Tvrtko

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Tvrtko

Say it: TVURT-koh

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Meaning

Bosnian and Croatian name from tvrd 'firm, hard'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Strong

Borne by the 14th-century Bosnian king; occasionally revived in Croatia.

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 Serbian

The family of the name

Other spellings: Твртко

Famous bearers

Tvrtko I, first King of Bosnia

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ZvonimirBoyFrom Slavic zvon 'bell, sound' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names first reflected…Middle Ages

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HrvojeBoyOld Croatian name usually linked to the ethnonym Hrvat 'Croat'.Middle Ages

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Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies

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