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Radost

Quick answerRadost is a Slavic name derived from the Old Church Slavonic root "radost," meaning "joy" or "gladness." The name is linguistic in origin, constructed directly from the common noun for joy rather than from a personal name ancestor.

Slavic · Girl · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderGirl
US Rank#5,688
TrendStable
Peak year2023
Syllables2
OriginSlavic
LanguageOld Church Slavonic
CultureSlavic
Letters6
Numerology5 Chaldean 3
Global rank#5,688

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Radost

Radost is a Slavic name derived from the Old Church Slavonic root "radost," meaning "joy" or "gladness." The name is linguistic in origin, constructed directly from the common noun for joy rather than from a personal name ancestor.

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Etymology

Radost is a Slavic name derived from the Old Church Slavonic root "radost," meaning "joy" or "gladness." The name is linguistic in origin, constructed directly from the common noun for joy rather than from a personal name ancestor.

The name is used primarily in Czech, Slovak, and other Slavic cultures, with historical usage concentrated in Central and Eastern Europe; it reflects the Slavic tradition of naming children after virtues and emotional states, common among both Christian and secular Slavic populations.

Radost currently ranks #5,688 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2023.

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