Slava: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Slava – Meaning: glory, fame – Origin: Slavic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: SLAH-vah


Slava is a Slavic boy's name meaning “glory, fame”. It appears in our list of 150+ Russian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Underrated.

Meaning & Origin of Slava

Meaning: Glory, fame.

Origin: Slavic.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Slava

Phonetic: SLAH-vah   IPA: /ˈslɑːvə/

Popularity of Slava

Slava doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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