Luba
[ˈluːbə]Meaning
alternate transcription of Russian and Ukrainian Люба, and the usual Georgian form
Background Story
Luba is an alternate transcription of the Russian and Ukrainian Люба, and is also the usual Georgian form of that name. It is used in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Latvian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovene.
Related Names
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Norwegian short form of Katarina, and a Finnish form of Macarius.
Ljuba
From the Slavic element ľuby, meaning "love", or a short form of names beginning with it
Lyla
Variant of Leila or a feminine form of Lyle
Mina
A name of various origins, often meaning 'love' or 'precious' in different cultures.
Adya
A given name for boys and girls in India; in Russian, a diminutive of Avdey and Avdiky
Aife
Old Irish name of a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Amak
Amra
Old Irish amrae, 'wonder'; the word behind the name of a panegyric.
Anya
Russian diminutive of Anna
Aoife
From Old Irish Aífe, derived from óiph, meaning "beauty" (modern Irish aoibh)