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 TestamentApostle 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.
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