Croatian Names
Croatian names are used in the country of Croatia and other Croatian communities throughout the world.
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612Etymology and OriginsDmitar is a Croatian and Serbian form of the name Demetrius, which itself is the Latinized version of the Greek name Δημήτριος (Demetrios), derived from the goddess Demeter. The name thus means "foll...
Dobrila is a female given name of Serbian and Croatian origin. It is derived from the dobrŭ element, meaning "good," which is common in Slavic names. The name reflects a virtuous quality, and it is linguistically linked...
Dobroslav is a Slavic masculine given name, deeply rooted in the linguistic traditions of the region. It is derived from the Slavic elements dobrŭ meaning "good" and slava meaning "glory" or "fame", thus the name conveys...
Domagoj is a Croatian masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is derived from the Slavic elements domŭ "home" and gojiti "grow, heal, foster, nurture", combining to mean something like "one who fosters the home" or "nu...
Etymology and MeaningDominik is a masculine given name found across several European languages, including Croatian, Czech, German, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, and Slovene. It is a form of Dominic, which itself derives fro...
Dora is a female given name of Greek origin, commonly used as a short form of such names as Dorothy, Theodora, or Isidora. It is used across many European languages, including Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, English, German,...
Dorijan is the Croatian form of Dorian. The name Dorian was famously coined by Oscar Wilde for the protagonist of his 1891 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde likely drew the name from the Dorians, an ancient Greek t...
Doris is a feminine given name derived from the Greek name Δωρίς (Doris), meaning "Dorian woman." The Dorians were one of the major ancient Greek tribes, known for settling the Peloponnese around the 12th century BC duri...
Dorotea is a feminine given name used in Croatian, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish. It is a form of Dorothea, which originates from the Greek name Dorotheos, meaning "gift of god" from the elements δωρον (doron) "gift" and...
Doroteja is a feminine given name used predominantly in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and North Macedonia. It is the South Slavic form of Dorothea, which ultimately derives from the Greek name Dorotheos (Δωρόθεος), meaning...
EtymologyDraga is the feminine form of Drago, which itself originates as a short form of Slavic compound names incorporating the element dorgŭ (South Slavic drag) meaning "precious" or "dear, beloved." The name fittingly...
EtymologyDragan (pronounced [drǎgan], Serbian Cyrillic: Драган) is a South Slavic masculine given name derived from the Slavic element dorgŭ, which evolved into the South Slavic root drag meaning "precious" or "dear". Th...
Dragana is a Slavic feminine given name common in Croatian, Macedonian, and Serbian. It is the feminine form of the masculine name Dragan, which is derived from the Slavic element dorgŭ (South Slavic drag) meaning "preci...
Dragica (Cyrillic: Драгица) is a South Slavic feminine given name, prevalent in Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia. It is derived from the Slavic element dorgŭ (South Slavic drag), meaning "precious" or "dear, belo...
Drago (Cyrillic: Драго) is a South Slavic masculine given name common in Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, and other Balkan regions. It originated as a short form of names beginning with the Slavic element dorgŭ (Sout...
Dragoljub (Cyrillic: Драгољуб) is a Serbian and Croatian masculine given name, derived from the Slavic elements dorgŭ (South Slavic drag) meaning "precious" and ľuby meaning "love". The name thus carries a literal sense...
Dragomir is a Slavic masculine given name, prevalent among South Slavic communities, particularly in Serbian, Bulgarian, Croatian, and Slovene cultures, while also used as a surname in Romania.EtymologyThe name is derive...
Dragoslav (Cyrillic: Драгослав) is a South Slavic masculine given name, predominantly used in Croatian, Serbian, and Slovene communities. It is a dithematic name composed of the Slavic elements dorgŭ (South Slavic drag)...
Dragutin (Cyrillic: Драгутин) is a masculine given name used primarily in Croatian and Serbian, and also in Slovene. It is derived from the Slavic element dorgŭ (South Slavic drag) meaning "precious", making its literal...
Draško is a South Slavic masculine given name, used primarily in Croatian and Serbian. It originally functioned as a diminutive of names containing the Slavic element dorgŭ (South Slavic drag) meaning "precious." Etymolo...
Dražen is a Croatian and Serbian masculine given name, derived from the common Slavic element dorgŭ (South Slavic drag) meaning "precious" or "dear, beloved". Originally a diminutive of names beginning with that element...
Draženka is a feminine given name primarily used in Croatia, functioning as the feminine form of Dražen. The name Dražen itself derives from the Slavic element dorgŭ (South Slavic drag), meaning "precious" or "dear." Ori...
Dubravka is a feminine given name used primarily in Croatian and Serbian. It is the feminine form of Dubravko, a Slavic name derived from the Old Slavic element dǫbrava meaning "oak grove." As such, Dubravka carries the...
Dubravko is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, predominantly used in Croatia. The name is derived from the Old Slavic word dǫbrava, meaning "oak grove". This etymology reflects a common pattern in Slavic naming tra...
Dujam is an older Croatian form of Domnius, a Latin name ultimately derived from Domnus, which comes from Vulgar Latin domnus, from Latin dominus meaning "lord, master". The name is closely tied to Saint Domnius (also kn...
Duje is a Croatian masculine given name, derived as a form of Domnius. The name is closely associated with Saint Domnius (also known as Saint Duje or Saint Dujam), the patron saint of Split in modern Croatia.EtymologyThe...
Dunja is a feminine given name used primarily in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Slovenia. In South Slavic languages, the name is homonymous with the word dunja meaning "quince," a fruit similar to a pear. However, the name...
Đurđa is a Croatian feminine form of the name George. The name George ultimately derives from the Greek Georgios, meaning "farmer, earthworker", from gē ("earth") and ergon ("work"). Đurđa is primarily used in Croatia an...
Đurđica is a Croatian feminine name and a variant form of George. It is derived from the masculine Croatian name Đuro, which itself corresponds to George. In the Croatian language, the name Đurđica also means "lily of th...
Đuro (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђуро) is a South Slavic male given name, predominantly used in Croatian and Serbian. It is a shortened form of Đurađ, the Serbian variant of George, and is also transliterated as Djuro or Gjuro. T...
Dušan is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is derived from the Slavic duša, meaning "soul, spirit". The name is common among speakers of South Slavic languages, as well as in Czech and Slovak. In Serbia, it was...
Dušana is a feminine given name of Slavic origin, primarily used in Croatian, Serbian, and Slovak. It is the feminine form of the masculine name Dušan, which is derived from the Slavic element duša meaning "soul, spirit"...
Dušanka is a feminine given name used primarily in Croatian, Serbian, and Slovene-speaking regions. It is the feminine form of the name Dušan, derived from the Slavic element duša meaning "soul" or "spirit."Etymology and...
Duško (Serbian: Душко) is a Slavic masculine given name, primarily used in Croatian, Macedonian, and Serbian. It is a variant and often a diminutive of Dušan, which itself is derived from the Slavic element duša meaning...
Edi 1 is a Croatian, German, and Slovene diminutive of Eduard (and, in Slovene, also of Edvard). Ultimately derived from the Old English name Edward, meaning "rich guard" (from ead "wealth, fortune" and weard "guard"), t...
EtymologyEdita is a form of Edith in several languages, including Croatian, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Slovak, and Slovene. The name ultimately derives from the Old English name Eadgyð, composed of the elements ead 'wea...
Eduard is the form of Edward used in various languages, particularly German, Dutch, Russian, and numerous other European languages. The original Old English name Edward comes from the elements ead meaning "wealth, fortun...
Ela is a diminutive used in Croatian, Polish, Serbian, and Slovene. It is a short form of names beginning with El, primarily Elizabeta (in Croatian and Slovene) or Elżbieta (in Polish), both local equivalents of Elizabet...
Elizabeta is the Slovene, Croatian, and Macedonian form of Elizabeth, a name of Hebrew origin meaning "my God is an oath." The name ultimately derives from the Hebrew Elisheva (אֱלִישֶׁבַע), composed of the elements ʾel...
Ema is a feminine given name used in various languages, including Georgian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, and Spanish. It is a form of the name Emma, which itself originat...
Emanuel is a masculine given name used in numerous European languages, including Croatian, Czech, Danish, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, and Swedish. It is a form of Emmanuel, which itself derives from...
Emil is a male given name of Indo-European origin, derived from the Roman family name Aemilius, which itself comes from the Latin word aemulus, meaning "rival" or "eager." The name also has a secondary etymological conne...
Emili is a Croatian and Hungarian variant of the name Emily. Emily itself is the English feminine form of the Roman family name Aemilius, which is derived from the Latin aemulus meaning “rival” or “striving to equal”. Th...
Emilija is a feminine given name used in several Slavic and Baltic languages, including Croatian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Serbian, and Slovene. It is a direct feminine form of the Latin family name Emil, which originates...
Ena 2 is a Croatian short form of Irena, which itself derives from Irene, ultimately from the Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirene), meaning "peace."In Croatian, as in several other languages, affectionate diminutives ending in -a are c...
Erik is a masculine given name used across numerous European languages, including Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, and Swedish. It is the...
Erika is a feminine given name used across numerous European languages, including Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Slovak, Slovene, and Swedish. It is primarily...
Ervin is a male given name used in several European languages, including Albanian, Croatian, Estonian, and Hungarian. It is a form of Erwin, which itself derives from the Old German name Hariwini, composed of the element...
Eugen is a masculine given name used in Croatian, German, Romanian, Slovak, and several other languages. It is the direct form of the Latin name Eugenius, which itself derives from the Ancient Greek Εὐγένιος (Eugenios)....
Eva is a female given name that serves as the form of Eve in many languages, including English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slavic, Baltic, and various others. It derives from the L...
Evica is a diminutive of Eva, commonly used in Croatian and Serbian contexts. The name Eva itself is a form of Eve from the Latin translation of the New Testament, derived ultimately from the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chavvah)...
Etymology and MeaningFabijan is a Croatian and Slovene masculine given name, derived from the Roman cognomen Fabianus, which in turn comes from the family name Fabius, meaning "bean" in Latin. The name gained prominence...
Ferdinand is a Germanic given name with a rich history spanning centuries and cultures. It is the Latinized form of Fredenandus, itself derived from a Gothic name composed of the elements friþus "peace" (or perhaps farþa...
Ferdo is a diminutive of Ferdinand, used primarily in Croatian and Slovene contexts. As a hypocoristic form, it conveys familiarity and affection, and it functions as a given name in its own right within these South Slav...
Filip is a masculine given name used in numerous European languages, including Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, and Swedish. It is the...
Finka is a Croatian Diminutive of Jozefina, itself the Croatian form of Joséphine. As a pet form, Finka carries an affectionate and informal tone, often used within families or close circles. The name traces its lineage...
Florijan is a Croatian and Slovene masculine given name, equivalent to the broader European name Florian.EtymologyThe name ultimately derives from the Latin flos meaning "flower", through the Roman cognomen Florus and it...
Fran is a unisex given name used in Croatia, England, Slovenia, and Spain. It originated as a short form of Francis, Frances, or other related names.EtymologyFran was originally a nickname for longer names such as Franci...
Frane is a masculine Croatian given name, serving as the Croatian form of Francis. This name ultimately derives from the Late Latin Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman," itself rooted in the Germanic tribe of the Franks, who...
Franjo is a Croatian and Serbian masculine given name, serving as the local form of Francis. The name ultimately derives from the Late Latin Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman," which itself comes from the Germanic tribe of...