Croatian Male (Boys) Names: A
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ORIGINAL
SPELLING
VARIATIONS
POSSIBLE
MEANING
Abdul
Abdulah,
Avdulah, Abdula
Arab.
slave of God
Abel
-
Asyr.
son
Abigail
-
Hebr.
firstborn, joy of the father
Abraham
Abram,
Abrahim, Avram, Ibrahim
Hebr.
exalted father
Adalbert
Albert
Ger.
the glory of nobility
Adam
Adem
Hebr.
man made from the dust; first man
Adem
Adam
Arab.
for Adam
Adrijan
Adrian
Illyr.
sea; Gr. from Hadrian region
Agan
-
Tur.
captain, chief, commander
Agošton
-
see
August
Ahmed
Ahmet,
Ahmić
Arab.
too much praised
Ajdin
Ajdim,
Ajdo
Tur.
bright, happy
Alan
-
member
of Sarmat tribe
Albert
-
see
Adalbert
Albin
Albijan,
Albion, Albino
Lat.
white
Aldo
-
Ger.
strong, powerful
Aleksandar
Alek,
Aleks, Aleksa, Aleksander, Sandro, Sandi, Šandor
Gr.
defender of people
Alen
-
Per.
red
Alija
-
Arab.
noble, tall, powerful, elated
Alkar
-
cavailer's
game from Sinj as a male name
Alojz
Alojzije,
Lojzek, Lojze
Ger.
full of wisdom
Aljoša
Aljosha
Rus.
see Aleksandar
Ambrozije
Ambrosije,
Ambroz
Gr.
immortal, goodlike
Amel
Amelio
Arab.
labor, effort
Andrija
Andrij,
Andrijano, Andro, Andrew
Gr.
man
Anđelko
Anđelo,
Anđel, Angel
Lat/Gr.
messenger, angel
Ante
Antun,
Anton, Antonije, Anthony, Antonius
Lat.
first in the battle
Antun
Ante,
Anton, Antonije, Anthony, Antonius, Tonček
Lat.
first in the battle
Apolonije
Apolon,
Apolonio
Gr.
mythology; beautiful, handsome man; defender of poetry
Arsen
Arsenije,
Arsenij
Gr.
manly, strong, brave
Arnold
Arnaldo,
Arnald, Renold
Ger.
keeper of eagles
Augustin
August,
Augusto, Avgusto
Lat.
invulnerable, majestic
Explanation of abbreviations
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