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Ярослава
“furious”·“glory, fame”
Ярослава (Jarosláva) is a feminine given name from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Russian, Ukrainian, and Pannonian Rusyn.
Bulgarian and Russian and Ukrainian and rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Yaroslava.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ярослава is built from elements meaning “furious” and “glory, fame”.
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How it developed
Built from Proto-Slavic *jȃrъ (“furious”) + *slàva (“glory, fame”).
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Ярослава’s family of names
In Russian usage, Ярослава has a conventional equivalent in the English form YAROSLAVA. In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Ярослава can be written in the Roman alphabet as Jaroslava. In Russian usage, Ярослава has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jaroslawa.
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Around the world
Ярослава has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
8 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- YaroslavaEnglish
- Yaraslavaequivalent
- JaroslawaGerman
- Яраславаequivalent
- Яросла́вhas masculine form
- Яросла́ваfeminine form
- ЈарославаSerbian
- JerosławaPolish
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See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ярослава
- Yaroslava MahuchikhUkrainian high jumper (born 2001)
- Yaroslava ShvedovaKazakhstani tennis playerborn 1987
- Yaroslava FrolovaRussian handball playerborn 1997
- Yaroslava YakushinaRussian boxerborn 1993
- Yaroslava BondarenkoRussian cyclistborn 1997
- Yaroslava MuzykaUkrainian painter (1894-1973)
- Iaroslava BurlachenkoUkrainian handball playerborn 1992
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