Slovenia

Type Country
Usage English, Italian, Romanian, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Georgian
Scripts Σλοβενία(Greek) სლოვენია(Georgian)
Pronounced Pron. slo-VEE-nee-ə(English) zlo-VEH-nya(Italian) slo-VEH-nee-a(Romanian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Slovene, the language of the Slovenes, derived from the Old Slavic tribal name slověne meaning "Slavs". This is the name of a country in central Europe. Note that the name of this country is closely related to that of Slovakia.

Related Names

VariantsSlovakia(English) Slovacchia(Italian) Slovakia(Norwegian) Slovakia(Finnish) Slovakia(Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesSlowakye, Slowenië(Afrikaans) Slufiniya(Arabic) Slovenija(Bosnian) Sloveniya(Bulgarian) Eslovàquia, Eslovènia(Catalan) Slovačka, Slovenija(Croatian) Slovensko, Slovinsko(Czech) Slovakiet, Slovenien(Danish) Slovenië, Slowakije(Dutch) Slovaquie, Slovénie(French) Slowakei, Slowenien(German) Szlovákia(Hungarian) Sloveniya(Kazakh) Sloveniya(Kyrgyz) Slovēnija(Latvian) Slovėnija(Lithuanian) Slovačka, Slovenija(Macedonian) Eslovènia(Occitan) Słowacja(Polish) Eslováquia(Portuguese) Eslovênia(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Eslovénia(Portuguese (European)) Sloveniya(Russian) Slovačka, Slovenija(Serbian) Slovensko, Slovinsko(Slovak) Slovaška, Slovenija(Slovene) Eslovaquia, Eslovenia(Spanish) Slovakien, Slovenien(Swedish) Sloveniya(Tajik) Slovenya(Turkish) Sloveniya(Ukrainian) Sloveniya(Uzbek)
User SubmissionsSlóvenía, Slôvenia, Slovénia

Categories

Europe, Mediterranean countries, Slavic countries
Entry updated April 23, 2024