Bosnian Names

Bosnian names are used by the Bosniak people. For additional names, see Serbo-Croatian names, Arabic names and Turkish names.
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Abdulah m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Abd Allah.
Adem m Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian
Turkish, Bosnian and Albanian form of Adam.
Adin m Bosnian
Meaning unknown, possibly from Turkish ad meaning "name".
Admir m Bosnian, Albanian
Meaning uncertain. It might be a variant of Amir 1 or it could be derived from Latin admiror meaning "admire".
Adna f Bosnian
Feminine form of Adnan.
Adnan m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Means "settler" in Arabic. According to tradition, Adnan was an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad and the northern Arabian tribes.
Afan m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Affan.
Ahmed m Turkish, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Bengali, Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Variant of Ahmad. This was the name of three Ottoman sultans.
Aida f Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Literature
Variant of Ayda. This name was used in Verdi's opera Aida (1871), where it belongs to an Ethiopian princess held captive in Egypt.
Ajdin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Aydın.
Ajla f Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian form of Ayla 2.
Ajna f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Aina 5.
Ajnur m Bosnian
Bosnian masculine form of Aynur.
Ajša f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Aisha.
Aldin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ala ad-Din.
Aldina 2 f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Ala ad-Din.
Aleksandar m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Form of Alexander in several languages.
Alem m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Alim.
Ali 1 m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, Dhivehi, Albanian, Bosnian
Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic, from the root علا (ʿalā) meaning "to be high". Ali ibn Abi Talib was a cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the fourth caliph to rule the Muslim world. His followers were the original Shia Muslims, who regard him as the first rightful caliph.... [more]
Alija m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ali 1.
Alisa f Russian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Finnish, Georgian
Form of Alice used in several languages.
Almir 2 m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Al-Amir.
Almira 2 f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Al-Amir.
Amar 2 m Arabic, Bosnian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عمّار (see Ammar), as well as the usual Bosnian form.
Amel 1 m Bosnian
Bosnian masculine form of Amal 1.
Amela f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Amal 1.
Amina 1 f Arabic, Bosnian, Tatar, Bashkir, Chechen, Ingush, Kazakh, Urdu, Swahili, Hausa
Derived from Arabic أمن (ʾamina) meaning "safe, secure". This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's mother, who died when he was young.
Amir 1 m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Malay, Indonesian, Bosnian
Means "commander, prince" in Arabic. This was originally a title, which has come into English as the Arabic loanword emir.
Amira 1 f Arabic, Bosnian, Malay
Feminine form of Amir 1.
Amna f Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian
Means "safety" in Arabic, derived from أمن (ʾamina) meaning "to be safe".
Asja f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Asiya.
Azra f Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu
Means "virgin, maiden" in Arabic.
Bakir m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Baqir.
Belma f Bosnian, Turkish
Meaning unknown.
Danis m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Danish.
Daris m Bosnian (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Arabic دارس (dāris) meaning "learned, educated", a derivative of درس (darasa) meaning "to study, to learn".
Davud m Persian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Persian, Azerbaijani and Bosnian form of David.
Demir m Turkish, Bosnian
Means "iron" in Turkish.
Džafer m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Jafar.
Džan m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Can.
Džana f Bosnian
Feminine form of Džan.
Džejla f Bosnian
Short form of Džejlana.
Džejlana f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ceylan.
Dženita f Bosnian
From Bosnian dženet meaning "paradise, garden", derived from Arabic جنّة (janna).
Ema 1 f Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Croatian, Bosnian, Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Form of Emma used in various languages.
Emin m Turkish, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Turkish, Azerbaijani and Bosnian form of Amin.
Emina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Amina 2.
Emir m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish form and Bosnian variant of Amir 1.
Emira f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Amira 1.
Emrah m Turkish, Bosnian
Possibly a variant of Emre.
Enes m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Anas.
Enis m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Anis.
Enisa f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Anis.
Enver m Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian
Turkish, Bosnian and Albanian form of Anwar.
Esma f Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Asma.
Faris m Arabic, Bosnian
Means "horseman, knight" in Arabic.
Faruk m Turkish, Bosnian, Arabic
Turkish and Bosnian form of Faruq, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.
Fatima f Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian
Derived from Arabic فطم (faṭama) meaning "to abstain, to wean". Fatima was a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and the wife of Ali, the fourth caliph. She is regarded as the exemplary Muslim woman, especially among Shias.
Ferid m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Farid.
Fikret m Turkish, Bosnian
From Arabic فكرة (fikra) meaning "thought, idea", a derivative of فكر (fakara) meaning "to think, to reflect".
Fikreta f Bosnian
Feminine form of Fikret.
Hamid 1 m Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, Uzbek, Malay, Bosnian
Means "praiseworthy" in Arabic, from the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise". In Islamic tradition الحميد (al-Ḥamīd) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Hamza m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian
Means "lion" in Arabic, a derivative of حمز (ḥamuza) meaning "strong, sturdy". This was the name of an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad who was killed in battle.
Hana 1 f Arabic, Bosnian
Means "bliss, happiness" in Arabic, from the root هنأ (hanaʾa) meaning "to gladden, to enjoy".
Haris 1 m Bosnian, Urdu, Indonesian, Arabic
Bosnian, Urdu and Indonesian form of Harith, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.
Harun m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Arabic form of Aaron. Harun ar-Rashid was a 9th-century Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of The 1001 Nights.
Hasan m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay, Albanian, Bosnian
Means "handsome" in Arabic, from the root حسن (ḥasuna) meaning "to be beautiful, to be good". Hasan was the son of Ali and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. He was poisoned by one of his wives and is regarded as a martyr by Shia Muslims. This was also the name of two kings of Morocco. It is sometimes transcribed as Hassan, though this is a distinct name in Arabic.
Hatidža f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Khadija.
Hazim m Arabic, Bosnian
Means "firm, resolute" in Arabic.
Husein m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Husayn.
Ibrahim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Pashto, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Avar, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Hausa, Swahili
Arabic form of Abraham, also used in several other languages. This form appears in the Quran.
Ibro m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Ibrahim.
Ilma 2 f Bosnian
Meaning unknown, possibly from Arabic علْم (ʿilm) meaning "knowledge, learning".
Isa 1 m Arabic, Persian, Albanian, Bosnian
Arabic form of Jesus. This form is found in the Quran and is used as a given name by Muslims. Arabic-speaking Christians instead use يسوع (Yasūʿ) to refer to Jesus Christ.
Ismet m Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian form of Ismat.
Izudin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Izz ad-Din.
Jasmin 2 m Bosnian
Bosnian masculine form of Jasmine.
Jasmina f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian
Form of Jasmine in several languages.
Jusuf m Bosnian, Indonesian
Bosnian and Indonesian form of Yusuf.
Kerim m Turkish, Turkmen, Bosnian
Turkish, Turkmen and Bosnian form of Karim.
Lamija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Lamia 1.
Lejla f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Layla.
Mahir m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian
Means "skilled" in Arabic.
Mak m Bosnian
Means "poppy (flower)" in Bosnian. It is most often given in honour of the Bosnian poet Mehmedalija Dizdar (1917-1971), whose pseudonym was Mak.
Medina f Kazakh, Bosnian
Kazakh and Bosnian form of Madina.
Mehmed m Ottoman Turkish, Bosnian
Older form of Mehmet, as well as the Bosnian form. This was the name of six sultans of the Ottoman Empire, including Mehmed II the conqueror of Constantinople.
Melisa f Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Melissa.
Mensur m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Mansur.
Merjem f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Miriam (see Mary).
Merjema f Bosnian
Bosnian variant form of Miriam (see Mary).
Midhat m & f Arabic, Bosnian, Urdu
Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic, from the root مدح (madaḥa) meaning "to praise".
Mirsad m Bosnian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Arabic meaning "watchtower" or Persian meaning "ambush".
Mirsada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mirsad.
Mirza m Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian
Means "prince" from Persian میرزا (mīrzā), earlier امیرزاده (amīrzādeh), which is ultimately from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "commander" combined with Persian زاده (zādeh) meaning "offspring".
Muamer m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Muammar.
Muhamed m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Muhammad.
Mujo m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Mustafa.
Murat m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Murad.
Mustafa m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Urdu, Kazakh, Indonesian, Malay
Means "chosen" in Arabic, derived from اصطفا (iṣṭafā) meaning "to choose". This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad. It was borne by four Ottoman sultans. Another famous bearer was Mustafa Kemal (1881-1938), also known as Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.
Naser m Arabic, Persian, Bosnian, Albanian
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Persian ناصر (see Nasir). This is also the usual Bosnian and Albanian form.
Nedim m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Nadim.
Nejla 2 f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Naila.
Nermin m & f Bosnian, Turkish, Arabic (Egyptian)
From Persian نرم (narm) meaning "soft, gentle". It is typically masculine in Bosnian, and feminine in Turkish and Arabic.
Nermina f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Nermin.
Nihad m Bosnian, Azerbaijani
Bosnian and Azerbaijani form of Nihat.
Omar 1 m Arabic, Bosnian, Kazakh, Malay, English, Spanish, Italian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عمر (see Umar). This is the usual English spelling of the name of the 12th-century poet Umar Khayyam. In his honour it has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world, notably for the American general Omar Bradley (1893-1981).
Osman m Turkish, Kurdish, Albanian, Bosnian, Malay
Turkish, Kurdish, Albanian, Bosnian and Malay form of Uthman. This was the name of the founder of the Ottoman Empire in the 14th century. It was later borne by two more Ottoman sultans.
Rejjan m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Rayyan.
Sabahudin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Sabah ad-Din.
Šaban m Bosnian, Macedonian
Bosnian and Macedonian form of Shaban.
Sajra f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Saira.
Salih m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Bengali
Means "virtuous" in Arabic, a derivative of صلح (ṣalaḥa) meaning "to be good, to be proper". According to the Quran this was the name of an early Arabian prophet.
Sead m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Said.
Sejad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Said.
Šejma f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Shaima.
Skender m Bosnian
Short form of Aleksandar.
Suad f & m Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian
Means "happiness, luck" in Arabic, from the root سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky". In Arabic it is typically feminine, while in Bosnia and Albania it is typically masculine.
Suada f Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian feminine form of Suad.
Sulejman m Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian form of Süleyman.
Suljo m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Süleyman.
Sumeja f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Sumayya.
Tahir m Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.
Tajra f Bosnian
Possibly from Arabic طائر (ṭāʾir) meaning "bird".
Tarik m Bosnian, Arabic
Bosnian form of Tariq. It is also an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.
Vedad m Bosnian
Bosnian masculine form of Widad.
Zejd m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zayd.
Zejneb f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaynab.
Zerina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zarina.
Zlatan m Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Derived from South Slavic zlato meaning "gold", a derivative of Old Slavic zolto.