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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Slovenian (Slavič) : nickname from slavič, an archaic form of slavec ‘nightingale’, probably denoting someone with a good voice.
  • Croatian (Slavić) : patronymic from the personal name Slavo, short form of any of various personal names with the suffix -slav, or a nickname from slavić ‘nightingale’.

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