The baby name Mroz is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mrus/ (Polish IPA), approx. "MROOS" or "MROOZ".
Mroz is Polish in Origin.
The baby name Mroz is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mrus/ (Polish IPA), approx. "MROOS" or "MROOZ".
Mroz is Polish in Origin.
Mroz is a Slavic surname-turned-given name meaning “frost,” from Polish mróz, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *morozŭ ‘frost; freezing cold’. Across West, East, and South Slavic languages the same root appears (Czech/Slovak mráz, Russian/Ukrainian moroz), evoking winter’s sharp cold as well as endurance and clarity. In Polish, Mróz is pronounced roughly “Mrooz”; the diacritic-free Mroz is a common anglicization.
Usage began as a byname for someone resilient, wintry-tempered, or tied to the season, later fixed as a hereditary surname. The name resonates culturally through figures like Ded Moroz (“Grandfather Frost”) and the Morozko folktale. As a first name, Mroz is very rare but fits contemporary, gender-neutral surname-style choices. Variants and cognates include Mróz, Mraz/Mráz, Moroz, and Maroz; related patronymics such as Morozov/Morozova or Mrazek occur in some languages.
Mroz is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 9 recorded uses of it, from 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Mroz is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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