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Does anyone know what Smiljan means?
That's a slavic (serbo-croatian) name and it seems to be pretty common in the Balkans, but I don't know what it means. I found something about it on an old message that was posted a couple of years ago - see http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=725395&board=gen - and, in general, it seems to be a 'flower/fruit/herbal inspired name in Croatian', but there's no hint about its meaning.
That's a slavic (serbo-croatian) name and it seems to be pretty common in the Balkans, but I don't know what it means. I found something about it on an old message that was posted a couple of years ago - see http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=725395&board=gen - and, in general, it seems to be a 'flower/fruit/herbal inspired name in Croatian', but there's no hint about its meaning.
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According to this site about Croatian names (http://www.imehrvatsko.net/Imena/Smiljan/tabid/3228/Default.aspx), Smiljan is a male name that comes from the noun ‘smilje’, which is a name of a plant (lat. antennaria dioica).
Picture of the plant: http://i27.tinypic.com/mtp3m9.jpg.
It’s a relatively common name in Croatia where it is in the first 500.
Other forms of the name and nicknames include: Cane, Cano, Canko, Mile, Mili, Milo, Milko, Miljan, Smiljo, Smiljko.
The female form is Smiljka, Smiljana.
Picture of the plant: http://i27.tinypic.com/mtp3m9.jpg.
It’s a relatively common name in Croatia where it is in the first 500.
Other forms of the name and nicknames include: Cane, Cano, Canko, Mile, Mili, Milo, Milko, Miljan, Smiljo, Smiljko.
The female form is Smiljka, Smiljana.
This message was edited 9/10/2008, 7:54 AM
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Thanks a lot for the info!!
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