Nedjeljka is a variant of Nedeljka, a Croatian feminine name ultimately derived from Nedeljko. The masculine root comes from Croatian nedjelja and Serbian недеља (nedelja), meaning Sunday. As with Nedeljka, the name likely carries the symbolic meaning of the day of rest or resurrection in Christian tradition, often associated with Sunday. Although mentioned as a variant in onomastic sources, Nedjeljka is less common than the standard Croatian form Nedeljka and the Serbian variant Nediljka.
Related Forms
Feminine names sharing the Sunday motif across South Slavic languages include Nedelya in Bulgarian, Nedyalka (also Bulgarian), and Nedelka in Macedonian. In Serbian, forms include Nedeljka and the diminutive Neda 1. Masculine equivalents like Nedeljko, Nediljko, and Nedjeljko also exist.
- Meaning: derived from 'Sunday'
- Origin: Croatian
- Gender: feminine
- Usage: Croatia