Gender Masculine
Scripts Божидар(Bulgarian, Macedonian, Church Slavic)

Meaning & History

Bulgarian form of Božidar, as well as an alternate transcription for Macedonian.

Related Names

VariantsBojidar(Bulgarian) Božidar(Macedonian)
DiminutiveDarko(Macedonian)
Feminine FormBozhidara(Bulgarian)
Other Languages & CulturesBožidar, Boško, Božo, Dado, Darko(Croatian) Bożydar(Polish) Božidar, Boško, Boža, Božo, Darko(Serbian) Božidar, Boško, Božo, Darko(Slovene) Božidar(Sorbian)
Surname DescendantBozhidarov(Bulgarian)

Name Days

Bulgaria: March 4

Sources & References

  1. Goldschmidt, Paul. A Dictionary of Period Russian Names, available from https://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/.
Entry updated January 21, 2022