Croatian Submitted Names

Croatian names are used in the country of Croatia and other Croatian communities throughout the world.
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Abercije m Croatian
Croatian form of Abercius.
Ada f German, Biblical German, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Slovene, Polish, Kashubian, Hungarian
German, Croatian, Galician, Slovene, Hungarian, Polish and Kashubian form of Adah.
Adaukt m Croatian, Polish
Croatian and Polish form of Adauctus.
Adeodat m Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Ukrainian form of Adeodatus.
Agleja f Croatian
Croatian form of Aglaea (see Aglaia).
Ahilej m Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Bosnian and Croatian form of Achilles.
Aiša f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of 'Aisha.
Aj m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Ay.
Ajna f Hungarian, Croatian (Rare)
Hungarian and Croatian form of Aina.
Aki m Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Aleksandar.
Aksentije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Auxentius.
Akvila f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian feminine form of Aquila.
Aleksijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Alexian.
Alfej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Alphaeus.
Alka f Croatian
Derived from the Greek element αλκη (alke) meaning "strength, force". A famous bearer is Croatian singer Alka Vuica (1961-).
Alkej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Alcaeus.
Alkiona f Russian, Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Russian and Serbian form of Alcyone.
Ambroz m Croatian
Croatian form of Ambrosius (see Ambrose).
Ambrozija f Croatian, Lithuanian, Serbian
Croatian, Lithuanian and Serbian form of Ambrosia.
Ameli f Basque, Hungarian, Croatian
Basque cognate of Amélie and Amelia, Hungarian variant of Amélia and Croatian variant of Amelia.
Amijan m Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian
Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Ammianus.
Anakars m Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Bosnian and Croatian form of Anacharsis.
Anaklet m Bulgarian, Croatian, German, Polish, Russian
Bulgarian, Croatian, German, Polish and Russian form of Anakletos (see Anacletus).
Anaksagora m Croatian
Croatian form of Anaxagoras.
Anaksandar m Croatian
Croatian form of Anaxander.
Anaksimen m Croatian
Croatian form of Anaximenes.
Ananija m Croatian
Variant of Ananias.
Anatolij m Croatian
Croatian form of Anatolius
Anči f Croatian
Diminutice of Ana.
Anđelija f Serbian, Croatian, Slavic Mythology
Serbian and Croatian form of Angelia. Ćorava Anđelija ("One-eyed Anđelija") is a storm demon in Balkan mythology.
Anđelina f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Angelina.
Anđeo m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Angel.
Andi m Estonian, Croatian
Estonian variant of Anti.
Andronik m Armenian, Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Form of Andronikos (see Andronicus) in various languages. In Armenia, this name might also be a variant spelling or transcription of Andranik in some cases.
Anea f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Anej.
Anela f Croatian, Slovene (Rare)
Elaboration of Ana (compare Annella).
Anicet m French, French (Belgian), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Polish, Croatian (Rare)
French. Languedocian, Provençal, Gascon, Croatian and Polish form of Anicetus.
Anije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Annius.
Anisija f Macedonian, Croatian, Latvian, Lithuanian
Macedonian, Croatian, Latvian and Lithuanian form of Anysia.
Anteo m Croatian
Elaborated form of Ante, possibly influenced by Mateo.
Anteros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Croatian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Derived from the Greek noun ἀντέρως (anteros) meaning "counter-love". It consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἔρως (eros) meaning "love" (see Eros).... [more]
Antifon m Croatian
Croatian form of Antiphon.
Antigona f Albanian, Croatian (Rare)
Albanian and Croatian form of Antigone.
Antoneta f Croatian, Albanian
Croatian and Albanian form of Antoinette.
Anuška f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Slovene form of Anushka.
Apolonije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Apollonius.
Arhimed m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Archimedes.
Arian m English, Croatian
Variation of Aryan, or from the English word referring to "someone whose star sign is Aries". Arian Foster (born 1986) is an American football player for the Houston Texans.
Ariela f Hebrew, Albanian, Croatian, Italian (Rare), Polish
Hebrew variant of Ariella, Polish feminine form of Ariel, Italian feminine form of Ariele as well as a Croatian and Albanian borrowing of the Italian name.
Arijan m Croatian
Masculine form of Arijana.
Arijela f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Ariel.
Aristid m Croatian
Croatian form of Aristides.
Aristip m Catalan, Croatian, Romanian
Catalan, Croatian and Romanian form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.
Aristodem m Catalan, Croatian
Catalan and Croatian form of Aristodemos.
Aristofan m Croatian
Croatian form of Aristophanes.
Aristotel m Croatian
Croatian form of Aristotle.
Arka f Croatian (Rare)
Short form of Arkadija.
Arkadija f Lithuanian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Lithuanian and Croatian feminine form of Arcadius.
Arkadije m Croatian
Croatian form of Arkadios.
Arsenije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Arsenios via Arsenius.
Arso m Croatian, Montenegrin, Serbian
Short form of Arsenije. A known bearer of this name was the Montenegrin general Arsenije "Arso" Jovanović (1907-1948).
Artemija f Croatian
Croatian form of Artemis.
Ašera f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Asherah.
Asja f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene short form of Anastazija, used as a given name in its own right.
Asklepije m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Asklepios.
Asmodej m Croatian
Croatian form of Asmodaeus.
Asterija f Lithuanian, Croatian (Rare)
Lithuanian and Croatian feminine form of Asterios.
Atalarik m Croatian, Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athalaric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Ostrogoths.
Atanarik m Croatian (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic)
Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athanaric.
Atanazije m Croatian
Croatian form of Athanasius.
Atena f Catalan (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian
Catalan, Croatian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Romanian form of Athena.
Atik m Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Atticus.
Atrej m Croatian
Croatian form of Atreus.
Aurelijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Aurelian.
Aurelije m Croatian
Croatian form of Aurelius.
Avit m Croatian, French, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Occitan
Croatian, French, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Occitan form of Avitus.
Balbin m Croatian (Rare), French, Polish
Croatian, French and Polish form of Balbinus.
Baraba m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Barabbas. Only used as a Biblical name.
Barakiel m Croatian
Croatian form of Barachiel.
Bare f & m Croatian
Croatian nickname for Barbara (female) or Bariša (male).
Bariša m Croatian
Derived from Bartol.
Bartul m Croatian
Croatian variant form of Bartol.
Bazila f Croatian
Feminine form of Bazil.
Bazilije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Basil 1.
Beatrica f Croatian, Slovak (Rare)
Croatian and Slovak form of Beatrice.
Belimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic bělъ "white, pale". Also see Běla, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
Belimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belimir.
Belmondo m Croatian (Rare)
Means "beautiful world", from Italian bel "beautiful, pleasant" and mondo "world". It is used as a surname in Italy.
Belomir m Croatian
Variant form of Belimir.
Belomira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belomir.
Bepo m Croatian
Diminutive of Giuseppe, used mainly in coastal areas of Croatia.
Berimir m Croatian
Derived from Slavic brati "reap, gather" (also see Berislav) combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Berimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Berimir.
Berislava f Croatian
Feminine form of Berislav.
Berivoj m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements birati "to take, to gather" (in an inflected form) and voi "soldier".
Bero m Croatian
Croatian short form of Berislav.
Beti f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
A short form of Elizabeta.
Biba f Croatian, Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the element Bi-, such as Biserka and Biljana.
Bibijana f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Bibiana.
Biserko m Croatian
Croatian male form of Biserka.
Blagomir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements blag "good, gentle, kind, blessed" and mir "peace".
Blankica f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Blanka.
Blaža f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian short form of Blaženka and Slovene variant of Blažka.
Bogoljub m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Bog "God" and ljubiti ''to love".
Bogoslav m Croatian
Croatian form of Bogusław.
Bogumila f Croatian
Feminine form of Bogumil.
Bojislav m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements boji meaning "battle" and slava meaning "glory".
Bolta m Croatian (Rare)
Variant form of Bolto.
Bolto m Croatian
Croatian short form of Baltazar, cognate of Slovene Boltežar and Hungarian Boldizsár.
Bonifacija f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
Slovenian and Lithuanian feminine form of Bonifatius. In Lithuanian history, this name was borne by Elžbieta Bonifacija (born and died 1399), the short-lived daughter of Jadwiga I, Queen of Poland and Vladislavas Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania (later Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland); the princess was named for her godfather Pope Boniface IX.
Bono m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Bonus.
Borimir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Slavic bor "battle" combined with Slavic mir "peace". A known bearer of this name is Borimir Perković (b. 1967), a former Croatian soccer player.
Borjan m Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic element bor "battle". Notable bearer is Macedonian conductor Borjan Canev (born 1973).
Borka f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Borko.
Bosiljka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from bosiljak, Croatian and Serbian name for the herb "basil" (Ocimum basilicum), ultimately from Greek basileus meaning "king".
Bosiljko m Croatian
Male form of Bosiljka.
Božimir m Croatian, Serbian
Means "divine peace", derived from Slavic bozy "divine" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Braco m Croatian, Serbian
Taken from the nickname, which originated as a pet form of the word brat meaning ''brother''.
Brajan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian name stemming from the word брајо (brajo), a diminutive form of the word "brother".
Brana f Croatian, Serbian
Nickname for Branka.
Brane m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Short from of names containing the Slavic element borna "protection", such as Branko, Branimir, Branislav...
Bratimir m Croatian, Serbian
There are two possible explanations for the etymology of the first element of this name. The first explanation is that it is derived from Slavic brati "reap, gather", which would make the whole name an older form of Berimir... [more]
Bratoljub m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements bratu "brother" and lyub "love".
Bratomir m Croatian, Polish, Serbian
Means "brother of peace", derived from Slavic bratu "brother" combined with Slavic mir "peace". Also compare Bratimir.
Breza f Croatian (Rare)
Means "birch" in several Slavic languages.
Brut m Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Brutus.
Budimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from (Serbo-)Croatian buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace" or "world". In other words, this name is the Croatian and Serbian cognate of the Polish name Budzimir.
Budimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Budimir.
Budimirka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Budimir.
Budislav m Czech, Croatian, Serbian
Deroved from buditi, "to wake up", and slava, "fame, glory".
Budivoj m Czech, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from buditi, "to wake up", and voi, "army".
Buga f Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
From the verb bugariti meaning ‘'to sing'’.... [more]
Častimir m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Croatian čast "honour" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic čьstь "honour") combined with mir "peace".
Čedo m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic word čedo meaning "child", also used as a nickname for Čedomir.
Čedomil m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements chedo meaning "child" and milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Cerera f Croatian, Lithuanian
Croatian and Lithuanian form of Ceres.
Cezarion m Bosnian, Croatian, Polish, Romanian
Bosnian, Croatian, Polish and Romanian form of Caesarion.
Cilika f Croatian
Diminutive of Cecilija.
Cintija f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Cinthia.
Ciprijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Cyprian.
Ćiril m Croatian
Croatian form of Cyril.
Ćirila f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ćiril.
Čudomir m Croatian (Archaic)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian čudo "miracle, wonder" combined with Slavic mir "peace". As such, the name roughly means "miracle of peace" or "peace is a miracle". In some instances, this name is mistaken for a variant form of Čedomir and even Godemir.
Cvetan m Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Cognate of Cvitan and Bulgarian variant transcription of Цветан (see Tsvetan).
Cvetana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Cognate of Cvitana and Bulgarian variant transcription of Tsvetana.
Cvijetka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cvijetko.
Cvijetko m Croatian
Croatian alternative form of Cvetko.
Cvitana f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cvitan.
Cvitka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cvitko.
Cvjetislav m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Croatian cvijet meaning "blossom, flower" and slava "glory".
Cvjetko m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian variant of Cvetko.
Dajan m Croatian, Bosnian
Masculine form to Dajana.
Dalimir m Croatian, Polish, Serbian
Derived from Slavic dal "far away" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Damaz m Croatian
Croatian form of Damasus.
Damirka f Croatian
Feminine form of Damir.
Danaj m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Danaos (also see Danaus).
Danaja f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Danaë.
Đani m Croatian
Croatian form of Gianni.... [more]
Danilka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Danilo.
Danilko m Croatian (Rare)
An elaboration of Danilo.
Danimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
Danislav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]
Danuša f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Danica (Slovene), Daniela (Czech and Slovak) and Danijela (Croatian)... [more]
Danuška f Croatian, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Danica (Slovene), Daniela ( Slovak) and Danijela (Croatian). Also compare Danuša.
Dara f Slovene, Croatian
Short form of Darinka.
Darian m Bulgarian, Croatian, German (Modern), Slovene, French (Modern)
Derived from Slavic dar, meaning "gift". It is sometimes also considered a derivative of Darius.
Darijan m Slovene, Croatian
An elaboration of Darijo.
Darije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Darius.
Darinko m Croatian
Croatian male form of Darinka.
Darjan m Croatian, Serbian
Either a form of Darian or a derivative of the Slavic element dar meaning "gift".
Darka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian, Slovene
Either a feminine form of Darko or a short form of other feminine dar- names like Darinka or, as some sources suggest, even Darija.
Daromir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]
Daroslav m Croatian, Lithuanian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]
Daša f Slovene, Croatian
Variant of Dasha.
Dašenka f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Daša.
Daška f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Daša.
Davorko m Croatian
Derived from Davor.
Dea f Danish, Swedish, Croatian, Slovene, English, Albanian, Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin dea "goddess" and a short form of Dorotea, Andrea 2 and Desideria... [more]
Dedal m Croatian, Polish, Romanian
Croatian, Polish and Romanian form of Daedalus.
Deksip m Bulgarian, Croatian
Bulgarian and Croatian form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.
Delko m Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic delati meaning ''to work''.
Demofil m Croatian, Macedonian, Russian
Croatian, Macedonian and Russian form of Demophilos.
Demokrit m Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Bosnian and Croatian form of Democritus.
Desa f & m Russian (Archaic), Serbian, Croatian
Either a short form of Desanka or derived from Slavic des meaning ''to happen, to occur''.
Desanka f Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the South Slavic desiti meaning "to happen". A bearer of this name was Desanka Maksimović (1898-1993), a Serbian poet and professor of literature.
Desimir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Proto-Slavic desiti, which can mean "to find, to seek, to encounter" as well as "to happen, to occur". However, it may also possibly have been derived from Slavic deset "ten"... [more]
Deže m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Dezső.
Didak m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Didacus.
Didim m Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Didymus.
Din m Bosnian, Croatian, Arabic
From Arabic دين (din) "religion, faith". It may also be a short form of names ending in din, such as Aldin, Bernardin, or Ajdin, or it may be a variant of Dino.
Dinka f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Dinko.
Dioklecijan m Croatian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Croatian and Bosnian form of Diocletian.
Diomed m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Diomedes.
Dioniz m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Dionysos.
Dionizije m Croatian
Croatian form of Dionysius.
Dita f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene short form of Edita and Croatian short form of Judita.
Điva f Croatian
Feminine form of Đivo.
Đive f Croatian
Feminine form of Đivo.
Divko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Divna.
Đivo m Croatian
Croatian regional variant of Giovanni.
Djedomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian djed "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". In other words, one could say that this name is the Croatian and Serbian form of Dedomir.
Djedoslav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian djed "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory". In other words, one could say that this name is the Croatian and Serbian form of Dedoslav.
Dobrica m & f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good", also used as a nickname for names containing this element, like Dobrivoj, Dobroslav, etc.
Dobriša m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Dobroslav, Dobrivoj and other names containing the Slavic element dobru meaning "good"... [more]
Dobrislav m Croatian, Serbian
Variant form of Dobroslav.
Dobrislava f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Dobrislav.
Doli f Croatian
Croatian form of Dolly.
Doma f Croatian
Either from the noun dom meaning ‘'home'’ or a short form of Dominika.
Domi m Various, Croatian
Short form of Dominik, Dominic and other names used in various countries, as well as a Croatian short form of Domagoj.
Domicijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Domitian.
Dominka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dominko.
Domka f Croatian, Slovene
Either from the noun dom meaning ‘'home'’ or a short form of Dominika.
Domko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine from of Domka.
Donatela f Croatian, Albanian
Croatian and Albanian borrowing of Donatella.