You can find a Dinarko, a Ris, a Pepeljuga, a Rijana and even a Šeherezada in Serbia.. Serbs were and still are very inventive when it comes to naming their children! Here are some of the most unusual names given to babies in Serbia.

Parents in Serbia are getting more and more creative with naming their children. That’s why you can hear some peculiar (to say at the least) names such as: Ris (Bobcat), Plamen (Flame), Mrgud (Grumpy), Tarzan or Princeza (Princess), Pravda (Justice) and Željica (Small Wish).

The MOST UNUSUAL NAMES in Serbia:

Serbian boy in folk clothing Boys are sometimes named: Zeka (Bunny), Biserko (Pearly), Brusli (Bruce Lee), Gricko (Nibly), Oblak (Cloud), Svilenko (Silky), Jorgovan (Lilac), Jasen (Ash), Omiljen (Favourite), and even Edip (Oedipus), Ruzvelt (Roosevelt), Ronaldo and Tarzan.

In 2009 Vladica and Ana Simonović from Belgrade came up with a great idea and named their baby daughter Srbija (Serbia). Today, she is 7 years old and the only girl in the world named Serbia.

Girls are given names such as: Sjajna (Awesome), Duga (Rainbow), Lutka (Doll), Čajka (something like an adjective for the word Tea), Pobeda (Victory), Svila (Silk), Vidra (Otter), Bogorodica (Virgin Mary), Pepeljuga (Cinderella), Odiseja, Paloma, Bistra (Clear), Metka (Bullet-y), Čarna (Enchanting), Mirođija (Dill) and Lasta (Swallow).

In Germany made-up names are forbidden, while in France you can only choose from the list of approved names. In Serbia you’re prohibited to give your child a derogatory name or one not in concordance with the local customs.

Some Serbian babies even get names with a hint of “The Western World” like: Aleks (Alex), Ešli (Ashley), Kim, Nora, Patrik (Patrick), and even Rijana (Rihanna), Kiti (Kitty), Princ (Prince) and Šeherezada (Scheherazade)!

Crazy unusual weird old Serbian names

As you can see there are a lot of odd and unusual names, but most of them bear a meaning. For the same reason parents are giving their children some long forgotten Serbian names such as: Trifun, Dositej, Makarije, Ikonija or Nedra.

Give your child a UNIQUE NAME:

Iskra (Spark), Hrabar (Brave), Hvala (an expression of gratitude), Lepša (meaning more pretty), Tren (a Moment) are just some of the ancient but absolutely gorgeous Serbian names you can give to your child.

Have you ever heard of Nedra, Šara, Ševa, Šuja, Nedra, Lauš, Lugvica, Djeva, Dulka, Duda, Drena, Dojna or Divna (Lovely)?

Or maybe of boys called Zor, Ziman, Tvrtko, Trsivuk, Zemljidrag, Trail, Lanuš, Letigor, Leto (Summer) or Nebodar (A gift from the Heavens)?

There’s even Zlo, which translates as Evil, and it was recorded in year 852. It’s perhaps one of the most interesting ones but we doubt anyone would dare give their child such a formidable name.

All these are long forgotten, lovely and meaningful names that our ancestors use to have and which our children could.

 

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