Slava (given name)

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Slava is a given name in Slavic countries.

Slava is a common nickname for masculine Slavic names ending with "-slav", e.g. Vyacheslav, Stanislav, Yaroslav, Sviatoslav, Rostislav, Mstislav or feminine Slavic names ending with "-slava", e.g. Miroslava, Yaroslava. Notable people whose given name has this etymology include:

Slava is also found as a standalone masculine given name:

Slava is also found as a feminine given name derived from a slightly different root:

Slava is also found in pseudonyms:

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