Meaning, origin and history of the name Božidar

Gender Masculine

Meaning & History

Means "divine gift" from the Slavic elements božĭjĭ "divine" and darŭ "gift" [1] [2] [3] . This is a Slavic translation of Theodore .

VariantBozhidar (Macedonian)

DiminutivesBoško, Boža, Božo (Serbian) Boško, Božo (Croatian) Boško, Božo (Slovene)

Feminine FormBožidarka (Serbian)

Other Languages & CulturesBojidar, Bozhidar (Bulgarian) Bożydar (Polish)

classic mature formal wholesome strong strange complex serious

Croatia: June 19

Croatia: December 25

Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 2). Moscow, 1974-, page 228.
Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 96.
Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 4). Moscow, 1974-, page 191.