Kesten: chestnut4. 6. Find out more about our online group and individual lessons and our language trips to Croatia today! By joining Kidadl you agree to Kidadls Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receiving marketing communications from Kidadl. The oldest Croatian rulers were called Mislav, Borna, Domagoj, Tomislav and Kreimir, which means that some of these traditional names have been popular and commonly used since the 7th century! Dmitar: loves the earth9. Eva: Meaning 'to live' or 'to breathe' and is a form of Eve, one of the oldest female first names in history. Croatian Names ], . Frane: Croatian for Francis, and can also be shortened to Fran. During 925 - 1102, the Kingdom of Croatia's nobility had various titles and forms of address that varied from region to region and position to position. Jerko: A diminutive of Jeromin, which means 'a holy name' or 'one who is saved from harm'. Franjo: free man4. Ema means 'whole'. 72. Dorijan: child of the sea11. Croatian family names have five different origins: The 2011 Croatian census registered the following as the most frequent Croatian family names:[5]. This name and the feminine form Gordana were popularized by the publication of Croatian Tomislav: torture; glory8. Waldemar: This name originates from German and means brightness and fame. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 139. Vlaho: one who talks with a lisp, 1. Srecko: Means 'one who brings glory to the family'. 21. names 99. 26. From empowering names to names that are from nature, we hope that there are a few names that you like! These names end in -mir, -slav, -goj (e.g. Folk names and holy names were popular until the 16th century and then for 200 years holy names became overwhelmingly dominant. 136. The oldest daughter is named after the father's mother. Boy Names With Meanings