At a Glance
- Meaning
- Amusement, entertainment
- Origin
- Slavic (Old Russian)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- zah-BAH-vah
Zabava is a Slavic (Old Russian) girl's name meaning “amusement, entertainment”. It appears in our list of 150+ Russian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Underrated.
Meaning & Origin of Zabava
Meaning: Amusement, entertainment.
Origin: Slavic (Old Russian).
How to Pronounce Zabava
zah-BAH-vahIPA /zɐˈbavə/
Popularity of Zabava
Zabava 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.
Lists That Include Zabava
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