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Serbian Name Generator
Serbian First Names With -ović Surnames, in Latin and Cyrillic
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How the Serbian Name Generator works
This Serbian name generator gives first names popular in Serbia, such as Stefan, Lazar, Milica and Teodora, with surnames ending in -ović and -ić, like Jovanović and Nikolić. A Cyrillic option writes them the way they appear on Serbian documents.
How the Serbian name generator builds surnames
Serbian surnames are mostly patronymic. The ending -ović or -ević is added to a father's or ancestor's first name, so Jovanović is son of Jovan and Petrović son of Petar, and the plain -ić ending works the same way with shorter roots. Many families take their name from a forefather called after an Orthodox saint, which is why the most common names follow the calendar of saints. The generator joins first-name roots to these endings, so some surnames are invented but all follow the pattern.
Serbian first names and the Cyrillic option
Serbian first names mix Orthodox saints such as Stefan, Nikola and Đorđe with Slavic names such as Vuk, meaning wolf, and Dragan, meaning dear, and medieval royal names such as Lazar, Dušan, Uroš and Nemanja. Serbian is written in both Cyrillic and Latin script, and Cyrillic is the official one, so the Cyrillic option gives names exactly as they would appear on a passport or a shop sign in Belgrade.
Neighbouring names
Try the Croatian name generator for names from the coast, or the Russian name generator for another Orthodox Slavic tradition.
FAQ
What does -ović mean in Serbian surnames?
The ending -ović or -ević means son of or descendant of, and is added to a first name. Jovanović, the most common surname in Serbia, means a descendant of Jovan, the Serbian form of John.
Is Strahinja a real Serbian name?
Yes. Strahinja is a traditional Serbian boy's name from the medieval epic hero Banović Strahinja. It comes from strah, meaning fear, and has become popular again in recent decades.
Do Serbian women's surnames change?
No. Unlike Russian or Polish names, Serbian surnames are the same for women and men, so a brother and sister are both Petrović. Only the grammatical case changes in a sentence.
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