Chapter CCXXIX: Section VII: Names from the Appearance

A few names of extremely personal application exist, such as the Servian Mrena, white in the eyes, and Mladen, young, and the highly uncomplimentary Illyrian Smoljan and Smoljana, from _smoljo_, an overhanging nose, probably a continuation of the nickname of some favoured individual.

_Krasan_, beautiful, however, was used in names, as Krasimir, Krasislav, Krasomil, &c.; and _zlata_, golden, though once used in Zlatoust, as a literal translation of Chrysostomos, in other names may, it is hoped, be employed to denote beauty; or else Zlatoljub, with its contractions Zlatoje and Zlatko, would be a most avaricious name. Zlata, Zlatana, Zlatibor, and Zlatislav, are also used.

_Tiho_, silent, is a curious prefix. Tihomil, Silent love, and Tihomir, Silent peace, are clear enough; but Tihoslav, Silent glory, is a puzzling compound, probably only arising from the habit of ending everything with _slav_.

It is remarkable, however, that there is an entire absence of the names of complexion so common among the Kelts and Romans.