Vuk

Vuk is a boy name of Serbian origin, meaning Wolf.

What Vuk means

Wolf.

Vuk is short — 3 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Vuk comes from

Serbian names come from the Slavic tradition, often built on roots meaning peace, glory, or love, and frequently ending in the familiar Slavic suffixes.

Vuk is recorded as Serbian in origin. Browse other Serbian names.

How popular is Vuk?

Vuk sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of Vuk

We group Vuk under the natural world and strength — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.

Themes: Nature, Strong

Names like Vuk

These share Vuk's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Daiki — Great glory; great tree.
  • Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
  • Borys — Wolf; a fighter.
  • Bruno — Brown; a bear.
  • Colt — A young, spirited horse.
  • Conall — Strong as a wolf.
  • Connor — Lover of hounds; strong-willed.
  • Conor — Lover of wolves; strong-willed.
  • Darragh — Oak tree.
  • Drake — Dragon.
  • Hart — A strong stag.
  • Orson — Bear cub.

More Serbian names

  • Vesna — Slavic goddess of spring.
  • Tijana — Quiet and calm.
  • Sofija — Wisdom.
  • Snezana — Snowy; pure as snow.
  • Nikola — Victory of the people.
  • Nemanja — A cherished one; without want.
  • Milica — Gentle and gracious.
  • Milan — Gracious, dear and loving.
  • Marko — Warlike; of Mars.
  • Luka — Bringer of light.