101 Slovene Girl Names with Meanings

Every Slovene girl name below comes with its meaning or origin — and 39 of the 101 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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Slovene girl names starting with A

AdrianaAdriana, also spelled Adrianna, is a Latin name and feminine form of Adrian. It originates from Italy and Spain.
AdrijanaAdrijana is a given name of Slavic origin, meaning Adriana. Notable people with the name include: Adrijana Delić (born 1996), Serbian footballer Adrijana Hodžić (born 1975), Kosovar politician Adrijana Knežević (born 1987), Serbian basketball player Adrijana…
AjdaAjda is an Arabic and Turkish surname and given name, and a Slovene word for buckwheat, infrequently also used as a female given name.
AlbinaAlbina (ahl-BEE-nah) is a feminine given name from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". There are masculine variants including Albin in Albania, Kosovo, Poland, Scandinavia, and Slovenia; and Aubin in France.
AlenkaAlenka is a popular Slovene female given name. It ranks among the top 30 most common female names in Slovenia.
AnaАнаAna (Cyrillic: Ана) is a version of the female given name Anna meaning "favour" or "grace". In Croatia, the name Ana was the second most common feminine given name, or among the top ten most common, in almost all decades for which there is census data.
AndrejaАндрејаAndreja (Serbian: Андреја) is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Andreja Apostolović (born 1996), Serbian football midfielder Andreja Efremov (born 1992), Macedonian footballer Andreja Gomboc (born 1969), Slovenian astrophysicist Andreja…
AnkaAnka is a given name and a surname. As a given name, it is a diminutive form (and hypocorism) of the female given name Ana.
AntonijaAntonija is a Croatian, Latvian, Serbian and Slovene variant of the feminine given name Antonia.

Slovene girl names starting with B

BarbaraβάρβαροςBarbara and Barbra are given names. They are the feminine form of the Greek word barbaros (Koine Greek: βάρβαρος) meaning "stranger" or "foreign".
BiljanaБиљанаBiljana (Serbian: Биљана [bǐʎana]; Macedonian: Билјана; Bulgarian: Биляна [biˈʎanɐ]) is a feminine South Slavic name derived from бела, бяла ("white", "fair") or билка, биле ("medicinal herb").
BoženaBožena is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: Božena (Křesinová), Bohemian duchess Božena of Bohemia, Bohemian princess and Margravine of Brandenburg Božena Angelova, Slovenian violinist Božena Dobešová, Czech gymnast Božena…
BranislavaБраниславаBranislava (Cyrillic: Бранислава) is a Slavic feminine given name, derived from the Slavic elements borna (to protect, to defend) and slava (glory, fame) and means "warrior", "defender of the glory". It is the feminine form of Branislav.
BrankaБранкаBranka (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранка) is a Serbo-Croatian female given name derived from the Slavic root bran – the same as in Branislav and Branimir – with the meaning "to defend or protect".
BrigitaBrigita is predominantly a Lithuanian and Slovenian feminine given name. Individuals bearing the name Brigita include: Brigita Brezovac (born 1979), Slovenian bodybuilder Brigita Bukovec (born 1970), Slovenian hurdler Brigita Ivanauskaitė (born 1993),…

Slovene girl names starting with D

DanicaДаницаDanica (Cyrillic: Даница) is a Slavic feminine given name. The name means "morning star" and originates from the personification of the morning star (Venus) in Slavic mythology.
DarinaDarina or Daryna (Ukrainian) is a South Slavic feminine given name. It is common in Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian,Tatarian cultures and comes from the root Slavic element "dar" which means gift.
DenisaDenisa is a feminine given name, equivalent to English Denise, used in various European languages, particularly in Albanian, Croatian, Czech, Romanian, Slovak and Slovenian.
DijanaDijana is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Dijana Bolanča (born 1974), Croatian actress Dijana Budisavljevic (1891–1978), Austrian humanitarian Dijana Čuljak, Croatian television host Dijana Jovetić (born 1984), Croatian handball player…
DobroniegaDobroniega is a Slavic name which contains word "dobro" - good, goodness and "niega" - delight, and may refer to: Dobroniega of Poland - a Polish princess member of the House of Piast and by marriage Margravine of Lusatia.
DoraΔώραDora (Greek: Δώρα) is a female name of Greek origin, being a shortened form or derived from Dorothea (Dorothy) and Theodora (masculine Theodore), meaning "gift" or in its full form "god's gift", from δῶρον, doron, "gift" + θεός, theos, "god".
DragaДрагаDraga (Cyrillic: Драга) is a South Slavic feminine given name. It is derived from the common Slavic element drag meaning "dear, beloved".

Slovene girl names starting with E

ElenaElena is a popular female given name of Greek origin. The name means "shining light".
EmmaEmma is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Germanic word ermen, meaning "whole" or "universal".
EvaΕὕαEva is a female given name derived from the Greek Εὕα (Heúa), and ultimately from the Hebrew חַוָּה (Ḥawwāh), the name of the first woman in the Book of Genesis. The name spread widely in Europe through the Latin Bible and remains common in many languages.
EveחוהEve is a feminine English given name, derived from the Latin name Eva, in turn originating with the Hebrew חַוָּה (Chavah/Havah – chavah, to breathe, and chayah, to live, or to give life).

Slovene girl names starting with G

GalinaГалинаGalina (Russian: Галина; from Greek: γαλήνη, lit. 'serenity, calm') is a Russian feminine given name.
GoranaГоранаGorana (Serbian Cyrillic: Горана) is a Slavic female given name, meaning "mountain woman" or "woman from the highlands" (see male form Goran). The nickname is Goca.
GordanaГорданаGordana (Cyrillic: Гордана) is a Slavic female first name, mostly used in Slavic countries such as Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name is derived from Proto-Slavic *gъrdъ (gȏrd) "proud".

Slovene girl names starting with I

IrenaIrena is a traditionally European feminine given name. Irena Adamowicz (1910–1973), Polish resistance member during World War II given the honor Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem Irena Andriukaitienė (born 1948), Lithuanian politician Irena Bačiulytė…
IvanaИванаIvana (Cyrillic: Ивана) is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America.
IvicaIvica is a Slavic masculine and feminine given name, a diminutive form of Ivan or Ivana. The direct English equivalent of the name is Johnny, while the equivalent of its augmentative Ivan is John.

Slovene girl names starting with J

JadrankaJadranka is a feminine given name, the South Slavic variant of Adriana. Notable people with the name include: Jadranka Barjaktarović (born 1981), Montenegrin singer Jadranka Đokić (born 1981), Croatian actress Jadranka Joksimović (born 1978), Serbian…
JasnaJasna is a South Slavic female given name, derived from South Slavic jasno meaning clear, sharp. Nicknames are Jasnushka, Jasenka, Jasnenka, Jassie.
JelenaΕλληνικάJelena is a Slavic given name. The name is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helena, and it signifies the word ‘Greek’ (Ελληνικά) meaning bright, light.
JuditaJudita may refer to:

Slovene girl names starting with K

KajaKaja or Kája is a given name and surname. Kaja also has several root name derivations.
KarlinaKarlina is a Danish, Faroese, Norwegian and Slovene feminine given name that is an alternate form of Karla and a short form of Karolina. Karlīna is a Latvian feminine given name that is a feminine form of Kārlis.
KarolinaKarolina, Karolína or Karolīna is a feminine given name. Karolina is a Croatian, Danish, Faroese, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Slovene, and Swedish name.
KatarinaКатаринаKatarina (Cyrillic: Катарина) is a feminine given name. It is the standard Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, and Slovenian form of Katherine, and a variant spelling in several other languages.
KatyaKatya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia.

Slovene girl names starting with L

LadaЛадаLada (Cyrillic: Лада) is a Slavic female given name. In Slavic mythology, Lada is the goddess of beauty, love and marriage.
LaraLara is a feminine given name or a surname in several languages. It can be used as a short form of the name Larissa.
LinaLina ( LEE-nə) is a feminine given name with many origins in different nations. It's largely the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Adelina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Catalina, Emelina, Evangelina, Evelina, Karolina, Italina,…
LjubaЛюбаLjuba is a Slavic given name. In the Serbian language, it is best known as a masculine name, cognate to Ljubomir or Ljubo.
LjubicaЉубицаLjubica (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубица and Macedonian: Љубица) is a Slavic feminine given name meaning "love" or "kiss", where -ica is a diminutive suffix. Also, ljubica means violet, while the actual flower is ljubičica, a superdiminutive.
LucijaLucija (Croatian pronunciation: [lǔcija]) is the Croatian and Slovenian form of the feminine given name Lucy. In Croatia, the name Lucija was the most common feminine given name between 2000 and 2011.
LudmilaLudmila or Ludmilla is a female given name of Slavic origin. It consists of two elements: lud ("people") and mila ("dear, love").

Slovene girl names starting with M

MariaMaria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity.
MarijaΜαριαμMarija is a feminine given name, a variation of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament.
MarijanaМаријанаMarijana (Cyrillic: Маријана) is a feminine given name found in South Slavic languages. It is cognate to Maryanne or Mary Ann.
MarjanaМарјанаMarjana (Cyrillic: Марјана) is a feminine given name. It could refer to: Marjana Bremec Homar (born 1946), Slovenian basketball player Marjana Chowdhury (born 1993), Bangladeshi-American model, actress, and beauty queen Marjana Gaponenko (born 1981),…
MartaܡܪܬܐMarta is a female given name derived from the Aramaic name ܡܳܪܬܳܐ (Mârtâ, in Syriac script, מָרְתָא in Hebrew script), which translates as "the lady" in English. It had the male form "Martinus" in Roman culture.
MarušaMaruša is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Maruša Černjul (born 1992), Slovene athlete Maruša Ferk Saioni (born 1988), Slovene alpine skier Maruša Krese (1947–2013), Slovene writer Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek (born 1994), Slovene runner Maruša…
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.
MelaniaμέλαιναMelania is a feminine given name of Latin origin that derives from the Greek word melaina (μέλαινα), the feminine form of the adjective melas (μέλας) meaning "black" or "dark".
MiaMia is a feminine given name in popular use worldwide. It originated as a diminutive of Maria and other names such as Amelia and Emilia, and was rarely used as an independent given name prior to the 20th century.
MilenaMilena is a feminine given name of Italian, Slavic origin derived from "mil" meaning "kind", "beloved" or "dear". It is the feminine form of the male names Milan and Milen.
MilicaМилицаMilica (Serbian Cyrillic: Милица; pronounced 'Millitsa') is a feminine name popular in Balkan countries. It is a diminutive form of the given name Mila, meaning 'kind', 'dear' or 'sweet'.
MiraMira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. In the Romance languages, it is related to the Latin word ''mirus'' for 'wonder' and 'wonderful'.
MirjanaМирјанаMirjana (Cyrillic: Мирјана; pronounced [miɾʝänä]) is a South Slavic feminine given name. The name is widespread throughout Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia and North Macedonia.
MojcaMojca (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmoːjt͡sa]) is a Slovenian female given name. Notable people with this name include: Mojca Božič (born 1992), Slovenian volleyball player Mojca Cater (born 1970), Canadian butterfly swimmer Mojca Dežman (born 1967), Slovenian…

Slovene girl names starting with N

NadaNada is a feminine given name found with the etymology of 'hope' in South Slavic-speaking countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia, and the etymology of 'dew' in Arabic-speaking countries.
NadiaНадіяNadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia.
NastjaNastja is a given name used in Eastern European countries. It is a diminutive form of the Greek name Anastasia.
NatashaNatasha is a name of Russian origin. It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia.
NatašaНаташаNataša (Cyrillic: Наташа; Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [nǎtaʃa]; Macedonian pronunciation: [na'taʃa]) is a feminine given name found in West and South Slavic languages, cognate to East Slavic Natasha.
NenaNena is a given name, nickname and sometimes a surname. It is an English and Spanish feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonina and Giannina and thus an alternate form of Nina used in United States, most of Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras,…
NevenaНевенаNevena (Cyrillic: Невена) is a feminine given name popular in South Slavic languages. The name is the feminine form of the masculine name Neven, which means Calendula officinalis.
NevenkaNevenka is a South Slavic feminine given name, cognate to Nevena. The masculine equivalent is Nevenko or Neven.
NikaNika is a female or male given name having multiple origins in different languages and countries. In Slavic countries the name comes from the Ancient Greek goddess of victory "Nike" (some personalities coming from Slavic countries are listed below).
NikolinaNikolina is the given name of: Nikolina Angelkova (born 1979), Bulgarian politician Nikolina Baradić (born 1990) is a Croatian politician Nikolina Božičević (born 1995), Croatian volleyball player Nikolina Brnjac (born 1978), Croatian politician Nikolina…
NinaNina is a feminine given name with various origins and alternate spellings accordingly. Nina may also serve as a short form of names ending in "-nina/-ina", such as Clementina, Christina, or Giannina.

Slovene girl names starting with O

OlgaОльгаOlga (Russian: Ольга) is a Russian feminine given name of Scandinavian origin. It is the equivalent of Helga, and derived from the Old Norse adjective heilagr (lit.

Slovene girl names starting with P

PavlaPavla is the Czech form of the given name Paula. Pavla may refer to: Pavla Brantalova (born 1977), female bodybuilder born in the Czech Republic Pavla Chrástová (born 1979), retired female medley swimmer from the Czech Republic Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová (born…
PetraπέτραPetra is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of Peter, which is derived from the Greek word "πέτρα" (pronounced [ˈpetra]) meaning "stone, rock".
PolonaPolona is a feminine given name.

Slovene girl names starting with R

RenataRenata is a feminine given name of European origin, and a Maori surname. The name is of Latin origin of Renatus.
RomanaRomana is a surname and female given name. Its roots are originally from the Assyrian/Syriac Roma ('above') and na ('one'), and later from the feminine form of the Latin name Romanus ('Roman').
RuslanaRuslana is a Slavic female given name. Ruslana is a feminine form of the Turkic name Ruslan.

Slovene girl names starting with S

SašaSaša is a South Slavic given name. It is a diminutive of Aleksandar (see Sasha), but in the South Slavic countries it is often a formal name as well.
SnežanaСнежанаSnežana (Cyrillic: Снежана), also transliterated Snezhana, is a Slavic, Circassian, and Lithuanian feminine given name, possibly derived from sneg ("snow").
SofijaСофијаSofija (Cyrillic: Софија) is feminine given name found in South Slavic and East Baltic languages. It is a cognate of the Greek name Sophia meaning 'Wisdom'.
StanislavaStanislava or Stanisława is the female form of the Slavic given name Stanislav, which means "one who achieves glory". It is most often found in the Slavic countries of central and eastern Europe.
StefaniaStefania [in all languages except for Italian and Polish pronounced like Ste-pha-nee-ah] is a female name in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Stefánia Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovak, Slovene, Ukrainian and…
SvijetlanaСветланаSvetlana (Cyrillic: Светлана) is a feminine given name of Russian origin, deriving from the Slavic word svet (Cyrillic: свет), meaning "light".

Slovene girl names starting with T

TamaraTamara is a variant of the Hebrew feminine given name Tamar, a biblical name. The variant originated in the Russian language and spread into other languages through Russian.
TanjaТањаTanja (Serbian: Тања) is a feminine given name. It may refer to:
TanyaTanya or Tania is the Slavic hypocoristic of Tatiana. It is commonly used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world.
TatianaTatiana (or Tatianna, also romanized as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Sabine-Roman origin that became widespread in Eastern Europe.
TonjaTonja is an English and Slovene feminine given name that is considered to be a short form of Antonija.
TonkaTonka is a Croatian, Slovene and Slovak feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonia and Antonija used in Croatia and Slovenia, as well as a nickname. Notable people with this name include:

Slovene girl names starting with U

UršaUrša is a Slovene feminine given name. It may refer to: Urša Bežan, Slovenian swimmer Urša Bogataj, Slovenian ski jumper Urša Kragelj, Slovenian canoeist Urša Pintar, Slovenian cyclist Urša Raukar-Gamulin, Croatian actress and activist
UrškaUrška is a Slovene feminine given name. It may refer to: Urška Arlič Gololičič, Slovenian opera singer Urška Bratuša, Slovenian football player Urška Bravec, Slovenian cyclist Urška Bračko, Slovenian model Urška Hrovat, Slovenian skier Urška Poje, Slovenian…

Slovene girl names starting with V

ValentinaValentina is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the Roman name Valentinus, which is derived from the Latin word "valens" meaning "healthy, strong".
ValeriaValeria (or Valéria, also spelled Valeriya or Valeriia) is a female given name dating back to the Latin verb valere, meaning strong, brave and healthy "to be strong".
VeronicaВероникаVeronica (variants in other languages: Veronika, Verónica, Verônica, Véronique, Weronika, Вероника) is a female given name, a Latin alteration of the ancient Macedonian name Berenice (Βερενίκη), which in turn is derived from the Macedonian form of the Attic…
VesnaВеснаVesna (Cyrillic: Весна) is a Slavic female name derived from the name of Vesna, an ancient Slavic goddess of spring. It means "spring" in some Slavic languages.
VidaVida means “life” in Spanish and Portuguese. It may refer to:
ViktorijaViktorija is a feminine given name, a variant of the name Victoria in several languages. It is derived from the Latin word victoria, meaning "victory".

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ŠtefkaŠtefka is a feminine Slovene given name. Notable people with the name include: Štefka Drolc (1923–2018), Slovenian actress Štefka Kučan (born 1943), former First Lady of Slovenia

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How many Slovene girl names are in this list?

This list has 101 Slovene girl names, from Adriana to Štefka, and 39 of them include the native spelling. Every entry comes with its meaning or origin, sourced from Wikipedia.

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Well-documented Slovene girl names include Nena, Tonja, Ajda, Antonija and Jadranka. Scroll the list above for the meaning and origin of each one.

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