Croatian first names

Melodic names from Croatia and the Adriatic – Slavic roots with Mediterranean flair.

Boy Names

Aalaimale

„God“

Abed-Negoslavmale

„Abed-Negoslav as a combination does not exist, but Abed Nego is known“

Origin: Arabic

Abelinomale

„Abelino represents a diminutive form of Abel, a name with a biblical background“

Origin: Italian

Aleksandarmale

„Aleksandar (Cyrillic: Александар) is a male first name that appears as a variant of Ale…“

Origin: Slavic

Ambrozijemale

„Ambrozije is an original Croatian variant of the name Ambrosius, which comes from the A…“

Amilmale

„Amil is a masculine first name of Arabic origin, whose meaning can be interpreted as "t…“

Origin: Arabic

Andelkomale

„The name Andelko means 'the angel' and comes from the South Slavic word anđeo for 'angel'“

Origin: Slavic

Andeomale

„Andeo (Anđeo) is the Croatian translation of the name Angel, which originates from the …“

Origin: Latin

Andrejmale

„Andrej (Андрей) is a masculine first name that is considered the Russian form of Andreas“

Origin: Russian

Andrijanmale

„Andrijan (Андријан) is a South Slavic variant of the name Andreas, also known through t…“

Origin: Russian

Andrikomale

„The meaning of the name Andriko is the same as that of Andreas: it stands for 'the brav…“

Andromale

„The first name Andro is a short form of Andreas and Andrew and originates from Georgia …“

Origin: Greek

Antoniomale

„The name Antonio is a form of the Roman name Anton or Antōnius“

Origin: Latin

Antunmale

„Antun is a South Slavic variant of Anton, considered a short form of Antonio, and has i…“

Origin: Latin

Arkomale

„Arko is a male first name whose meaning is "the sun" or "the sunshine." The name origin…“

Origin: Dutch

Behxhetmale

„Behxhet is a masculine first name with Arabic roots“

Origin: Arabic

Benomale

„The name Beno, a Hungarian abbreviation of Benedek and Benedikt, derives from Benedictus“

Origin: Latin

Blazmale

„Blaz, or Blaž, is the Croatian and Slovenian form of the Latin name Blasius“

Origin: Latin

Blazenkomale

„The name Blazenko, or Blaženko, is a Croatian diminutive of Blaž, a South Slavic deriva…“

Origin: Latin

Bobanmale

„The name Boban is a diminutive derived from the Slavic names Slobodan and Bogdan“

Bogomilmale

„Bogomil (Богомил) is a boy's name predominantly encountered in Bulgaria and Macedonia, …“

Boguslavmale

„Boguslav (Богꙋслав) is a historical Slavic variant of the name Boguslaw“

Borislavmale

„The name Borislav (Борислав) has its roots in Old Slavic and translates to "the gloriou…“

Origin: Slavic

Borjanmale

„Borjan (Борјан) is used as a male first name in Macedonia and the Serbo-Croatian region…“

Bornamale

„The name Borna comes from Croatia and translates to 'the fighter' or 'the warrior'“

Boromale

„Boro (Боро) is a male name that is mainly found in the Serbo-Croatian regions“

Origin: Slavic

Bozidarmale

„Bozidar, or Božidar (Божидар), means 'gift of God' and originates from Slavic“

Origin: Slavic

Bozimirmale

„The meaning of the name 'Bozimir' is 'God's peace' and originates from the Old South Sl…“

Origin: Slavic

Bozislavmale

„Bozislav (Božislav) is a boy's name primarily encountered in Slovenia and the South Sla…“

Origin: Slavic

Branimirmale

„Branimir (Бранимир) is a male first name that mainly occurs in Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatia…“

Origin: Slavic

Branislavmale

„The first name Branislav (Бранислав) is used in several Slavic languages as a variant o…“

Bratislavmale

„Bratislav (Братислав) is a masculine first name that is mainly common in Croatia and Se…“

Bratkomale

„The boy's name Bratko (Братко) is derived from the Slavic word Brat and also serves as …“

Origin: Slavic

Briskomale

„The name Brisko has its roots in Old High German and is a masculine first name“

Origin: Polish

Cedomale

„Cedo, or Čedo, is derived from the Old Slavic čędo (чѧдо) and carries the meaning of 't…“

Origin: Slavic

Cvijetkomale

„The meaning of the name is 'Blümchen'“

Origin: Slavic

Cvijetomale

„Flower (Croatian)“

Origin: Slavic

Dalibormale

„The name Dalibor is a masculine first name that is composed of the Slavic elements dáli…“

Origin: Slavic

Damirmale

„Damir is a male first name that originates from the Slavic-speaking region“

Danijelmale

„Danijel represents a Serbo-Croatian and South Slavic form of the biblical name Daniel (…“

Origin: Hebrew

Danilomale

„The name Danilo, an Italian and Slavic variant of the biblical Daniel, carries the mean…“

Origin: Hebrew

Dariomale

„Dario, a Southern European derivative of Darius, means 'possessing goodness'“

Origin: Persian

Darkomale

„The name Darko is a diminutive of Slavic origins that begins with 'Dar'“

Origin: Slavic

Davormale

„Davor is a masculine first name with Slavic roots, likely derived from an ancient Slavi…“

Origin: Slavic

Davorkomale

„It is an extended form of Davor in the Old South Slavic context“

Origin: Slavic

Decebalmale

„The name Decebal has its roots in the Romanian language and stands for 'the Brave' or '…“

Origin: Hungarian

Denismale

„Denis is the French form of Dionysius and means 'the one dedicated to Dionysus'“

Origin: Greek

Dinomale

„Dino is regarded as an independent short form of Italian names ending in '-dino' or '-t…“

Origin: Arabic

Djanimale

„The name Djani is a Croatian short form of Giovanni and is derived from the biblical Jo…“

Origin: Italian

Dobroslavmale

„Dobroslav (Cyrillic Доброслав) is a Slavic first name for boys that means 'the Good and…“

Origin: Slavic

Domobranmale

„The Defender of the Homeland“

Origin: Slavic

Draganmale

„Dragan (Драган) is a masculine first name that is prevalent in the South Slavic region,…“

Origin: Slavic

Dragomale

„Drago (Драго), a masculine name from the South Slavic region, has developed as an indep…“

Origin: Slavic

Dragoljubmale

„The name Dragoljub (Драгољуб) is widely used in Croatian, Serbian, and Slovenian cultures“

Origin: Slavic

Dragoslavmale

„Dragoslav (Драгослав) is a Slavic masculine given name that can be understood in German…“

Origin: Slavic

Dragotinmale

„Dragotin is a masculine first name that represents a Slovenian derivation of Dragan and…“

Origin: Slavic

Drazenmale

„Drazen, or Dražen (Дражен), is a male first name that is a Serbo-Croatian form of Dragan“

Origin: Slavic

Dujemale

„Duje is a masculine form that serves as a Croatian abbreviation for Dujam, which is its…“

Origin: Latin

Dusanmale

„Dusan, or Dušan in Cyrillic script, comes from the Old Slavic word duša (душа), which m…“

Origin: Slavic

Duskomale

„Dusko, or Duško, originates from the Slavic name Dušan“

Origin: Slavic

Elijanmale

„The first name Elijan (Елијан) is considered a Serbo-Croatian form of Aelian and is a v…“

Elmirmale

„The name Elmir, a variant of Almir, has the meaning 'the prince', 'the ruler', or 'the …“

Origin: Arabic

Emilijanmale

„Emilijan has its roots in the Latin term Aemilius, which is associated with a prominent…“

Origin: Latin

Faustmale

„The name Faust, which comes from Italian, is a short form of the Roman name Faustinus, …“

Origin: Latin

Fedjamale

„The name Fedja (Федя) translates to 'the gift of God', 'God's gift', or simply 'the gif…“

Origin: Russian

Franmale

„The name Fran has its roots in the German forms of the late Latin name Franciscus“

Origin: French

Franjomale

„The first name Franjo is a diminutive of Franziskus and has its roots in the late Latin…“

Origin: French

Galebmale

„Galeb, a masculine first name, is derived from the South Slavic word gȁlēb (га̏ле̄б) an…“

Origin: Slavic

Gojkomale

„Gojko is a boy's name with South Slavic roots“

Origin: Slavic

Gonomale

„The name Gono is a short form of the South Slavic name Gonislav and stands for 'diligent'“

Origin: Slavic

Goranmale

„Goran is a male first name derived from the Slavic word gora for 'mountain.' It can thu…“

Origin: Slavic

Gordanmale

„Gordan (Cyrillic Гордан) is a masculine first name that means 'the Proud'“

Origin: Slavic

Grgurmale

„Grgur represents a primarily Croatian form of Gregor, which traces back to the Roman na…“

Grubkomale

„comes from "pregrubko, grubko" (Old South Slavic) and stands for the terms rough or coarse“

Origin: Slavic

Gvozdenmale

„Gvozden is a masculine first name from Croatia and Serbia meaning 'the Iron One'“

Origin: Slavic

Henokmale

„The name Henok (ኄኖክ) is an Amharic variant of Enoch, which traces back to the Hebrew Ch…“

Origin: Hebrew

Heronmale

„Heron (Ἥρων) is a masculine first name of ancient Greek origin“

Origin: French

Hilarmale

„The first name Hilar originates from the Croatian language and also appears in Hungaria…“

Origin: Latin

Horst-Manuelmale

„Horst-Manuel is a double name combining Horst ("the man from the forest") and Manuel ("…“

Origin: African

Hrvojemale

„Hrvoje is a masculine first name derived from the South Slavic term Hr̀vāt (Хр̀ва̄т) me…“

Girl Names

Adrijanafemale

„Adrijana is considered a South Slavic spelling of Adriana and means 'the one coming fro…“

Origin: Latin

Ajsafemale

„Ajsa is a girl's name that comes from the Bosnian and Croatian language areas and repre…“

Origin: Arabic

Aldijanafemale

„The name Aldijana, a Bosnian and Slovenian derivation of Alda, is the feminine form of …“

Aleksandrafemale

„The name Aleksandra represents a Slavic derivation of Alexandra and means in short "the…“

Origin: Estonian

Amajlafemale

„The first name Amajla is metaphorically interpreted as 'the loving one', 'the tender on…“

Amalijafemale

„The name Amalija is a variant of the name Amalia and originates from South Slavic and B…“

Origin: Latin

Amber-Rosefemale

„Amber-Rose is a double name combining Amber ("the amber") and Rose ("the rose")“

Origin: Scottish

Amelifemale

„The first name Ameli is a Basque, Croatian, and Hungarian form of Amelia or Amelie (Amé…“

Origin: Latin

Ana-Marijafemale

„The name Ana-Marija is a Serbo-Croatian and South Slavic variant of Anna-Maria, which i…“

Origin: Aramaic

Anastazijafemale

„Anastazija is a South Slavic form of the name Anastasia and means 'the resurrected one'…“

Origin: Greek

Andelkafemale

„Andelka is a Slavic variant of Angela and means among other things 'the messenger' and …“

Origin: Latin

Andjafemale

„The first name Andja is derived from Angela and is found in Croatia and Slovenia“

Origin: Latin

Andjelafemale

„Andjela is a feminine form of the name Angela and is used in Bosnian, Croatian, and Ser…“

Origin: Latin

Andjelkafemale

„The first name Andjelka is a Yugoslav and primarily Slovenian variant of the name Angel…“

Origin: Greek

Andrejafemale

„The name Andreja is used for girls and is a South Slavic form of the name Andrea, preva…“

Origin: Russian

Andricafemale

„The name Andrica is a diminutive of Alejandrica, which is rooted in the Croatian and So…“

Andrijanafemale

„The name Andrijana is a feminine form that originates from the South Slavic region and …“

Origin: Slavic

Aneafemale

„The first name Anea is considered a feminine form of Anej, with Anej being a South Slav…“

Origin: Finnish

Anicafemale

„Anica is a girl's name understood as a diminutive of Anna in Bulgarian, Croatian, Maced…“

Origin: Slavic

Ankafemale

„Anka is regarded as a pet form of Anna and derives from the Hebrew Hannah“

Origin: Polish

Ankicafemale

„Ankica is a Croatian, Slovenian, and Hungarian diminutive of Anka, which represents a S…“

Origin: Hungarian

Anteafemale

„Antea, a girl's name, is regarded as a variant of Anthea, which in turn is derived from…“

Origin: Italian

Antonijafemale

„The name Antonija is a feminine form that can be derived from the ancient Roman family …“

Origin: Latin

Azijafemale

„Azija is a diminutive of Anastazija, which originates from Greek and is rooted in South…“

Babrafemale

„"the foreigner"“

Origin: African

Bakarafemale

„Bakara is a female name variant of the Arabic term Baqarah, which translates to 'the cow'“

Origin: Arabic

Balea-Wolkefemale

„Balea-Wolke is a double name combining Balea ("whale") and Wolke ("the ruler")“

Banesafemale

„The name Banesa represents a South Slavic form of Bana, such as Ban Jelacic“

Origin: American

Bartolafemale

„Bartola is an Italian and South Slavic short form of Bartolomea, which has established …“

Origin: Italian

Bartolinafemale

„The name Bartolina originates as a Southern European variant of Barta (Bartholomäa), a …“

Origin: Greek

Bat-Sebafemale

„Bat-Seba, also in the variants Batseba and Bathseba, derives from Hebrew and means 'Dau…“

Origin: Hebrew

Bazileafemale

„Basilea derives from the Greek words and means 'the royal' or 'the queen.' The roots of…“

Bebafemale

„Beba is a female first name that comes from South Slavic and carries the meaning 'the b…“

Origin: Slavic

Benziskafemale

„The name Benziska has an interesting etymological composition“

Origin: Hebrew

Bernardafemale

„Bernarda is the feminine variant of Bernard and carries the meaning 'the bear strong'“

Origin: Dutch

Biljanafemale

„The name Biljana has its roots in the Old Slavic term bȋlje or bílje (биље), which mean…“

Origin: Slavic

Blazenkafemale

„Blazenka (Blaženka) is a female first name that is considered a Serbo-Croatian variant …“

Origin: Slavic

Boguslavafemale

„Boguslava (Богꙋслава) is the feminine form of the Slavic name Boguslav“

Origin: Slavic

Bosiljkafemale

„Bosiljka (Босиљка) is a female first name from Serbia or Croatia and is directly transl…“

Origin: Slavic

Bozanafemale

„Bozana (Božana) is a female first name of Slavic origin and is derived from Božena“

Origin: Slavic

Bozicafemale

„The name Bozica (Božica) is a diminutive form of Bozena in the Croatian language“

Origin: Slavic

Bozidarkafemale

„The name Bozidarka, or Božidarka, is a derived form of Božidar and means 'God's gift'“

Origin: Slavic

Brankafemale

„The name Branka (Бранка) serves as a Serbo-Croatian and Slovenian short form of the Sla…“

Origin: Slavic

Brankicafemale

„Brankica (Бранкица) is a Serbo-Croatian diminutive form of the name Branka, which is a …“

Bratislavafemale

„Bratislava (Братислава) is a girl's name from Serbo-Croatian and derives from Bratislav“

Brigitafemale

„Brigita is a modified form of Brigitta, used in several Eastern European languages such…“

Origin: Celtic

Brunafemale

„Bruna is an Old High German name that is considered the feminine form of Bruno and deri…“

Origin: Italian

Cecafemale

„The first name Ceca (Цеца) is a Serbian diminutive of Cecilija and Svetlana“

Origin: Latin

Cecilijafemale

„Cecilija represents a South Slavic variation of Cecilia and is mainly used in the Bosni…“

Origin: Latin

Cheyanfemale

„The name has its roots in various languages, including Afghan, German, Frisian, Jewish,…“

Origin: Norse

Corlenefemale

„The name has its origins in Croatian“

Cvitafemale

„Cvita is a Bosnian-Croatian spelling of the name Cvetka“

Dabrishafemale

„In Haitian Creole, Dabrisha means 'animal'“

Origin: Slavic

Dajanafemale

„The first name Dajana is a Germanized form of Diana, known from Roman mythology“

Origin: Turkish

Dalafemale

„The name Dala (Dála) is derived as a feminine short form of Dalibora and means "the dis…“

Origin: Slavic

Damjanafemale

„Damjana is a Macedonian, Serbian, and Slovenian form of Damiana, the female derivative …“

Origin: Greek

Danajafemale

„Danaja is a spelling variation of the girl's name Danae in Serbo-Croatian and Slovenian…“

Origin: American

Danciafemale

„Dancia is a female diminutive of Dana and is derived from Bogdana“

Danicafemale

„The name Danica (Даница) literally means "the morning star" or "Venus." It originates f…“

Origin: Slavic

Danijelafemale

„Danijela is the feminine form of the name Daniela and is regarded as a Croatian, Serbia…“

Origin: Slavic

Danirafemale

„The name Danira, as a Bosnian variant of Deianeira, means 'the destroyer of men.' The r…“

Origin: Spanish

Daralinafemale

„Daralina is a feminine form that can be viewed as a pet form of Dara and traces back to…“

Darefemale

„The name Dare, an English name for girls, means 'the one from the oak grove'“

Origin: English

Daricafemale

„The name Darica, a short form of Bozidara, means 'the gifted one' or 'the God-given one'“

Origin: Slavic

Darinkafemale

„Darinka is a Croatian and Slovenian diminutive of Darija and Daria, which in turn deriv…“

Origin: Persian

Davorkafemale

„Davorka is the female variant of the Slavic name Davor, which has its origins in Slavic…“

Dejanafemale

„The name Dejana is considered the female variant of Dejan“

Origin: Slavic

Delfafemale

„The name Delfa is a Polish diminutive of Delphina and means 'the woman from Delphi' or …“

Origin: Polish

Denijafemale

„The girl's name Denija (Денија) is a Serbian form of Dejana, the feminine derivative of…“

Denkafemale

„Denka, a female first name, is derived from the Slavic Zdenka, whose origin lies in the…“

Origin: Latin

Desafemale

„The name Desa is regarded as a derived form of Desanka and means "the passer" or "the f…“

Desankafemale

„Desanka (Десанка) is a female first name that occurs in the regions of the former Yugos…“

Origin: Slavic

Devinafemale

„Devina is the feminine form of Devin and has its roots in the Old English word 'divine'…“

Origin: Hebrew

Dijanafemale

„Dijana is derived from Diana, the Roman goddess of hunting and the moon“

Origin: Slavic

Dijonafemale

„Dijona is a feminine form of the name Dijon, which encompasses the meanings 'the pious'…“

Origin: Latin

Diljafemale

„Dilja is considered an Icelandic variant of Delia, which is an epithet of the Greek god…“

Origin: Scandinavian

Djukicafemale

„It is a diminutive of the name "Djuka," which is of Serbian origin“

Djulafemale

„Djula is the Serbo-Croatian short form of Djulija or Djulijana, both of which are relat…“

Origin: Latin

Djulijanafemale

„Djulijana is a female first name understood as an ancient South Slavic and Bosnian form…“

Origin: Latin

Djurafemale

„Djura is a South Slavic form of the name Georgina, which traces back to Georgios and ha…“

Origin: Slavic

Djurdjicafemale

„Djurdjica is a form of the South Slavic name Đurđica and derives from the Serbo-Croatia…“

Origin: Slavic

Dobrafemale

„Dobra (Добра) is a Slavic girl's name that predominantly occurs in the Bulgarian and Se…“

Origin: Slavic

Dobrilafemale

„Dobrila, the feminine form of Dobril, means 'the Good' and 'the Kind'“

Origin: Slavic

Dobrotafemale

„"good"“

Origin: Slavic

Dolciafemale

„the sweetness“

Origin: Italian

Doroteafemale

„Dorotea is the feminine form of Dorothea and carries the meaning 'gift of God'“

Origin: Italian

Dostafemale

„Dosta (Доста) is derived as a Macedonian short form of Dostana (Достана) and means "the…“

Dragicafemale

„Dragica (Драгица) is a female first name that is used as a diminutive form of the Slavi…“

Origin: Slavic

Dragomirafemale

„Dragomira is a historical girl's name of Slavic origin and is considered the feminine d…“

Origin: Slavic

Drazenkafemale

„Drazenka (Draženka) is a Croatian name and represents a feminine spelling of Drazen, wh…“

Dubravkafemale

„Dubravka (Дубравка) translates to 'the one who comes from the oak grove' and has its ro…“

Origin: Slavic

Dunjafemale

„The name Dunja has diverse origins and meanings that differ by region“

Origin: Arabic

Durdicafemale

„The name Đurđica means 'the lily of the valley' in the South Slavic region“

Origin: Slavic

Dusanafemale

„Dusana (also Dušana) represents the feminine form of the Slavic name Dusan and means 't…“

Origin: Slavic

Edicafemale

„Edica represents a South Slavic diminutive of Eda (Edita)“

Origin: Biblical

Elijanafemale

„The name Elijana is derived from several sources“

Emafemale

„Ema, as a female first name, is a common form of Emma and has its roots in Erma, which …“

Origin: Spanish

Emelifemale

„Emeli is regarded as a variant spelling of Emely and is the American feminine form of t…“

Origin: Latin

Emicafemale

„The name Emica derives from the Serbo-Croatian and Slovenian form of Ema/Emma or Emilija“

Origin: Latin

Emilafemale

„As the English and Polish form of Emilia, the name Emila carries the meanings 'the imit…“

Origin: Latin

Emily-Majafemale

„Emily-Maja is a double name combining Emily ("the emulating one") and Maja ("the good m…“

Esterafemale

„The name Estera is a Slavic variant of Esther and carries the meanings 'the star' and '…“

Origin: Polish

Fabijanafemale

„Fabijana is a feminine form of the name Fabiana, which can be traced back to Fabius and…“

Origin: Latin

Finesafemale

„Finesa, a female first name, is a diminutive of the name Serafinessa, which traces back…“

Floricafemale

„Florica is a feminine form of the name Flora and originates from South Slavic, Romanian…“

Origin: Latin

Freya-Janafemale

„No information on the meaning is currently available“

Origin: Aramaic

Gabrijelafemale

„Gabrijela is the Croatian and Slovenian form of Gabriele, which in turn derives from th…“

Gizelafemale

„The first name Gizela, a predominantly Polish and Czech form of Gisela, means "the girl…“

Origin: Polish

Glorafemale

„a South Slavic variant of Gloria (Latin for the revered)“

Origin: Polish

Glorijafemale

„Glorija is the South Slavic and Baltic variant of Gloria, which is considered the perso…“

Origin: Latin

Glorinafemale

„Glorina is considered a diminutive of the name Gloria, which in Roman mythology represe…“

Origin: Latin

Goranafemale

„Gorana is the feminine form of the name Goran and can be translated as "the woman from …“

Origin: Slavic

Gordanafemale

„The name Gordana (Cyrillic Гордана), meaning "the Proud," has its roots in the old Sout…“

Origin: Slavic

Goricafemale

„Gorica is a diminutive of Gorana, the female variant of the Slavic name Goran“

Origin: Slavic

Gospafemale

„Gospa is a girl's name that is common in Croatia and Serbia“

Grozdanafemale

„Grozdana (Гроздана) represents the feminine form of Grozdan in Bulgaria, Croatia, and N…“

Origin: Slavic

Henrijetafemale

„The first name Henrijeta represents a Serbo-Croatian variant of Henrietta (Henriette), …“

Herminafemale

„As the old German form of Hermine, Hermina stands for 'the warrior woman' or 'the femal…“

Origin: Dutch

Hrvojkafemale

„Hrvojka represents the feminine form of the Croatian first name Hrvoje and is also deri…“

Unisex Names

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