Lepa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lepa

What is the meaning of the name Lepa ?

The baby name Lepa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈlɛpa (LEH-pah).

Lepa is Slavic in Origin.

Lepa is a South Slavic feminine name and endearment drawn from the adjective lep(a) “beautiful, lovely,” from Proto-Slavic *lěp‑, a root seen in Serbian/Slovene lep and Russian lepota “beauty.” Used across Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, and Slovene communities, it conveys the sense of “pretty, fair, delightful.”

As a given name it often began as a nickname for compound names built on the same root - most notably Leposava - and has been borne independently since the late 19th–20th centuries, its visibility boosted by performers such as Lepa Brena and Lepa Lukić. Variant forms by language include Lijepa (Croatian spelling of the adjective, occasionally used as a name) and the related feminine Leposava; masculine cognates include Lepomir. In Baltic languages, the similar-looking Liepa (“linden tree,” Lithuanian) is etymologically unrelated. Pronunciation is commonly LEH-pah, and the name remains most familiar within the Balkans and their diaspora.

⚙ Lepa is a rare find. Across 31 countries, we found 129 recorded uses of it.