The baby name Tomislav is a Boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced TOH-mee-slahv.
Tomislav is Croatian, Proto-Slavic, Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Tomislav is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced TOH-mee-slahv.
Tomislav is Croatian, Proto-Slavic, Slavic in Origin.
Tomislav is a South Slavic masculine compound, first securely attested as the name of the 10th-century Croatian ruler Tomislav. Its elements are Proto-Slavic *tomiti, a verb with senses such as to torment, languish, pine, or yearn, and *slava, glory or fame. The second element is the familiar Slavic name-forming suffix seen in Miroslav and Vladislav; the whole can be read literally as yearning for glory or one who struggles for glory.
The royal association made the name especially visible among Croats, and Croatian census data place it among the ten most common male names for births from 1970 to 1999. It is also used among Serbs, with marked favor in the 1930s and 1940s, and appears in Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria. Cognate spellings include Polish Tomisław and Hungarian Tomiszláv; the feminine form is Tomislava.
| Tomislav of Croatia Tomislav of Croatia was the first king of Croatia, reigning in the early 10th century. He is most famous for uniting the Croatian territories and establishing a strong medieval kingdom. His reign marked the peak of Croatian power in the region. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Boys | 0 | #6 | 6,699 | 3,997 |
| HR | 0 | #8 | 738 | 2,081 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #69 | 124 | 2,277 |
| RS | 0 | #76 | 9 | 923 | |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| BG | 0 | #81 | 2 | 1,799 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #136 | 2 | 1,651 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #169 | 41 | 3,402 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2010 | #189 | 2 | 1,344 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #199 | 21 | 3,850 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #213 | 8 | 4,970 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #253 | 37 | 3,687 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 11 | 6,530 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #321 | 125 | 2,180 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #327 | 6 | 7,401 |
| Canada | Boys | 2016 | #329 | 5 | 2,391 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| Germany | 0 | #400 | 38 | 2,542 | |
| France | Boys | 2005 | #403 | 3 | 2,632 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #543 | 10 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #634 | 340 | 5,697 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #641 | 25 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #678 | 5 | 3,552 |
| IT | 0 | #704 | 11 | 4,183 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2003 | #804 | 10 | 7,064 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #930 | 22 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,375 | 97 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Tomislav is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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