The baby name Bozhena is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced boh-ZHEH-nah (approx. IPA: /ˈboʒɛna/; Ukrainian: [boˈʒenɑ]).
Bozhena is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Bozhena is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced boh-ZHEH-nah (approx. IPA: /ˈboʒɛna/; Ukrainian: [boˈʒenɑ]).
Bozhena is Slavic in Origin.
Bozhena is a Slavic feminine given name derived from the Proto-Slavic root bog-/boh- meaning “god, deity,” conveying senses such as “divine,” “godly,” or “belonging to God.” It is linguistically parallel to male theophoric forms and is sometimes poetically glossed as “God’s gift,” though that meaning is more exact for the cognate Bogdana.
Used across Central and Eastern Europe since medieval times, the name is especially familiar in the Czech, Slovak, and Polish spheres and gained literary resonance through the 19th‑century Czech author Božena Němcová. Spelling varies by language: Božena (Czech, Slovak), Bożena (Polish), and Bozhena (Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian; also Bulgarian). Related forms include Bozhana/Божана and the masculine Bozhidar/Bogdan. Common diminutives are Boženka/Bożenka, Božka/Bożka, and Bozhenka. Today Bozhena remains a recognizable, traditional Slavic choice with cross‑border appeal.
Bozhena is rarely chosen. We have only 52 recorded uses of it on record, from 14 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #480 | 19 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,437 | 10 | 9,415 |
Bozhena is popular in 14 countries — most recent births per country:
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