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Zlata
Say it: ZLAH-tah
Meaning
From Slavic zlato 'gold'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
An old South and East Slavic name that has risen again among Russian and Ukrainian babies in the 21st century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 290 babies given this name since 1990
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 49,900 girls
- 23 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Злата
| Russian | Zlata |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | Zlata |
| Serbian | Zlata |
| Czech | Zlata |
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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