Ljuba
[ˈljuːbɑ]Meaning
from the Slavic element ľuby, meaning "love", or a short form of names beginning with it
Background Story
Ljuba comes from the Slavic element ľuby, meaning "love", or is a short form of names beginning with that element. It is typically masculine in Serbia and feminine elsewhere, and is used in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Latvian, Old Slavic, Polish, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
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