The baby name Lubava is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced loo-BAH-vah (IPA: /luˈbava/).
Lubava is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Lubava is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced loo-BAH-vah (IPA: /luˈbava/).
Lubava is Slavic in Origin.
A Slavic given name with deep roots, Lubava comes from Proto‑Slavic *ľub‑ “love, dear,” plus an ornamental suffix often associated with feminine names. It shares the same family as Lyubov/Lubov and Ľubica, and is understood to mean “beloved,” “lovely,” or “dear one.” Forms include Russian Lyubava (Любáва), Ukrainian/Belarusian Lubava, Slovak Ľubava, and the transliterations Liubava and Ljubava.
Attested in East Slavic folklore, the name is well known from the Novgorod bylina about Sadko, whose mortal wife is Lyubava. Use declined as Christian naming favored saints’ names and as Lyubov and compound names like Lyubomira gained ground. Lubava has been modestly revived in Russia, Ukraine, and Slovakia through 20th–21st‑century folkloric and neo‑Slavic trends. Common nicknames are Lyuba/Luba, Lubasha, and Lubka; close cognates include Lyubov, Ľubica, Lubena, and Lyubomira.
Lubava is far from common. We count 36 recorded uses of it across 10 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #476 | 23 | 11,913 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 |
Lubava is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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