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February 16, 2026
Female names that were popular in Yugoslavia in the 60s and 70s, and today you wouldn't give them to your daughter for anything
Names that our great-grandmothers and grandmothers bore are unattractive to many today to give to their daughters
TL;DR
- Parents today prefer international or unique names over traditional ones.
- Traditional names of grandmothers and great-grandmothers are often seen as unattractive.
- New naming trends favor ease of pronunciation across languages or distinctiveness.
- A list of previously popular names includes Svetozarka, Desanka, Bosiljka, Ranka, Zora, Đuka, Nada, Koviljka, Dara, Javorka, Smiljana, Nadežda, Radojka, Slavica, and Slobodanka.
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