Given name · Bulgarian · Serbian
Божидар
“gift of God”
Божидар (Božidár) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “gift of God.” It is used in Bulgarian.
Bulgarian and SerbianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Božidar.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (“gift of God”), built from Bulgarian божи + дар (“gift”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Божидар’s family of names
In Bulgarian usage, Божидар shares an earlier linguistic root with Божи́дор. In Bulgarian usage, Божидар has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Bożydar. In Serbian usage, Божидар has a conventional equivalent in Božidar.
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Around the world
Божидар has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Божидар
- Bozhidar DimitrovBulgarian historian and politician (1945–2018)
- Bozhidar KraevBulgarian association football playerborn 1997
- Bozhidar AndreevBulgarian weightlifterborn 1997
- Bozhidar ChorbadzhiyskiBulgarian footballerborn 1995
- Bozhidar LukarskiBulgarian politician and lawyerborn 1972
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