Tomislav (pronounced [tǒmislaʋ], Cyrillic: Томислав) is a Slavic masculine given name, that is widespread amongst the South Slavs.

Tomislav
PronunciationSerbo-Croatian: [tǒmislaʋ]
Gendermasculine
Name dayThomas the Apostle
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
MeaningOld Slavonic: томить/томити (to "languish", "torture", "struggle", "pine" or "yearn") + слава ("glory", "celebration")
Other names
Alternative spellingCyrillic: Томислав
Variant form(s)Toma, Tomo, Tome, Tomče, Tomica, Tom, Tomi, Tomaš
Nickname(s)Toma
Related namesfemale form Tomislava, Tomisław, Tomiszláv

The meaning of the name Tomislav is thought to have derived from the Old Slavonic verb "tomiti" or "tomit'" meaning to "languish", "torture" or "struggle", combined with "slava" meaning glory.[1][2] Other origin theories suggest the name is a variant derived from the New Testament Apostle Thomas, whilst another theory postulates that it is a Slavicised corruption of the (Dog) Latin "Dominus Slavus".[3][4][5]

The first recorded bearer of the name was the 10th-century King Tomislav of Croatia, for this reason it has become popular amongst Croats.[6] In Croatia, the name Tomislav was among the top ten most common masculine given name in the decades between 1970 and 1999.[7] The name is also widespread amongst Serbs, reaching popularity during the 1930s and 40s.[8][9] King Alexander I of Yugoslavia gave his second child the name as a symbolic gesture of unity for his subjects.[10] The name is also carried within the nations of Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria.

Amongst West Slavs in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the cognate is Tomisław, and among Hungarians it is Tomiszláv.

Toma is a popular diminutive for Tomislav in the Balkans, whilst the derivative Name day (Tomindan) is celebrated on October 6 according to the Julian calendar, and October 19 in the Gregorian calendar.

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  1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Tomislav". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. ^ "A Foreigner's Guide to Polish Names". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. ^ "Značenje imena Tomislav". www.znacenje-imena.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  4. ^ "Poreklo i značenje imena Tomislav". Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  5. ^ "Tomislav - Name's Meaning of Tomislav". Name-Doctor.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  6. ^ "Medieval Slavic Names - Behind the Name". www.behindthename.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  7. ^ "Most frequent male and female given names by year of birth, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  8. ^ Редакција (2019-02-03). "Најчешћа мушка имена у Србији од 1930. до данас: За неке родитеље традиционално је вредније од модерног". Opanak.rs. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  9. ^ "Muška imena dece | Roditelji". Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  10. ^ "Analiza "jugoslovenskih imena": Zašto više nema malih Zorana, Ratka, Željka, Radovana, Slobodana..." Nedeljnik. Retrieved 2020-04-05.