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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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 | |||
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 | |||
Anej | Slovene form of Aeneas, meaning praise. | Boy | |||
Anton | The one who is worthy of praise and is priceless | 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 | |||
Barbara | Stranger, visitor, alien, | Girl | |||
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 | |||
Engeleis | Slovenian form of the word angel. | Girl | |||
Enota | it is a Slovenian word for someone born on easter. | Girl | |||
Erazem | Slovene form of Erasmus, meaning 'beloved'. | Boy | |||
Fabijan | Slovene form of Fabianus, meaning bean. | Boy | |||
Franc | Refers to a Frenchman; independent and noble | Boy | |||
Friderik | Slovene form of Frederick. It means 'peaceful ruler'. | Boy | |||
Gregorija | To watch | Boy | |||
Hedwig | Fighter or warrior | Boy | |||
Ignacij | Slovene form of Ignatius. It means fire. | Boy | |||
Inesa | She who is kind and innocent | Girl | |||
Ingvar | Warrior | Boy | |||
Irena | A variant of Irene, which means Peace | Girl | |||
Ivan | Gift of God | Girl | |||
Izidor | Slovene form of Isidore. It means gift of Isis. | Boy | |||
Jadran | One who is named after the Adriatic sea | Boy | |||
Jadranka | A woman named after the Adriatic sea | Girl | |||
Jagoda | A girl sweet as a strawberry | Girl | |||
Jaka | A very strong woman | Girl | |||
Janez | God's gracious gift | Boy | |||
Jernej | Slovene form of Bartholomew and means 'son of Talmai'. | Boy | |||
Jerneja | Slovene feminine form of Bartholomew. It means son of Talmai. | Girl | |||
Joze | To add, increase | Boy | |||
Jozef | it means jenovah will increase. These people prove to be very best friend and take quick decisions. | Boy | |||
Katica | Slovene form of Catherine, meaning pure. | Girl | |||
Klavdija | Klavdija means She who is Lame and a Cripple | Girl | |||
Klemen | Slovene form of Clemens, meaning mild or merciful. | Boy | |||
Klementina | A form of Clementine, meaning mild and merciful. | Girl | |||
Lenart | Slovene form of Leonard, meaning lion. | Boy | |||
Lidija | She who is from an ancient Kingdom of Lydia | Girl | |||
Ljerka | Lily flower | Girl | |||
Lojze | Short form of Alojz, meaning he who is famous in war or battle. | Boy | |||
Lovrenc | Slovene form of Laurentius, meaning from Laurentum. | Boy | |||
Maja | She who is splendid | Girl | |||
Marica | A child who was wished for | Girl | |||
Marija | A woman of the sea of sorrowness | Girl | |||
Marijan | Slovene form of Marianus, meaning male. | Boy | |||
Marjan | A small pearl | Boy | |||
Marko | One who is malny but tender | Boy | |||
Mateja | He is a God' s Gift | Boy | |||
Matic | Slovene variant of Matthias, meaning 'Gift of the Lord'. | Boy | |||
Matuc | A variant of Matthias; intellectual being | Boy | |||
Metod | Slovene form of Methodius. It means 'method'. | Boy | |||
Miha | Miha is the short form of Mihael and means 'Who is like God?' | Boy | |||
Mirko | A peaceful person, one who is very calm | Boy | |||
Mladen | Young | Boy | |||
Mojca | The beloved one. | Girl | |||
Natasa | Who celebrates the birthday on Christmas day. | Girl | |||
Nejc | Pet form of Jernej, meaning 'son of Talmai'. | Boy | |||
Nevenka | Marigold | Girl | |||
Nina | The precious talent from the most high God. | Girl | |||
Nives | Snowy | Girl | |||
Ozbej | Slovene form of Ozwald, meaning 'power or ruler'. | Boy | |||
Pepca | A form of Jozefa, meaning God will increase. | Girl | |||
Peter | One who is a rock and a stone | Boy | |||
Polona | Belonging to Apollo | Girl | |||
Pribislav | Broken glory. | Boy | |||
Radana | Happy, willing | Girl | |||
Razivia | A form of Ziva, meaning alive. | Girl | |||
Renatta | A woman who was born again | Girl | |||
Rihard | Slovene form of Richard, meaning 'powerful or hardy ruler'. | Boy | |||
Rok | Rok is equivalent to the Italian name Rocco. It means 'rest'. | Boy | |||
Rosalija | Rose | Girl | |||
Rozalija | A woman who is like the beautiful rose | Girl | |||
Sebastijan | Slovene form of Sebastianus, meaning 'from Sebaste'. | Boy | |||
Silvija | One of the woods | Girl | |||