Ljuban

Gender Masculine

Usage Serbian, Croatian

Scripts Pron. /ˈʎǔ.ban/ [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love" [1] [2] .

Related Names

Rootľuby

VariantLjubiša (Serbian)

Other Languages & CulturesLuben, Lyuben (Bulgarian) Lubor, Luboš (Czech) Ljube, Ljuben (Macedonian) Ľubor, Ľuboš (Slovak)

Sources & References

Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 281.
Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 15). Moscow, 1974-, page 185.

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Entry updated May 26, 2026