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Dražen

“dear, beloved”

masculineLatin script

/drǎʒen/ · Serbo-Croatian

Origin: Not established
3 language contexts: Croatian Serbo-Croatian Slovene
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Dražen

Dražen is a masculine given name documented in Croatian, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “dear, beloved”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Drazen (Danish, Spanish)

Meaning in the sources

Not established

Meaning: “dear, beloved”

No etymology text in the cited sources.

Sources for this account (7)

Wikidata Q12787890CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Dražen Petrović
1964–1993
Croatian basketball player (1964–1993)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dražen Dalipagić
1951–2025
Serbian basketball player (1951–2025)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dražen Ladić
born 1963
Croatian footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dražen Mužinić
born 1953
Croatian footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dražen Kutleša
born 1968
Croatian Catholic prelate, Abrchishop of Zagreb
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q12787890CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Dražen

Dražen is a masculine given name documented in Croatian, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “dear, beloved”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Drazen (Danish, Spanish)

Meaning in the sources

Not established

Meaning: “dear, beloved”

No etymology text in the cited sources.

Sources for this account (7)

Wikidata Q12787890CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Dražen is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

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0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

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Our sources do not yet connect this name with a country. New records will appear here as coverage grows.

No country coverage is recorded yet.

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Dražen Petrović
1964–1993
Croatian basketball player (1964–1993)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dražen Dalipagić
1951–2025
Serbian basketball player (1951–2025)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dražen Ladić
born 1963
Croatian footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dražen Mužinić
born 1953
Croatian footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dražen Kutleša
born 1968
Croatian Catholic prelate, Abrchishop of Zagreb
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q12787890CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: DraženCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Dražen

Meaning in the sources

Where Dražen is used

Across borders

Explore a country

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Dražen Petrović

Dražen Dalipagić

Dražen Ladić

Dražen Mužinić

Dražen Kutleša

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Dražen

Meaning in the sources

Where Dražen is used

Across borders

Explore a country

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Dražen Petrović

Dražen Dalipagić

Dražen Ladić

Dražen Mužinić

Dražen Kutleša

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page