Ruža
- Meaning:
- Rose (the flower)
- Origin:
- Latin
About the name Ruža
The Croatian word for the rose, from Latin 'rosa'. A traditional flower name found throughout the country.
Name day and nicknames
- Nicknames:
- Ružica
Popularity with newborns
Ruža 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
8,441 people in Croatia are called Ruža, according to the 2021 census. That is #119 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Ruža is recorded in every Croatian county.
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.