Slovene is an Indo-European language, belonging to the family of South Slavic languages. Spoken by over two million people in the world, Slovene is one of the few languages that has preserved the grammatical number from Proto-Indo-European.
The country Slovenia has had a turbulent history. It has been a part of many different nations and empires, which is why the Slovene first names have cultural influences from all over the world. As for the surname, Slovenians follow a standard, European naming convention. But they do not follow the patronymic system, which is common in eastern European countries. But you will still find the existence of remnants of this system in some of their surnames, take Johnson for example. Most of the Slovenian family names end with –eč or –ič. Women adopt the family name of the husband after the wedding. Also, titles like Gospod (Mr), Gospa (Mrs), and Gospodicna (Miss) are used in conjunction with the family name.
Search through MomJunction's unique collection of Slovene baby boy and girl names below. To get complete details, just click on the name.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Ana | Gracious and satisfying | Girl | |||
Andrej | Old Greek - Male; Manly; Brave; Virility; A variant of name Andreas | Boy | |||
Andreja | Croatian form of Andrew, meaning manly or masculine. | Boy | |||
Anton | The one who is worthy of praise and is priceless | Boy | |||
Barbara | Stranger, visitor, alien, | Girl | |||
Franc | Refers to a Frenchman; independent and noble | Boy | |||
Irena | A variant of Irene, which means Peace | Girl | |||
Ivan | Gift of God | Girl | |||
Janez | God's gracious gift | Boy | |||
Joze | To add, increase | Boy | |||
Jozef | it means jenovah will increase. These people prove to be very best friend and take quick decisions. | Boy | |||
Maja | She who is splendid | Girl | |||
Marija | A woman of the sea of sorrowness | Girl | |||
Marjan | A small pearl | Boy | |||
Marko | One who is malny but tender | Boy | |||
Mateja | He is a God' s Gift | Boy | |||
Mojca | The beloved one. | Girl | |||
Natasa | Who celebrates the birthday on Christmas day. | Girl | |||
Nina | The precious talent from the most high God. | Girl | |||
Peter | One who is a rock and a stone | Boy | |||
Alfonz | Slovene form of Alfonso, meaning noble and ready. | Boy | |||
Alojz | Famous Warrior | Boy | |||
Alojzij | Slovene form of Aloysius, meaning a noble warrior. | Boy | |||
Alojzija | War, battle | Girl | |||
Amadej | Slovene form of Amadeus, meaning to love God. | Boy | |||
Anej | Slovene form of Aeneas, meaning praise. | Boy | |||
Antonija | Another form of Antonia; the one who is worthy of praise and is priceless | Girl | |||
Anze | Variant of Janez, meaning God is gracious. | Boy | |||
Apolonija | Strength | Girl | |||
Avgust | Great | Boy | |||
Bogomir | God is great. | Boy | |||
Bojan | One who fights in battles | Boy | |||
Bojana | She who is a fighter in the battles | Girl | |||
Bor | Pine tree | Boy | |||
Borut | Diminutive of Boris, meaning snow leopard | Boy | |||
Bostjan | Short form of Sebastjan and means from Sebaste. | Boy | |||
Bozo | Divine | Boy | |||
Branislav | Protection of the glory or fame | Boy | |||
Budimir | To make peace | Boy | |||
Cirilla | The mistress; lady; female term for Ciril | Girl | |||
Cvetka | Blossom, flower | Girl | |||
Cvetko | Masculine form of Cvetka, meaning blossom. | Boy | |||
Damijan | A tamer | Boy | |||
Damjan | Croatian form of Damian, meaning to tame. | Boy | |||
Danijela | God protects | Girl | |||
Dimitrij | Slovene form of Demetrius. It means mother earth. | Boy | |||
Domen | Slovene form of Dominic, meaning 'belonging to a lord'. | Boy | |||
Doroteja | Gift of God | Girl | |||
Dragica | Precious, valuable | Girl | |||
Enej | Slovenian word for praise. | Boy | |||