Snježana
- Meaning:
- Snowy, Snow White (from Slavic "snijeg" = snow)
- Origin:
- Slavic
About the name Snježana
From the Slavic 'snijeg' ('snow'); it is the Croatian name for the fairy-tale heroine Snow White. A poetic nature name.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- August 5 · December 21
- Nicknames:
- Snježa
Popularity with newborns
Snježana 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
15,220 people in Croatia are called Snježana, according to the 2021 census. That is #45 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Snježana 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.