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Vatroslav

Male#953 most common in Croatia279 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Glory of fire
Origin:
Croatian (Slavic)

About the name Vatroslav

Croatian name from 'vatra' (fire) and 'slava' (glory), coined during the National Revival.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
July 31 · October 17

Popularity with newborns

Vatroslav 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

279 people in Croatia are called Vatroslav, according to the 2021 census. That is #953 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Vatroslav is recorded in 6 of Croatia's 21 counties.

Grad ZagrebOsječko-baranjskaPrimorsko-goranskaSplitsko-dalmatinskaZadarskaZagrebačka

Characteristics

SlavicCroatianHistoricalRare

Notable people called Vatroslav

  • Vatroslav LisinskiCroatian composer of the first Croatian opera

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.