Nadia is a female name, used predominantly throughout the Mediterranean region, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caucasus, and the Arab world. It has also seen some popularity in Quebec, France and Ireland. Its origins are in the Slavic and Ancient Greek languages. Variations include: Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia.
Dragomir is a Slavic masculine name, mostly found in Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine as well as Romania. It is composed of the Slavic words drag and mir (peace), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It can be translated as To whom peace is precious, i.e. He who cares about peace. However, the ending mir, found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term *meru which meant 'large, great, greatly'. Thus the original Old Slavic meaning of the name would be He who is very dear or He who is very precious. The female form of the name is Dragomira, Dragomirka and is also very popular.
Goran is a Slavic male first name, mostly used in Slavic countries such as Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Zlatan is a male given name of Slavic origin meaning Golden. The name is common amongst all South Slavic countries, namely in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia. The name is found in particularly high frequencies in Bosnia because it is considered ethnically neutral amongst the three dominant Bosnian ethnicities: Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. The name is derived from the South Slavic word zlato - from the Old Slavic root zolto (gold).
Zwettl is a town and district capital of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is chiefly known as the location of Zwettl Abbey, first mentioned in October 1139.
Kovács or Kovacs is one of the most common Hungarian family names.
Medvedev and female Medvedeva (Медве́дева), from Russian medved’ (медве́дь), meaning the animal "bear", are Slavic surnames. Notable bearers of the name include:
"St. John's Eve" is the second tale in the collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol. It was first published in 1830 in the literary Russian periodical Otechestvennye Zapiski in February and March issues, and in the book form in 1831.
Kovalchuk, Kavalchuk, Kowalczuk (Polish), also transliterated as a German adaptation Kowalchuk, is a common East Slavic surname. The Kovalchuk name extends back to before 1500 AD in the Kievan Rus.
Ivan is a Slavic male given name, a variant of the Greek name Iōánnēs from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה Yôḥānnāh meaning 'God is gracious'. It is popular in Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Belarus, Macedonia, and Montenegro and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century.
Milan 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. Milan was originally a diminutive or nickname for those whose Slavic names began with "Mil-". It is used predominantly by Czechs, Slovaks and Serbs but also frequently in Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary. It was in the top 5 names for boys born in Serbia in 2012. It was in the top 20 names for boys born in Slovakia in 2004. It was the eighth most popular name for boys born in the Netherlands in 2007, and seventh in Flanders in 2009.
Dalibor is primarily a male given name of Slavic origin,mostly in Czech Republic. The name is popular in some Western Slavic and Southern Slavic countries, such as: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia. It means: fighting far away and it is derived from Slavic elements daleko meaning "far away" and boriti meaning "to fight". The first part can be also derived from "oddalovat", meaning "to delay", hence it can be also interpreted as "someone, who delays/avoids fight".
Milorad is an old Serbian masculine given name derived from the Slavic elements: milo meaning "gracious, dear" and rad meaning "work, care, joy". Feminine form is Milorada. Nicknames: Milo, Miłosz, Radek, Radko, Rada.
Bogusław, also Bogosław, Bohusław, Bogsław is a Slavic men's name made from the roots Bogu- and -sław.
Korzhev is a Slavic masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Korzheva. It may refer to
Dmitriý Mihaýlowiç Korj is a retired Turkmenistani footballer, and current assistant coach of the Altyn Asyr FK. He also holds Ukrainian citizenship.
Tatsiana Korzh is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final.
