Gifting your baby a beautiful Croatian name is paramount. You do a lot of brainstorming, thinking about the name, meaning, and whether it will sit well with your child’s surname and middle name or not. But MomJunction is here to take some burden off your shoulder. Just keep scrolling.
Croatian is the standard language of Croatia and one of the official languages of the European Union. Being a South Slavic language, most of Croatian vocabulary is derived from the Slavic branch of Indo-European language.
When the Croats arrived in Croatia, they used Slavic names and its corresponding naming customs. But with globalization and modernization, Croatian baby naming system underwent a sea of change. Croatians now follow a unique, and slightly complex structuring, lettering, naming custom and composition, which is similar to most of the European naming systems. Even the given names list has expanded to include borrowed names from all over the world. Although the given names in Croatia are influenced by the names of other countries, the surnames are Slavic and are required to go through Anglicization.
If you’re looking for some Croatian baby name suggestions, you’ve landed at the right place. Below is our compilation of Croatian baby names with meanings.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Ana | Gracious and satisfying | Girl | |||
David | A beloved friend | Boy | |||
Elena | Greek name Helen; bright one | Girl | |||
Ema | this means serious or grandmother or nurse or Wife of Jarl. | Girl | |||
Filip | A horse lover (Spanish) | Boy | |||
Freja | Referring to a Lady or a Mistress; a Goddess of beauty | Girl | |||
Ivan | Gift of God | Girl | |||
Ivano | A form of John, meaning God is gracious. | Boy | |||
Jakov | May the God watch over you | Boy | |||
Lana | Variation of Alan, which means Little rock, Harmony, or Concord | Girl | |||
Leon | Name meaning Lion | Boy | |||
Lucija | the one who shines, light | Girl | |||
Luka | One who shines his light on others | Boy | |||
Marko | One who is malny but tender | Boy | |||
Marta | Latin - Dedicated to Mars; Warlike; Female Version of Marc; A variant of the name Martha | Girl | |||
Matej | One considered a God's Gift | Boy | |||
Mateo | He was the gift of God | Boy | |||
Mia | The person who is dearly to everyone. | Girl | |||
Nika | The one who is for God's purpose. | Unisex | |||
Petar | Old Greek - Rock; Stone; A variant of Pero; A form of Peter | Boy | |||
Petra | A feminine form of Peter; a stone or rock | Girl | |||
Sara | Princess | Girl | |||
Adrijana | Croatian variant of Adriana, meaning from Adria. | Girl | |||
Aklina | Adoration, Admiration, high regard, worship | Girl | |||
Alojz | Famous Warrior | Boy | |||
Alojzije | A famous warrior. | Boy | |||
Andreja | Croatian form of Andrew, meaning manly or masculine. | Boy | |||
Andrija | Croatian form of Andrew, meaning warrior or manly. | Boy | |||
Antea | Feminine form of Antaeus, meaning rival. | Girl | |||
Antonela | Croatian form of Antonella, meaning worthy of praise. | Girl | |||
Antonijo | Croatian form of Antonio, meaning worthy of praise. | Boy | |||
Antun | One who is invaluable. | Boy | |||
Baldo | Ba'al protect the king. | Boy | |||
Bartol | Croatian form of Bartholomew meaning son of Talmai. | Boy | |||
Bartolomej | Croatian form of Bartholomew, meaning ploughman. | Boy | |||
Basia | Foreign woman | Girl | |||
Biserka | Pearl | Girl | |||
Blago | A gentle, mild and blessed boy. | Boy | |||
Blagoje | Variant of Blago, meaning a mild, gentle and blessed boy. | Boy | |||
Borislav | Battle glory. | Boy | |||
Bozica | A Goddess. It is a diminutive for the name "Bozena" | Girl | |||
Branimira | Feminine form of Branimir, meaning peaceful world. | Girl | |||
Branka | The term used for protection of glory | girl | |||
Bura | She is like a sea storm | Girl | |||
Capeka | A little stork. | Girl | |||
Dalmat | Croatian word for sheep. | Boy | |||
Damjan | Croatian form of Damian, meaning to tame. | Boy | |||
Danaboth | Valley or a person from Denmark. | Boy | |||
Darijo | Croatian form of Darius, meaning to possess. | Boy | |||
Davorin | A mythological name, meaning god of war. | Boy | |||