Given name & surname · also Slavic
Slaven
“man from the mountains”
Slaven is a variant of Slavin. One interpretation is “man from the mountains.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Slaven is a variant of Slavin. One interpretation is “man from the mountains.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Slaven comes from Proto-Slavic, and ultimately from Russian.
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How it developed
From Proto-Slavic *slověninъ, from Russian славяни́н.
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Slaven’s family of names
Slaven has a related form in Slavin. In Serbo-Croatian usage, Slaven has a related form in Slòvjēn. In Serbo-Croatian usage, Slaven has a related form in Slòvēn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Slaven
- Slaven BilićCroatian football manager and former playerborn 1968
- Slaven ZambataYugoslavian footballer (1940–2020)
- Slaven RimacCroatian basketball player and coachborn 1974
- Slaven LeticaCroatian economist, writer and far right politician (1947-2020)
- Slaven DobrovićCroatian politicianborn 1967
- Slaven MusaBosnian footballer (born 1971)
- Slaven StjepanovićMontenegrin footballerborn 1987
- Slaven SkeledžićGerman-Bosnian football managerborn 1971
- Slaven KrajačićCroatian athletics competitor (born 1980)
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