Popular and traditional Bosnian names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 62 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | Slavic, Georgian |
| Mateo | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Spanish, Croatian |
| Mila | Dear; Gracious | 👧 Girl | Dutch, Slavic |
| Aleksa | Defender | 👦 Boy | Serbian |
| Amar | Immortal; Long-lived | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bosnian |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| David | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Hungarian, Slavic |
| Emir | Commander; Prince | 👦 Boy | Turkish, Bosnian |
| Eva | Life | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Slavic |
| Filip | Lover of horses | 👦 Boy | Polish, Slavic |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ivan | God is gracious (Иван) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Slavic |
| Lazar | God has helped (Lazarus) | 👦 Boy | Serbian |
| Lejla | Night | 👧 Girl | Bosnian |
| Marko | Warlike; Of Mars | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Milica | Gracious; Dear | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Nika | Victory | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Nikola | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Ștefan | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | Romanian, Slavic |
| Teodora | Gift of God | 👧 Girl | Romanian, Slavic |
| Vuk | Wolf | 👦 Boy | Serbian |
| Adnan | Settler; An ancestor of the Prophet; The ancestor of the Arabs | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ajša | Living (Aisha) | 👧 Girl | Bosnian |
| Andrej | Manly; Brave | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Ante | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | Croatian |
| Dragana | Dear; Precious | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Dunja | Quince | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Dušan | Spirit; Soul | 👦 Boy | Serbian |
| Dženana | Paradise | 👧 Girl | Bosnian |
| Edin | Faith; Religion | 👦 Boy | Bosnian |
| Emina | Trustworthy | 👧 Girl | Bosnian |
| Haris | Guardian; Ploughman; Protector | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ivana | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Jakov | Supplanter (Jacob) | 👦 Boy | Croatian |
| Jelena | Light (Helen) | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Josip | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Croatian |
| Jovan | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Serbian |
| Katarina | Pure | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Kenan | Canaan | 👦 Boy | Bosnian |
| Lamija | Shining | 👧 Girl | Bosnian |
| Ljubica | Violet; Love | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Lucija | Light | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Marija | Mary; Beloved | 👧 Girl | Maltese, Slavic |
| Matej | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Merjem | Mary | 👧 Girl | Bosnian |
| Milan | Union; Meeting; Gracious; Dear | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Dutch, Serbian |
| Miloš | Favour; Grace | 👦 Boy | Serbian |
| Mirjana | Miriam | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Mirza | Prince | 👦 Boy | Bosnian |
| Nemanja | After Stefan Nemanja, the founder of the Serbian dynasty | 👦 Boy | Serbian |
| Nevena | Marigold | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Petar | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Petra | Rock; Stone | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Selma | Godly helmet; Peace; Safe | 👧 Girl | Norse, Bosnian |
| Senad | Support; Strength | 👦 Boy | Bosnian |
| Snežana | Snowy | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Tarik | Morning star | 👦 Boy | Bosnian |
| Tomislav | The first king of Croatia | 👦 Boy | Croatian |
| Uroš | Lord; Master | 👦 Boy | Serbian |
| Vesna | Spring; The goddess of spring | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Zora | Dawn | 👧 Girl | Slavic |