Duje
Male#269 most common in Croatia3,220 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Dalmatian form of Dujam (Domnius), patron of Split
- Origin:
- Latin
About the name Duje
A Dalmatian short form of Dujam (Domnius). St. Domnius (Sveti Duje) is the patron saint of Split, celebrated on 7 May.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- May 7 (sv. Duje)
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 97 births · #46 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
3,220 people in Croatia are called Duje, according to the 2021 census. That is #269 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Duje is recorded in 13 of Croatia's 21 counties.
Dubrovačko-neretvanskaGrad ZagrebIstarskaKarlovačkaLičko-senjskaOsječko-baranjskaPrimorsko-goranskaSisačko-moslavačkaSplitsko-dalmatinskaVukovarsko-srijemskaZadarskaZagrebačkaŠibensko-kninska
Notable people called Duje
- Duje Draganja — Olympic swimmer
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.