Slovene Surnames
Slovene names are used in the country of Slovenia in central Europe.
54 surnames in our directory
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54Babič is a Slovene surname, representing the Slovene form of the more common South Slavic surname Babić. The root name Babić is a matronymic surname derived from the Serbo-Croatian word baba, meaning “grandmother” or “ol...
Etymology & OriginBizjak is a Slovenian surname whose etymology remains uncertain. While its exact meaning is unconfirmed, many Slovenian surnames ending in -jak are derived from given names or occupations, but no defini...
Brankovič is a Slovene Branković.EtymologyThe surname originates as a diminutive of the given name Branko, meaning “Little Branko,” a name derived from the Slavic element borna (South Slavic brana), meaning “protection.”...
Dragić is a South Slavic surname, most commonly found in Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia. It is a patronymic derived from the personal name Drago, which itself originates as a short form of various Slavic names beginning w...
Furlan is a surname of Italian and Slovene origin, derived from the name of the Italian region of Friuli (also known as Furlanija in Slovene) in northeastern Italy. The region's name itself originates from the Latin Foru...
Etymology and OverviewGolob is a Slovene surname derived directly from the common word golob meaning "pigeon" or "dove" in the Slovene language. Like many European surnames, it originated as a nickname, likely for someon...
EtymologyGrbić is a surname of South Slavic origin, derived from the word grba meaning "hump" or "hunch." As a metonymic occupational or descriptive surname, it originally referred to a person with a hunched back. The su...
Horvat is a surname of Croatian and Slovene origin, derived from the ethnic term Hrvat meaning "Croat, person from Croatia." It occupies a central position in the onomastic traditions of the region. Horvat is currently t...
Hribar is a Slovene topographic surname derived from the dialectal word hrib, meaning "hill". It belongs to the common Slavic category of surnames that describe a person's residence near a geographical feature, akin to E...
Jankovič is a Slovene surname meaning "son of Janko", itself a diminutive of Janez, the Slovene form of John. Etymology and Origin The suffix -ovič is a common patronymic ending in Slavic surnames, indicating "son of." T...
Jelen is a surname of Czech and Slovene origin, derived from a nickname meaning "stag" or "deer" in both languages. The name is a direct reference to the animal, reflecting a common Slavic tradition of using animal names...
Jež is a surname found in both Czech and Slovene cultures, serving as a cognate of the Polish surname Jeż, which means "hedgehog." This etymology suggests that the name may have originated as a nickname for a person who...
Kaluža is a surname of Czech and Slovene origin, derived from the Polish surname Kałuża. The root element kałuża means "puddle" in Polish, indicating that the name likely originated as a topographic name for someone who...
Kavčič is a Slovene surname, derived from the Slovene word kavka meaning "jackdaw" — a small black bird of the crow family. The suffix -ič indicates a patronymic or diminutive, so the name likely originally referred to "...
Knez is a South Slavic surname originating from the historical title knez, meaning "prince" in Slovene and other Slavic languages. The term knez itself derives from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, which was borrowed from Proto-Ge...
Kohut in Ukrainian. The surname is widely found in Croatia, Poland, and Slovenia, reflecting its Slavic roots. The name's meaning relates to the rooster, a bird often associated with pride and vigilance.The name originat...
Etymology and OriginThe surname Kolar is of South Slavic origin, specifically Croatian and Slovene, functioning as a cognate of the Czech surname Kolář. Both ultimately derive from the Proto-Slavic noun *kolařь, meaning...
Kopitar is a Slovenian occupational surname derived from the Slovene word kopito, meaning "hoof." It originally referred to a shoer of horses, a trade essential in agrarian and equestrian societies. The name is most comm...
Korošec is a Slovene surname that originates as a regional name for someone from Koroška (the Slovene name for Carinthia), a medieval Slovene state that is now divided between Slovenia and Austria. The surname reflects t...
Kos is a Slovenian surname meaning "blackbird" (from the Slovene word kos). The name is not related to the Greek island of Kos, which derives from an ancient Greek name of uncertain etymology. As a surname, Kos is most c...
Košir is a Slovenian surname that is a cognate of the Croatian surname Košar. The root name Košar originates from the Croatian word koš meaning "basket", and was originally given to someone who made or sold baskets—simil...
Kotnik is a Slovenian surname derived from the Slovene word kot meaning "corner." It originally described someone who lived in a remote or out-of-the-way place, likely in a tucked-away corner of a settlement or region. T...
Kovač is a common South Slavic occupational surname derived from the Proto-Slavic word kovač meaning "blacksmith", itself from kovati ("to forge"). It is widely found across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and S...
Etymology and MeaningKovačevič is a Slovene form of the surname Kovačević, ultimately derived from the same patronymic root as Kovačić. The root is the South Slavic word kovač meaning "blacksmith," and the suffix indicat...
Kovačič is a Slovene surname, forming a variant of the Croatian and Serbian surname Kovačić. The name originates as a patronymic derivative of the occupational surname Kovač, which itself derives from the South Slavic wo...
Krajnc is a Slovene surname, the fourth most frequent surname in Slovenia. It is a common abbreviation of the surname Kranjec, which originally denoted a person from Carniola (Slovene Kranjska), a historical region that...
Kralj is a South Slavic surname derived from the common noun meaning "king" in Slovene, as well as in Serbian and Croatian. This article explores its origins, linguistic roots, notable bearers, and geographical distribut...
Križman is a Slovenian surname derived from the word križ, meaning "cross" in Slovene. As a metonymic occupational or topographic surname, it likely referred to someone who lived near a cross (e.g., a wayside crucifix) o...
EtymologyLončar is a surname of South Slavic origin, occupational in nature, derived from lonac (Serbo-Croatian) or lonec (Slovene), meaning "pot" or "earthenware vessel." The suffix -ar denotes an agent, so the name lit...
Medved is a surname found in Croatian, Slovene, and Ukrainian usage, meaning "bear". It derives from the Old Slavic root medvědĭ, a compound traditionally interpreted as “honey-eater,” from medъ (honey) and ěd- (to eat),...
Mlakar is a Croatian and Slovene surname derived from the South Slavic word mlaka, meaning "pool" or "puddle." The name originally referred to someone who lived near a pool or marshy area, a common practice in surname fo...
Oblak is a surname of Slovene origin, directly derived from the word oblak, meaning "cloud" in Slovene. As a toponymic and descriptive surname, it likely originated as a nickname for someone with a cloudy or distant disp...
Pavlič is a Slovene surname that means "son of Pavel." It belongs to a common type of South Slavic patronymic surnames formed by adding the suffix -ič (or -ić), indicating descent or lineage. The root name Pavel is itsel...
Perko is a surname of Croatian and Slovene origin, derived from an archaic diminutive of the given name Peter. The name Peter itself comes from Greek Πέτρος (Petros) meaning "stone," a translation in the New Testament of...
Petek is a surname of South Slavic origin, found primarily in Croatia and Slovenia. The name derives directly from the word petek, meaning "Friday" in both Slovene and Croatian, which itself comes from the Slavic root pę...
Plešec is a Slovene surname that functions as a variant of Pleško. Much like its root, Plešec derives from a nickname used to describe a bald person, originating from the Slovene noun pleša, meaning "bald patch" or "bald...
Pleško is a Slovene surname derived as a nickname for a bald person, originating from the Slovene word pleša meaning "bald patch." The suffix -ko is a common diminutive or affectionate ending in Slavic languages, suggest...
Potočnik is a Slovene surname derived from the word potok, meaning "stream, brook" in Slovene. It is a toponymic surname, originally given to someone who lived near a stream or brook. The name is closely related to the H...
Resnik is a surname of Slovene origin, likely derived from the Slovene word resa, meaning "heather." The name may have originally been a nickname or topographic surname for someone who lived near heathland or had some as...
Rozman is a surname of Slovenian origin, derived from a German occupational name for someone who worked with horses. The name is composed of the German elements Ross 'horse' and Mann 'man', thus denoting a horseman or ho...
Strnad is a surname of Czech and Slovene origin, derived from the common name for the yellowhammer or bunting bird (Emberiza citrinella). In both languages, the word strnad directly refers to this small, brightly colored...
Struna is a Slovenian and broader Slavic surname derived from the word struna, meaning "string" or "cord" in several Slavic languages. Originally, it likely referred to someone who made or worked with ropes or strings, o...
Turk derives from the Ottoman Turkish word türk ('powerful, strong'), which ultimately comes from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥). The surname appears independently in several European languages. In Croatian and Slovene, it me...
Vidmar is the 9th most frequent surname in Slovenia. The name is toponymic in origin, derived from various places around Slovenia called Videm, a name that literally refers to "church property" (from Slovene videm, origi...
Vlašič is a Slovene surname derived as a patronymic from the nickname Vlah, which in historical Slavic usage referred to a person of Romanian or Wallachian origin. The term Vlah (also rendered as Vlach) was used by South...
Vovk is a surname common among East and South Slavic peoples, primarily in Ukraine, Slovenia, Belarus, and Croatia. The name derives from the Ukrainian word вовк (vovk) or the Slovene word volk, both meaning "wolf". As a...
Vrabec is a surname derived from several Slavic languages, including Croatian, Czech, Slovak, and Slovene. The name means "sparrow" and originates from the Old Slavic root vorbĭ, reflecting a common practice of nicknamin...
Žagar is a Slovenian occupational surname derived from the word žaga, meaning "saw" (of German origin), referring to a woodcutter or sawyer. The name is pronounced /ʒáːɡar/. The surname Žagar reflects a common pattern in...
Zajc is a surname of Slovene origin, derived from the Slovene noun zajec meaning "hare." As a nickname, it likely referred to a swift runner or a person with hare-like qualities, common in many European cultures where an...
Zajec is a Slovene surname meaning "hare" in the Slovene language. It belongs to a family of Slavic surnames derived from the animal hare, which are found across Eastern Europe. Cognates appear in other Slavic languages,...
Žitnik is a surname of Slovene and Czech origin, derived from the Slavic root žito, meaning “rye, grain.” It is an occupational name for a dealer in rye or a baker, reflecting the importance of grain cultivation in medie...
EtymologyZupan is a surname of Slovene origin, derived from the Old Slavic word županŭ, meaning "head of the district" or "community leader". The term itself is a derivative of župa, which referred to a district or regio...
Zupanc is a Slovene surname, a variant of Zupan. The root name Zupan is derived from Old Slavic županŭ, meaning "head of the district" or "community leader", stemming from župa (district, region). Historically, the title...
Zupančič is a Slovenian surname, the 5th most frequent surname in Slovenia. It is a patronymic form of Zupan, Zupanc, or Župan, derived from the Old Slavic županŭ, meaning "head of the district, community leader", itself...