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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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 | |||
Ana | Gracious and satisfying | Girl | |||
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 | |||
David | A beloved friend | Boy | |||
Davorin | A mythological name, meaning god of war. | Boy | |||
Dejana | God is combining. | Girl | |||
Deniel | A variant of Daniel, meaning God is my judge. | Boy | |||
Dijana | Princess | Girl | |||
Dinko | Sovereign, lord, patron or organizer. | Boy | |||
Dinora | A form of Hebrew name Dinah, meaning avenged. | Girl | |||
Dmitar | The one who loves the earth. | Boy | |||
Domagoj | Domagoj is derived from the Slavic elements domu, which means home and gojiti, which means grow, heal, and nurture. | Boy | |||
Dorijan | Croatian form of Dorian, meaning child of the sea. | Boy | |||
Draen | One who is clever. | Boy | |||
Dragutin | One who is dear and precious. | Boy | |||
Drevan | Dear and beloved one. | Boy | |||
Dubravka | An oak grove. | Girl | |||
Dubravko | Grove or tree. | Boy | |||
Duko | Duko is derived from Doede, meaning a famous wolf. | Boy | |||
Dusana | Soul | Girl | |||
Elena | Greek name Helen; bright one | Girl | |||
Elizabetha | God is a satisfaction provider | Girl | |||
Ema | this means serious or grandmother or nurse or Wife of Jarl. | Girl | |||
Emerik | Work-power | Boy | |||
Filip | A horse lover (Spanish) | Boy | |||
Frane | Croatian form of Francis, meaning freeman. | Boy | |||
Franjo | Croatian form of Frances, meaning free man. | Boy | |||
Freja | Referring to a Lady or a Mistress; a Goddess of beauty | Girl | |||
Gabrijel | Croatian form of Gabriel, meaning God is my strong man. | Boy | |||
Gabrijela | A variant of Gabrielle, meaning Woman of God. | Girl | |||
Grga | One who is watchful and alert. | Boy | |||
Grgur | A watchful and vigilant man. | Boy | |||
Hrvoje | "Derived from the Croatian word Hrvat meaning ""Croat""." | Boy | |||
Ilija | Croatian form of Elijah, meaning my God is Yahweh. | Boy | |||
Ime | A miracle | Boy | |||
Imun | One who is clean and immune. | Boy | |||
Ivan | Gift of God | Girl | |||
Ivana | The gift of Yahweh. | Girl | |||
Ivano | A form of John, meaning God is gracious. | Boy | |||
Ivica | Graced by Yahweh | Boy | |||
Ivona | Croatian form of Yvonne, meaning yew. | Girl | |||
Ivor | Bow of the warrior. | Boy | |||
Jadran | One who is named after the Adriatic sea | Boy | |||
Jadranka | A woman named after the Adriatic sea | Girl | |||
Jadranko | One coming from the city Hadria. | Boy | |||
Jadranko | A man who belongs to Hadria, or from Hadria. | Boy | |||
Jadrian | One who is like the Adriatic sea | Boy | |||
Jadrien | She has eyes the color of the Adriatic sea | Girl | |||
Jaka | A very strong woman | Girl | |||
Jakov | May the God watch over you | Boy | |||
Javor | Maple tree | Boy | |||
Jelka | Torch or moon | Girl | |||
Jerko | A diminutive of Jeromin. | Boy | |||
Jeronim | One who is saved from the harm, a holy name. | Boy | |||
Josipa | Croatian form of Josephine, meaning he will add. | Girl | |||
Jozo | Croatian version of Joseph, meaning God will add. | Boy | |||
Jure | Croatian version of George, meaning farmer or earth worker. | Boy | |||
Jurica | Croatian form of Simon, meaning farmer. | Boy | |||
Karlo | Karlo means Man with Armor | Boy | |||
Keften | It means a chestnut; naughty and nurturing | Boy | |||
Kesten | Croatian word for chestnut. | Boy | |||
Klaudija | Klaudija means She is Lame and Crippled | Girl | |||
Klimentina | Klementina means Kind and Sparing | Girl | |||
Krasna | A beautiful woman. | Girl | |||
Kreo | I create or the creator. | Boy | |||
Kristijan | Croatian form of Christian, meaning follower of Christ. | Boy | |||
Kristofor | The worshipper of Christ | Boy | |||
Krsto | Cross | Boy | |||
Kruno | Short form of Krunoslav. It means glory to the crown. | Boy | |||
Krunoslav | Glory to the crown. | Boy | |||
Lana | Variation of Alan, which means Little rock, Harmony, or Concord | Girl | |||
Leon | Name meaning Lion | Boy | |||
Ljuba | A Slavic word that means Love | Girl | |||
Ljubo | Peace and love. | Boy | |||
Ljubomir | One who loves peace. | Boy | |||