Domagoj

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Domagoj

Say it: DOH-mah-goy

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Meaning

From Slavic doma 'home' and goj 'peace, care'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

A 9th-century ducal name revived as a popular Croatian name in the 20th century.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Croatian

Famous bearers

Domagoj, Duke of Croatia

Names worth a look

RadomirBoyFrom Slavic rad 'glad, eager' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names first reflected Germanic…Early Medieval · forgotten

DragomirBoyFrom Slavic drag 'dear, precious' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names first reflected…Early Medieval · forgotten

BranimirBoyFrom Slavic braniti 'to defend' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names first reflected…Early Medieval · forgotten

KrešimirBoyFrom an old Slavic root kres 'fire, spark, revive' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names…Early Medieval

TomislavBoyFrom Slavic tomiti 'to torment, strive' and slava 'glory'.Early Medieval

IgorBoyFrom Old Norse Ingvarr, from the god Yngvi and varr 'watchful' or herr 'army'.Early Medieval

TamikaGirlUncertain. Often said to come from the Japanese name Tamiko, but more likely an American coinage on the Ta- pattern.Modern · peak 1975 · forgotten

TamekaGirlA fashion of the 1970speak 1977

Where this comes from

Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
Royal and noble genealogies
National birth statistics of European countries source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.