Eastern European Names
Updated Tue Oct 31 2023
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Eastern European names originate from Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, and many other surrounding countries.
Eastern European girl names include Zsazsa, Danika, Amalia, and Edvina. Eastern European boy names include Savin, Cyrek, Rouben, and Antal.
Browse all of our Eastern European baby names here, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Amalia
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"work"Description:
Amalia is a widely cross-cultural name, heard from Italy to Romania, Germany to Scandinavia. The current heir to the Dutch throne is Princess Catharina-Amalia of Orange. It can be pronounced ah-MAH-lee-a or ah-mah-LEE-a.
- Daniela
Origin:
Feminine form of Daniel used in various languagesMeaning:
"God is my judge"Description:
Used across Europe, South America, and the US, Daniela is a popular feminine form of the Hebrew name Daniel. It has ranked in the US Top 300 since the early 90s and it's currently on trend in Spain, Portugal, Chile, Mexico, and Lativia.
- Emelia
Origin:
Variation of Emilia or AmeliaDescription:
Emelia takes elements from soundalike sisters Emilia and Amelia, which actually derive from different roots and have different meanings. So rather than cobbling the two together, it's better to make a choice. Rival or work? Latin or German? Pick a lane and stick to it.
- Sari
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"noble"Description:
Sari is a cute spin on Sarah, though some may hear it as "sorry," and it is also an item of clothing worn in India. These days many people will also confuse Sari with Suri, the lovely and unsual name of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' much-publicized young daughter.
- Zsazsa
Origin:
Hungarian, , diminutive of ErzsebetMeaning:
"God is my oath"Description:
Zsa Zsa is a zippy Hungarian nickname name, sometimes used independently, linked for decades with the Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gabor--who was born Sari.
- Danika
Origin:
Eastern EuropeanMeaning:
"morning star"Description:
Spelling variation of Danica with a modern update.
- Edvin
- Sasa
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"goose"
- Nichole
- Emilka
- Gretl
- Jozefa
- Cyryl
- Bernarda
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"brave as a bear"Description:
Too close in sound to the so-far-out-it-will-always-be-out Bernard.
- Anzhel
- Ninotchka
- Edvina
- Rouben
- Cyrek
- Benedek