525+ European Names for Girls and Boys

Popular in its native country, also used in Serbia and Macedonia as Borko.

A rare French name derived from Latin lupus "wolf". It is most often found in the compound name Jean-Loup, as in Jean-Loup Chrétien, an astronaut and the first Frenchman in space.

Used as a pet name for Sara(h) or Salome(a), especially in Nordic countries. Salka Valka (full name: Salvör Valgerður) is the feisty protagonist of Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author Halldór Laxness’ novel of the same name. Since then, it has been in rare but regular use in the Nordic countries, especially Iceland.

A Top 50 pick in its native Armenia, this pretty moon name would make for a sophisticated alternative to mega-popular Luna, or an unexpected route to Lucy (or Lusie).

Galician form of Eugenia, in the Top 20 in Galicia and Top 200 in Spain.

Actress and director Zabou Breitman is a notable bearer of this quirky French pet name.

Mirko is a diminutive version of Miroslav but is now given as a full name.

Anahit is the Armenian form of Anahita, the Persian goddess of fertility, wisdom, and water.

An intriguing way to spin an old standard. Pronounced with a hard G: gee-yem.

The pronunciation may not be intuitive to English speakers, but this Finnish nature name is a top choice in its country of origin. Pihla derives from pihlaja, the Finnish word for the rowan tree.