Meaning: Divine gift
The story
Božidar combines the Slavic ideas of the divine and a gift. It belongs to the same meaning tradition as Theodore, while keeping its own South Slavic form.
Nicknames
- Božo
Spellings & variants
- Bozhidar
Popularity
Rare gem
Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.
Style
Origins
Božidar comes from Serbian, Croatian, and Bulgarian.
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