Croatian female names. The most common names of Croatian

The most common surname in Croatia WordCloud

DER the most widely used last name in Croatia it H.which is translated as "Croats" means. So nice patriotic appear name, which makes sense in the context of naming. Because why do you have names? Simply put, to distinguish families. This constellation in Croatia is when in Germany is not the most Müller.However, "German" as a surname will bear.

Why ending with "ić" so often in Croatia

That in our list of the most popular surnames in Croatia jumps the reader directly into the eyes, many names end with "ić". It follows from the fact that here patronymischer. or matronymischer. Surname based on. So last name, he is on behalf of the Father (Fr.) or Mother (Mater) Stems. This extension can also be found in Bosnian, Serbian and Montenegrin. These forms are located in where the Patro or Matronyme is the extension "hay" are.
Patronyme are examples:
–Filipovich -\u003e Child Filip
–Stjepanić. -\u003e Child Step
MATRONYME Name:
–Babich -\u003e Child B (old woman)
–Marušić. - Marya Marya (Maria)

Professions were used as a basis for naming

In Croatia, some families were named after the occupation of parents.
Famous examples include:
–Ribar - Ribarević - Baby Fisherman
–K. -Kuznitsa Kovachevich, Kovacich - Baby Kuznets

The name is known to Kovach in Germany through the former Croatian footballer Niko Kovac, today coach. As a player, he was in the city of His birth with herta, in Bayer 04 Leverkusen, active in Hamburger SV and Bavaria Munich.

Also known as their cunning meaning: here ČOLAK

Čolak. Or the collapse initially a surname occurs at Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the middle of Dalmatia. According to internal migration from Herzegovina in the Croatian capital Zagreb and. The name is now often often from Dalmatia in Croatian cities Split and Zadar (as for the total number) to meet. The surname is also among the Bosnians and Serbs.

The surname was ČOLAK in 18. Century to the reign of the Ottoman Empire in Southeast Europe. He was a man for characterization, respectively. Added distinguishing to the existing personal name. The name Jhunlipps comes from the Turkish word, refers to the "man with a scrub hand or a crippled hand." Hand, probably, hands or fingers are crippled or completely absent. It can simply be used for the left. Campbell is still a male name. He lived in Croatia in the year 2012 about 820 people from the last name čolak.

List of 20 am Meisten Verwendeten Familiennamen in Krotien

1. H.
2. K.
3. Babica
4. M.
5. Novak
6. J.
7. K.
8. Vukovich
9. K.
10. Markovich
11. Petrovich
12. M.
13. T.
14. K.
15. Pavlovich
16. Christmas
17. B.
18. Gragich
19. P.
20. Radic

Male and women's Croatian names have a lot in common with the European naming system. It is impossible not to note the larger similarity of the name. In general, modern Croatian names of boys and girls are distinguished by a great variety. Among them are many both traditional and fairly exotic, borrowed from other languages \u200b\u200band cultures.

The origin of male and female Croatian names

Most traditional male and female Croatian names have Slavic origin. They began to appear in the seventh century. The value of traditional Croatian names and surnames is still very large. They continue to be actively used in our time. At the same time, there are popular Croatian names of girls and boys borrowed from the Catholic calendar. The tradition of calling children across the sacresis in Croatia is quite common.

There are also those who were taken from other cultures and languages \u200b\u200bamong male and female Croatian names. Many of them appeared quite recently, under the influence of globalization processes. Among those fully contradicting the Croatian traditions of name.

Top most beautiful Croatian names for boys

• Bronislav. Translated into Russian \u003d "Fighter for glory"
• Branimir. From the Version Slavic "Favoring World"
• Goran. Translated into Russian, this Croatian name is "high" / "mountain"
• Casimir. From the old Slavonic "preacher of the world"
• Lubomir. The name of Slavic origin. Meaning \u003d "Loving World"
• Marco. Form Latin name Mark
• Miroslav. Production from "Peace" and "Glory"
• Young. Translated into Russian, this is the Croatian name of a man matters \u003d "Small"
• Radomir. From the Version Slavic "Wrestlers for Peace"
• Tikhomir. Croatian name for a boy created by the words "quiet" and "peaceful"
• Tomislav. From the Starrog Slavonic "Tommy Glory".

List of the most beautiful Croatian names for girls

• Bogdan. The name of Slavic origin. Meaning \u003d "This God"
• Borislava. Means "that that fights for glory"
• Vlasta. from the Slavic "Motherland"
• Dragan. Translated into Russian, this female Croatian name matters \u003d "Dear"
• Dubravka. From Staroslavansky "Strong, like oak"
• Zlata. Croatian name for a girl meaning "Golden"
• Ivan. Translated from Jewish, this is the Croatian name of the girl matters \u003d "This God"
• Kvita. From the Slavic "Flower"
• Militsa. South Slavic version of Melisa \u003d "Honey"
• Mirka. Production from the world or Miroslav \u003d "glorified by the whole world"
• Slavik. From the old Slavonic "Nice"
• Stanislav. Name of Slavic origin \u003d "Become a glorious"

The most popular women's and men's Croatian names

To date, such men and women's Croatian names like Ivan, Marco, Josif, Stepan, Tomislav, Maria, Anna and Ivana are the most common are the most common. However, in recent years, the inhabitants of Croatia are increasingly called newborns on a foreign manner. In this regard, in the near future it is worth expecting a sharp increase in the number of names borrowed from other languages.

Croats, Serbs, Bosniki, Macedonians, Chernogorts - Balkan Slavs, who once made up one major country called Yugoslavia. These peoples separated from each other in different countries have common historical events, neighboring territories, much in common in culture and traditions. Despite belonging to various religions, Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian surnames are often difficult to distinguish with accessories.

Who are such Croats

Croats are Slavic tribes that settled the Balkans around the VII century, after the decay of the empire. Presumably came from Galicia. In its genetic structure, Croats are related to the Slavs and the Northern Germans, or Gotham. Croatian tribes were divided into white, black and red Croats. White - the ancestors of the population of Galicia (Western Ukraine), black (Czech Croats) - Moravia and Slovenia. Red Croatia call the area of \u200b\u200bthe current Dalmatia and some areas of neighboring Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most of the people of this nationality live in the territory of the current names are also often found in all former republics of Yugoslavia, in Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Hungary. Small groups of Croats can be found in many corners of the globe.

Names of prechristian

The ancient tribes - the ancestors of Croats were pagans, like all Slavs. Introduction with the name of Slavs was given great importance. It was believed that the name gives a person to the quality that it carries. Yes, so it is in modern times: "As you call the boat, it will break out." Croatian surnames, like other nations, arose only with the emergence of the need for documentary fixation of citizens. Interesting belief existed in pagan tribes relative to the name. Very often, the constant name was given to a child when he was already adjusted, and his character traits and inclinations were clear, then they made his Slavko (nice), Goran (Mountain), Veda (cheerful). Girls were generally given the names of plants and colors. So in Croatakes is often the names of the cherry, berry, tree. Before receiving the permanent name to hide the child from evil spirits, he was called simply finding, momie (boy) or gave a caressing animal name, pig, for example (hum).

Religion and surnames

The need to add to the name of the names appeared in Slavs with the adoption of Christianity, as the records of church books of birth, death, census were recorded. Croatian names and surnames form a full identity adherence. The patronymic, as well as Serbs, are not accepted. Actually, most of the initial surnames are the changed names of fathers who have become later transmitted by the family. This type of surnames are akin to the deception of the Eastern Slavs: Petrovich, Markovich, Yakovich.

Forms of Croatian surnames

Families, derivatives on behalf of the Father or the kind of classes, with endings - Officer, occupy the first place in the prevalence of Serbs, and only the second of Croats. The pronunciation of Croatian surnames, like the Serbian this kind, is practically no different, because they have one language - Serbohorvatsky. Kovachevich, Vukovich, Shumanovich - this form is also common among the Poles and Western Ukrainians. Thus, they called themselves in these regions in the main townspeople and merchants. The Russians with such an end were formed by the patronymic, but emphasis in Croatian surnames, unlike Russian patrols, on the first syllable in most cases, or on the third from the end - for long surnames.

Popular surnames

Not differing special modesty, in the list of the most common leading surname of Croat. The second in popularity of Croatian surnames with the endings - ICHFrom which the championship belongs to Kovachevich. Next follow the names with the endings to: Novak, Dvorak, and educated from the decreasing name of the Father ending - iK Yerak, Mihalek. Further in the list of popularity follows the family endings - UK: Tarbuch, Biyuk. Less often meet groups - RC, -RTS, -AR, -Sh (Hvart, Rybar, Dragos). There are separate surnames peculiar only to certain regions or components of two-door combinations (kickeria, Belivuk). There are in Croatia and Oreshanin, Greekoman, Colorin. Families with such endings are about 5 thousand inhabitants of the country.

Geography in the names

Croatian anthroponimic specialists conducted colossal work on the description of the names of their edge. In scientific works on this topic described, not only as Croatian surnames are pronounced, as they compiled and what they designate. Linguists have collected and classified the prevalence of their indigenous names in the districts of Croatia and beyond. Knowing these patterns, it is possible to determine, about which edge there were ancestors of one or another. Thus, the most numerous surname of Croat, it turns out focuses in the field of a small northern territory, which once belonged to Austria-Hungary, apparently, once ingenians called the indigenous inhabitants.

Many Croats in mountain cats, in these areas there are also the greatest number of surnames groups - k, - Ten, -Ats, -sh.In Slavonia, the shapes are dominated, -Ats. Dalmatia is inherent regional form of surnames, with the end - iCA (Kusturica, Pavlitsa, Cinnamon).

Famous Croats

Many Croatian outstanding people glorified the names of their ancestors to the whole world. The first of them was the famous geographer and traveler Marco Polo. Invented parachute Faust Vanchich, the "Theory of Natural Philosophy" was a physicist, mathematician and astronomer Rujkener Boschkovich, the method of Dactyloskopia presented to the world Ivan Huruchichich. The architect and sculptor of Jurai Dalmatian, artist Yulivi Klovich, politician Josef Nikolay Tesla are widely known. This is only a small list of famous surnames of Croats, which made a significant contribution to the development of world history.

To the question "What do we know about the names of Slavic peoples?" You need to answer honestly - nothing! Meanwhile, the "Brothers-Slavs" have something to learn: and careful attitude to the names of their Slavic ancestors, and to the names of the Christian saints, and to the ability to adopt the names of neighboring peoples, making it easy and very organic. So, proceed ...

Part 1. What are the names of Croats? General review.

On this page, you will see not some "lists of Croatian names", taken unknown from where, and the names of living people who live in today's Croatia, and be able to draw up the first idea of \u200b\u200bthe degree of their popularity.

Croats are southern Slavs. Croatia's population is 4.2 million people, 90% of them are Croats, about 5% of Serbs and a little Italians (0.4%, mainly in Istria, in the north). Catholics in the total population of 86% (this is usually Croats), Orthodox 4.5% (mainly Serbs), Muslims 1.5% (as a rule, immigrants from Bosnia).

State language - Croatian. Writing on the basis of the Latin alphabet (unlike Serbia, where Cyrillic is used). The Croatian Latiny is called Gajica (Gajica, Hrvatska Abeceda), in honor of her creator, who was Lyudewit Guy (Ljudevit Gaj). There are no letters Q, W, X, Y, but there are several "special" letters: č, č (hard), ć, ć (s soft), dž, dž (j), đ, đ (ji), LJ, LJ (l), nj, nj (nj), Š, Š (w), ž, ž (g). Croatian women's names Luba, Lerka, Runž, Zheleka and Stuffania, for example, written like this: Ljuba, Ljerka, Ruža, željka and Štefanija, and George Maryanovich (famous singer) - đorđe Marjanović.

The name of the country on the Croatian language Republika Hrvatska, and in English - Republic of Croatia. The capital is Zagreb (800 thousand people). Other large cities - Split (170 thousand people), Rijeka (130 thousand people) and Osijek (85 thousand people).

The head of the government is the Prime Minister Tikhomir Orešković (Tihomir Orešković).

What you need to say first. The number of personal names - both female and male, impressive: it is just a huge. The thing is that in modern Croatia, any diminutive or abbreviated (truncated) form of the name can be recorded in the birth certificate and even into the passport. There is no one to surprise anyone that a woman - a parliament deputy is called, for example, Anka, Milanka, Tanya or Zheljka (Anka, Milanka, Tanja, željka), and a 60-year-old man - Sasha, Pashko, Dubravko (SAŠA, PAŠKO, DUBRAVKO).

Here look: Ana, Anja, Anita, Ani, Anka, Ankica, Anica, Ančica, Anna, Anela, Aneli, Aneta (Ana, Anya, Anita, Ani, Anca, Ankitz, Annia, Anchi, Anna, Anela, Anenie, Aneta) - The Croatian Options named Anna is listed here. Please note that all of them are registered by the Croatian Republic registry offices as independent passport names. And a few more examples: Katarina, Katija, Katja, Katica, Kata, Katrin, Katrina, Rina, Kaja (Catarina, Katya, Katitsa, Kata, Katrine, Katrina, Rina, Kaya); Tatjana, Tajana, Tanja (Tatiana, Tayan, Tanya); Štefanija, Štefani, Štefa, Fani (Stuffani, Stuffani, Step, Fani); Terezija, Tereza, Tesa, Tessa (Teresia, Teresia, Tesa, Tessa); Draga, Dragana, Dragica, Draženka (Draga, Dragan, Dragica, Dragon), Nediljka, Neda (Nedilka, Real).

Male names - the same picture: ARSEN, SENO, SENKO (Arsen, Seno, Senko), b ožidar, Božo, Bože, Božen, Boško, Darko (Bohdar, God, God, Bozhen, Bosko, Darco); Vladimir, Vlado, Vlatko (Vladimir, Vlado, Vlakko), Stjepan, Stipe, Stipo, Stjepko, Stijepo, Stevo (Stepan, Stipe, Stipo, Stepko, Stepo, Stevo).

And now you can continue. The review is based on the age principle. And get acquainted with the names of the inhabitants of Croatia, we will gradually follow the one age group to the other: senior age (40-50 or more years) - youth (20-25 years) - newborns (0-5):

1) Names of Deputies of the Parliament of the Croatian Republic

151 deputies, of which 121 are a man and 30 women,

range of ages from 30 to 70 years, Middle age 50 years

Men - Anđelko / Angelko, Andrija / Andria, Ante / Ante, Antun / Antoon, Arsen / Arsen, Blaženko / Blazenko, Boris / Boris (2), Božo / Bozhjo, Branimir / Brantir, Branko / Branko (3), Damir / Damir (4), Darinko / Darinko, Dario / Dario, Darko / Darco (2), Davor / Davor (3), Domagoj / Domago, Domagoj Ivan / Domago Ivan (Double Name), Drago / Drago, Dražen / Drazen (3 ), Franio / France, Franko / Franco, Furio / Furio, Giovanni / Giovanni, GORAN / Goran (3), Gordan / Gordan (2), Igor / Igor, Ivan / Ivan (11), IVICA / Ivitsa, IVO / Ivo , Jaroslav / Yaroslav, Jasen / Clear, Josip / Yosip (6), Joško / Yoshko, Juro / Yuro, Ladislav / Ladislav, Leon / Leon, Lucian / Lucian, Marijan / Marioan, Mario / Mario, Marko / Marco, MARO / Maro, Mihael / Michael, Mile / Mile, Milivoj / Miley, Milorad / Milorad (2), Miodrag / Miodrag, Mirando / Mirando, Mirko / Mirko, Miro / Miro (2), Miroslav / Miroslav (2), Nenad / NEAD , ORSAT / Orsat, PEđA / Pedja, Pero / Pen, Petar / Petar, Predrag / Prevrag, Radimir / Radir, Rajko / Raiko, Ranko / Ranko, Robert / Robert, Silvano / Silvano, Siniša / Sinisha (2), Stevo / Stevo, Stipe / Stipe, Stjepan / Stepan, Šandor / Shandor, Tihomir / Tikhomir, Tomislav / Tomislav ( 6), Tulio / Tulio, Vedran / Vedan, Veljko / Velko, Vladimir / Vladimir, ZDRAVKO / Head, Zoran / Zoran (2), žarko / hot, željko / Zelko (5).

Women - Ana / Ana, Anka / Anca, Božica / Gods, Dragica / Dragica, Ermina / Ermina, Gordana / Gordan (2), Inees / Irena / Irena / Irena, Jasna / Clear, Josipa / Josipa, Ljubica / Lovee, Margareta / Margaret, Marija / Maria (3), Milanka / Milanka, Nada / Nada (2), Nansi / Nancy, Ružica / Ruzhitsa, Sabina / Sabina, Sandra / Sandra (3), Sanja / Sanya, Štefanija / Styfania, Tanja / Tanya, Vesna / Spring

In parentheses, the number of people with this name is indicated.

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Note: At the time of writing the article (August 2016), the Parliament of the 8th convocation was operated, elected December 28, 2015. The collapsed deputies with the indication of their birth dates was posted on the site (HRVATSKI SABOR - Croatia Parliament, www.sabor.hr).

2) The names of the Artists of the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb

270 people, of which 125 men and 145 women,

range of ages from 25 to 65 years, average age 45 years

Men - Adam (2), Alan, Alen (3), Andrija, Ante (2), Antonio, Bojan, Božidar, Božimir, Damir (4), Danijel, Danko (2), Darijan, Dario (2), David, Davor (2), Davorin, Domagoj, Dragan, Dubavko, Dušan (2), Filip, Franjo, Goran, Gordan, Hrvoje (2), Igor, Ivan (10), Ivica (3), IVO (2), Jerko, Josip (2), Jurica, Krešimir, Kristian, Kristijan (2), Kornel, Leonard, Livio, Ljubomir, Luciano, Luka, Marijan, Mario (3), Marko (2), Matija, Milan, Miljenko (3), Miroslav , Mislav, Nenad, NEVEN, Nikola, Nikša (3), Ninoslav, Petromil, Renko, Robert, Roko, Romeo, Saša, Sebastian, Silvio, Siniša (5), Slavko, Srđan, Stjepan (3), Svebor, Tin ( 2), Toma, Tomica, Tomislav (4), TVRTKO, Vjekoslav, Vladimir (2), Zlatko, Zvonimir (2), željko (2), žorž

Orašar (Nutcracker)

Romeo I Julija (Romeo and Juliet)

Women - Adela, Aleksandra, Alma, Ana (4), Anastasija, Andreja, Antonija, Anželika, Barbara (3), Bernardina, Blanka, Blaženka, Bojana, Božica, Branka (2), Cecilija, Danijela, Danjela, Daria (2 ), Darija, Diana, Dijana, Dora, Dorotea, Dubavka, Dunja (2), Eleonora, Ema, Emilija, Eva, Gorana, Gordana (3), Helena, Henrijeta, Ida, Irena, IVA (4), Ivana (2 Ivančica, Ivanka, Jadranka (2), Jelena, Katarina, Katija, Kristina, Ksenija (3), Lana, Lidija (3), Ljerka, Lovorka, Luca, Lucija, Lujza, Magda, Maja (3), Marija, Marijana (2), Marta (2), Martina (3), Mateja, Mia, Mihala, Milka, Minja, Mirala, Mirela, Mirna, Mirta, Mojca, Nadežda, Natalija, Nensen, Nina (3), Olga, Olja, Orijana, Pavla, Petra (3), Sanda, Sandra, Sanja (2), Silvana, Slavica, Snježana (6), Sofia, Suzana (2), Štefa, Tajana, Tamara (2), Tatjana (4), Tihana ( 2), Valentina, Vanja, Verica, Viktorija, Višnja, Vladimira, Vlasta, Vlatka, Zrinka (2), željka (2)

Note: Data as of August 2016. The haugh was the composition of the theater troupe (opera, ballet, drama, choir and orchestra) is shown on Hrvatsko Narodno Kazalište u Zagrebu, www.hnk.hr

3) the names of the artists of the ensemble of folk dance and songs of Croatia Lado

40 people, of which 22 men and 18 women,

age 35-50 years

Men - Alan, Alen, Andrija, Antun (2), Bojan, Boris, Branimir, Dubavko, Dražen (2), Igor (2), Josip, Mario, Matej, Mladen, Nenad, Pavo, Saša, željko (2)

Women - Adrijana, Ana, Anita, Dijana, Iva, Ivana, Irena, Jasenka, Klara, Kristina, Mateja, Nataša, Snježana, Tamara, Verica, Vlatka (2), Zrinka

Note: Data as of August 2016. Salted composition

located on Ansambl Narodnih Plesova I Pjesama Hrvatske Lado, www.lado.hr

4) The names of the members of the Croatian delegation at the 2016 Olympic Games

in Rio de Janeiro - athletes, coaches and medical staff

only 157 people, of these, 130 men and 27 women,

middle age 25 years

Men - Alan, Aleksandar, Andrej, Andro, Anđelo, Antonio, Bojan (2), Borna, Božo, Dalibor, Dario (2), Damir (5), Darko, Davor, Dejan, Dinko, Domagoj, Dražen (2), EDIS, EDO, EDVARD, FILIP (5), FRANJO, GORAN, HRVOJE (2), IGOR (5), ILIJA, IVAN (9), IVICA (3), Jakov, Jurica, Josip (4), Joško, Jozo, Karlo, Krešinir, Kristijan, Krunoslav, Leonard, LUKA (6), Manuel, Marin (3), Mario (3), Marko (8), MARO, Martin, Matija, Miro, Miroslav (3), Mladen, Nikica , Nikola, Pavle, Pero, Petar, Renato, Rok, Roko, Sandro, Seno, Siniša, Srećko, Stevo, Stijepo, Stipe, Šime, Tomica, Tomislav, Tonči, Toni, Valent, Valter, Velibor, Vladimir (2), ZLATKO, ZORAN (2), Zvonimir, željko (3)

Women - Ana (4), Andrea (2), Barbara, Blanka, Iva, Ivana, Lucija, Maja, Manuela, Marija (2), Marcela, Matea (2), Petra, Sandra (2), Sara, Snježana, Tanja , Tina, Valentina, Zdenka

Note: Information was published on the website of the Croatian Olympic Committee www.hoo.hr: Odluka O Sastavu Hrvatske Olimpijske Delegacije Na Igrama XXXI. Olimpijade Rio 2016).

5) List of names of the players of the Football Club "Dynamo", Zagreb

only 90 people, age from 15 to 30 years,

middle age 19.4 years

Adrian (3), Alen (1), Ante (2), Antonijo (2), Antonio (1), Arijan (1), Bojan (1), Borna (3), BRUNO (2), Damir (1), Dario (2), David (1), Dinko (1), Dino (1), Davor (1), Domagoj (5), Dominik (2), EUGEN (1), FILIP (4), HRVOJE (2), Ivan (3), Jakov (3), Josip (2), Juraj (1), Jurica (1), Karlo (2), Kristijan (1), Kruno (1), Leon (1), LOVRO (1), LUKA (4), Marijan (1), Mario (5), Marko (8), Martin (1), Matej (1), Matija (1), Matteo (1), Mihael (1), NEVEN (1), Nikola (1), Oliver (1), Petar (2), Renato (1), Tin (1), Tom Alen (1), Tomislav (3), Vinko (1), Vitomir (1), Zvonko (1)

Note: Dynamo Club, the city of Zagreb (Grajnski Nogometni Klub Dinamo Zagreb, http://www.gnkdinamo.hr), as is known, consists of several units: GNK Dinamo Zagreb (main composition), GNK DINAMO Zagreb II and three youth - GNK DINAMO ZAGREB U19 (players from 17 to 19 years old), GNK Dinamo Zagreb U17 (16 - 17 years old), GNK Dinamo Zagreb Jugend (15 Summer). In the 2016/2017 season, they had a total of 90 field players with Croatian surnames (players of other nationalities did not take into account), the range of ages 15 - 30 years old, the average age of 19.4 years. Player information was published on the well-known TRANSFERMARKT football site.

6) the most popular newborns names in Croatiain 2012-2016

7) Ten most popular newborns namesin Croatia in 2015

(A total of 19418 boys and 18141 girls were born)

Note. Croatia is not very big country. The total number of boys who appeared in 2015 were 19418. Of these, 919 boys were named after Luka. Calculation of the interest share of the total number of newborns gives:

(919: 19418) * 100 = 5%,

that is, the name of Luka was given about five newborn boys from a hundred. Similarly, for the name Mia, we obtain (596: 18141) * 100 \u003d 3%. - Not so much! (Names are popular, but as they say "without fanaticism")

Sourse of information: Tablica2. Deset Najčešćih Muških I ženskih Imna Novoroene Djece Upisane U Maticu Rođenih U 2015, Tablica 3. Pet Najčešćih Muških I ženskih IMENA NOVOROđENE DJECE UPISANE U MATICU ROđENIH PO žUPANIJAMA U 2015, see the statistical report of the Ministry of State. Management of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, February 2016. // Javna Uprava Vama Na Usluzi. Statistički Prikaz Ministarstva UPRAVE. Broj 1. // Republika Hrvatska, Ministarstvo Uprave, Zagreb, Veljača 2016 (pages 6-9)

8) Most Popular Names of 2015 according to the administrative districts of Croatia.

Na more commonly encounterednames by year of birth (from 1930 to 2015).

Name popularity - on the one hand, this is the concept of geographical (territorial), and with another historical. Explain this thesis is not particular need. And so it is clear that the rope will never stop calling the boys with the names of Vito and Vid, girls - Vita and Vida, and in Split ROKO and Duje names will always be in the top ten, which you can not say, for example, about the metropolitan zagreb. Similarly, it is quite clear that the most popular female name 2015 MIA is 10-15 years ago no one even heard. In this regard, we give two interesting references: .

Traditional Croatian Women's Names: Origin

National female names of Croats rise to the times of the Middle Ages and have Slavic roots. Before the adoption of Christianity, the religion of Croats was paganism. The pagan traditions of worship of various deities, natural phenomena, put a fingerprint on the personal names of the people. Girls called beautiful names of plants, fruits, colors (for example, Gurzhitsa - "Lily of the Lily", Dunja (Dunya) - Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian Name of Fruit Quince), in honor of the seasons (spring), Slavic gods (Morena (Morena) - Name Slavic goddess of winter and death).

Sometimes the name meant an attractive "female" line of character (Tihana - "quiet"). Often, sonorous Croatian names for girls had the character of wishes - washing ("beloved"), and several female forms of names with the same meaning - Draga, Dragan, Dragon, was formed from Slavic root. Ancient Croats were selected by daughters affectionate, soft names - Militz ("fragrant"), a loved one (from the word "love").

Often, the Croatian women's names were formed from male names of names, while maintaining their meaning: for example, Jasenka (Ash) - the women's form of the male name Jasen (ash) - "Deflective Tree", proud "proud" - from male corrune, etc.

Borrowed women's Croatian names

Over time, the name of Croatian female names was constantly replenished - first Christian, then borrowed from other languages \u200b\u200band countries names.

From the 7th century, Christianity is distributed in Croatia, and with him the religious names of the Catholic saints. Moreover, women's names were borrowed as in the "finished" form (for example, the Greek name of Clara - "bright, clear"), and formed from men: for example, Filipa (Philip) - from the Men's name Philip (Croatian version of the Greek name Philipp - "Loving Horses "), Josipa (Josip) - from Male Joseph. Biblical Christian names were also modified (for example, Estera - Croatian version of the Biblical name Esther - Esther, Esphyr).

The period of conquest part of the country of the Ottoman Empire also did not pass without a trace for the anthroponymy of the people: along with Islam (now there are approximately 1.5% Muslims in Croatia (Muslim names (for example, the Turkic name ALMA (Alma), meaning "apple"). Also, the Croats are often used by Slavic names common and in Serbia - for example, Mirna (educated from the word "world").

Croats actively borrow foreign names, while sometimes changing their sound: so, the most popular Women's name MIA is formed from the Jewish name Maria, and in neighboring Italy is considered Italian and translates as "mine belonging to me." Nadezhda's name came from Russia was changed to Nada, Nadica (Nada, Nadice).

New Women's names in Croatia

The list of Croatian female names is regularly updated due to borrowing from other languages \u200b\u200band cultures, as well as the features of Croatian education names of their own.

Recently, short names have become especially popular in the country - borrowed, or abbreviated up to 3-4 letters full names. So, IVA (IVA) - a brief form name Ivanka (Ivanka), Lara (Lara) - Larisa, etc. Often newly formed names are the endings of borrowed foreign names (ENA, ENI - independent names formed from the ancient Greek name Irena - "peace, calm").

Among the Croats are still relevant national names with Slavic roots and Catholic Christian names. At the same time, the name of the people has a great similarity with the European system: in recent years, borrowed foreign and European names are most in demand (German Charles - "courageous", Spanish Dolores, etc.).