Vesna
- Meaning:
- Spring; from Vesna, the Slavic goddess of spring and youth
- Origin:
- Slavic
About the name Vesna
Named after Vesna, the Slavic goddess of spring and youth. It was revived as a given name during the 20th-century interest in Slavic heritage.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- March 21
- Nicknames:
- Vesnica
Popularity with newborns
Vesna 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
21,867 people in Croatia are called Vesna, according to the 2021 census. That is #19 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Vesna is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Vesna
- Vesna Parun — Prominent 20th-century Croatian poet
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.