Tomislav

TO-mee-slav

South Slavic

"to torment + glory"

Tomislav Origin and Meaning

The name Tomislav is a boy's name meaning "to torment + glory".

A strong Slavic choice and the name of the first Croatian King, crowned in 925 AD. It derives from the elements tomiti meaning "to torment, struggle, languish" and slav meaning "glory", which, put together, could create a meaning along the lines of "struggle for glory".

Other theories do point towards Tomislav being a variation of the Biblical Thomas, again combined with the element slav and giving the meaning "twin glory".

Popular Croatian short forms of the name include Tomo and Tomica, while the feminine variant is Tomislava.

Famous People Named Tomislav

• Tomislav "Tomo" Milicevic Croatian,born American musician