Croatian
names are used in the country of Croatia and other Croatian communities throughout the world.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Mladomir m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)Derived from Slavic
mlad "young" combined with Slavic
mir "peace". A known bearer of this name is Mladomir Puriša Đorđević (b. 1924), a Serbian film director and screenwriter.
Muncimir m Croatian, HistoryThe first element of this name is probably derived from Slavic
monciti "to work". The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace". This name was borne by Muncimir of Croatia, a prince from the 10th century AD.
Mutimir m Croatian, Serbian, HistoryThe first element of this name is possibly derived from Serbo-Croatian
mučiti "to torture, to torment", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mǫčiti "to torture, to torment"... [
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Natko m CroatianDerived from the South Slavic
nada meaning "hope", and considered a masculine form of
Nada 2.
Nera f Croatian, HebrewFeminine form of
Ner. It also means "candle" in Hebrew (hence may be given to girls born during Hanukkah).
Neron m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, UkrainianHellenized form of
Nero 1 as well as the Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of the name.
Okean m Bosnian, Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian, Kyrgyz (Rare), Russian, Serbian, Slovene, UkrainianBosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kyrgyz, Russian, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian form of
Okeanos.... [
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Ozren m Croatian, SerbianDerived from the passive voice of an older Slavic verb
ozreti se meaning "to look, glance".... [
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Petrislav m Croatian, Serbian, HistoryCroatian and Serbian form of
Petroslav. Known bearers of this name were Serbian rulers Petrislav of Duklja and Petrislav of Rascia, who both lived in the 11th century AD.
Predislav m Medieval Croatian, Medieval Serbian, Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective
pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
perdъ "in front of, against"... [
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Radola m Serbian, Croatian, CzechSlavicized variant of the Germanic name
Rudolf, most notably used by Czech military commander and politician Radola Geidl, whose original name was Rudolf Geidl.
Ranimir m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
rani or
rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
ranъ. Also compare Polish
rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak
ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [
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Ranislav m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
rani or
rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
ranъ. Also compare Polish
rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak
ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [
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Rašeljka f Croatian (Rare)Derived from the name of the plant
rašeljka (Lat. Prunus mahaleb), called ''mahaleb cherry'' in English.
Rea f Croatian, English, German (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Galician, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Filipino, Hungarian, Estonian, Romansh, AlbanianForm of
Rhea in several languages.
Rufin m Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare), French, Polish, Russian, Serbian, ProvençalBulgarian, Croatian, French, Provençal, Polish, Russian and Serbian form of
Rufinus.
Rusimir m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is probably derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun
Rus meaning "Russian". The Russians themselves derived their name from (Old) Russian
rusij or
rusiy, which refers to a light hair colour (often blonde; some sources also say light-brown) and could be understood to mean "fair-haired" or "fair-headed"... [
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Rusmir m Bosnian, CroatianBosnian form of
Rusimir, as well as a Croatian variant form of the same name. A bearer of this name is Rusmir Mahmutćehajić (b. 1948), a Bosnian politician and writer.
Rvat m CroatianMeans "Croat" in Croatian. It's not used very often in last 300 years.
Simonida f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Albanian, HistorySerbian feminine form of
Simonides. This name was borne by a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos II, Princess Simonida (1289-1340), born
Simonis, who became the fourth wife of the Serbian king Milutin when she was five years old... [
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Sladomir m CroatianDerived from (Serbo-)Croatian
sladak "sweet" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Sokrat m Abkhaz, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian (Rare), Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, UkrainianForm of
Socrates in various languages. In Georgia, this name is a variant of
Sokrate, which is the standard Georgian form of the aforementioned name.
Soter m Ancient Greek, Croatian, PolishDerived from the Greek noun σωτήρ
(soter) meaning "saviour, deliverer, preserver". This name was often used as an epithet, for both gods (such as Zeus and Apollo) and real-life rulers, such as Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt (4th century BC) and Antiochus I Soter of the Seleucid Empire (3rd century BC).... [
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Spasimir m Bulgarian, CroatianThe first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian
spasjá or
spasjávam "to save, to rescue". Also compare Serbo-Croatian
spasiti and Russian
spasát', both of which mean "to save, to rescue"... [
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Srđan m Croatian, SerbianPossibly derived from South Slavic
srdit meaning "angry". It was associated with
Sergius (
Srđ in older Croatian) from early times.