Blazhenka is a diminutive form of the Slavic name Blazhena. Currently, this name holds official status only among Yugoslav Rusyns and Ukrainians. For example, in records of students from the Rusyn high school in the city of Šid, one can find names such as Blazhenka Hnatko, Blazhenka Myterko, and Blazhenka Kraitzer, dated from 1942.