the name Michael, often found among Serbs. Cognate names include Mihailo and Mijailo.
MilisavМилисавMilisav (Serbian Cyrillic: Милисав), is a Slavic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Milisav Čamdžija (1770s–1815), Serbian revolutionary Milisav Đorđević (d.
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.
MiljanМиљанMiljan (Serbian Cyrillic: Миљан, pronounced [mǐʎan]) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin.
MilojkoМилојкоMilojko (Serbian Cyrillic: Милојко) is a Serbian and Montenegrin masculine given name.
MilomirМиломирMilomir (Bulgarian: Миломир, Russian: Миломир, Czech: Milomír, Serbian Cyrillic: Миломир) is a Slavic masculine given name, a Slavic name derived from milo "love, to like" and mir "world, peace, prestige".
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.
MilovanМилованMilovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован, Serbo-Croatian: [miˈloːvan]) is a Slavic name derived from the passive adjective milovati ("caress"). Its presence has been recorded in Serbia since the Late Middle Ages.
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.
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'.

Montenegrin boy names starting with N

NebojšaНебојшаNebojša (Cyrillic script: Небојша pronounced [nɛ̌bɔːjʃa]) is a Serbian given name, meaning "fearless". People with the name include:
NemanjaНемањаNemanja (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања) is a masculine Serbian given name. It is derived from the by-name borne by the founder of the Nemanjić dynasty, Stefan Nemanja (1114–1199), a Serbian grand prince who was venerated as a saint after his death.
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.
NovakНовакNovak (in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene; Cyrillic: Новак) and Novák (in Hungarian, Czech and Slovak; feminine: Nováková) is a surname and masculine given name, derived from the Slavic word for 'new' (e.g.
NovicaНовицаNovica (Serbian Cyrillic: Новица) is a Serbian and Montenegrin masculine given name.

Montenegrin boy names starting with O

OgnjenОгњенOgnjen (Serbian Cyrillic: Огњен, pronounced [ognjen]) is a given name common in the countries of the former Yugoslavia.

Montenegrin boy names starting with P

PredragПредрагPredrag (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from pre- ("very, much") and -drag ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved".

Montenegrin 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.
RadosavдRadosav (Cyrillic: Paдocaв) is a Montenegrin masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Radosav Aleksić (born 1986), Serbian footballer Radosav Bulić (born 1977), Montenegrin retired footballer Radosav Spasojević (born 1992), Montenegrin…
RadovanРадованRadovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Радован) is a Slavic male given name, derived from the passive adjective radovati ("rejoice"), itself from root rad- meaning "care, joy".
RamoRamo is a surname of Italian origin. The given name Ramo is also a shortened form of the name Ramadan, commonly used among Muslim communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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.
RatkoРаткоRatko (Cyrillic script: Ратко) is a male given name of Slavic origin. It is a diminutive form of the names Ratibor and Ratimir.
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.

Montenegrin boy names starting with S

SavaSava is a male personal name in South Slavic languages. Perhaps the most famous example is the Serbian medieval prince turned monk Saint Sava.
SavoSavo is a masculine given name found in South Slavic and Italian-speaking places. It can be a cognate to Sava or to Savio.
SlavenSlaven is a masculine Slavic given name. Cognates include Slavko.
SlavkoСлавкоSlavko (Cyrillic: Славко) is a Slavic masculine given name. Notable holders of the name include:
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".
SretenСретенSreten (Cyrillic script: Сретен) is a Serbian and Montenegrin masculine given name of Slavic origin.
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.

Montenegrin 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.

Montenegrin boy names starting with V

VasilijeВасилијеVasilije (Cyrillic: Василије) is a South Slavic masculine given name, a variant of Greek given name Vassilios ("Basil"). It may refer to: Vasilije, Serbian Patriarch (fl.
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".
VitomirВитомирVitomir (Polish: Witomir, Serbian: Витомир) is an old given name of Slavic origin. In various Slavic languages, mir means "peace, world, prestige".
VladanВладанVladan (pronounced [ʋlǎːdan], Serbian Cyrillic: Владан) is a Serbian masculine given name, a shorter form of Slavic dithematic names with the element vlad meaning "to rule, ruler". It is attested in Serbian society since the Middle Ages.
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.

Montenegrin boy names starting with Z

ZdravkoЗдравкоZdravko (Cyrillic: Здравко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin derived from word "zdrav" meaning "healthy".
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.
ZvonimirZvonimir is a Croatian male given name, used since the Middle Ages. The name was popular in the former Yugoslavia among the Croatian people because Dmitar Zvonimir was the Croatian king, who ruled from 1075 to 1089.

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ĐuraЂураĐura (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђура; also transliterated Djura) is a Serbian male given name derived from Đurađ (a Serbian variant of George). It may refer to:
ĐuroЂуроĐuro (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђуро; also transliterated Djuro or Gjuro) is a South Slavic male given name derived from Đurađ (a Serbian variant of George).
ŠpiroŠpiro is a masculine given name found in Montenegro and Croatia. It may refer to: Špiro Grubišić (1904–1985), Croatian rower Špiro Guberina (1933–2020), Croatian and Yugoslav actor Špiro Kulišić (1908–1989), Montenegrin ethnologist Špiro Mugoša (1904–1942),…
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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