Alojz
- Meaning:
- Famous warrior
- Origin:
- Germanic (via Latin Aloisius)
About the name Alojz
A form of Aloysius, from a Germanic root meaning 'famous warrior'. St. Aloysius Gonzaga is its patron; used especially in northern Croatia.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- June 21 (sv. Alojzije)
Popularity with newborns
Alojz has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
932 people in Croatia are called Alojz, according to the 2021 census. That is #546 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Alojz is recorded in 17 of Croatia's 21 counties.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.