# Tomislav

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**Tomislav** (tǒmislaʋ, ) is a [Slavic](/source/Slavs) masculine given name, that is widespread among [South Slavs](/source/South_Slavs).

The name is considered to be a [compound](/source/Compound_(linguistics)) of [Proto-Slavic](/source/Proto-Slavic) *[*tomiti](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction%3AProto-Slavic%2Ftomiti)* ('to torment') and *[*slava](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction%3AProto-Slavic%2Fslava)* ('glory').[1][2]

The first recorded bearer of the name was the 10th-century King [Tomislav of Croatia](/source/Tomislav_of_Croatia), for this reason it has become popular among [Croats](/source/Croats).[3] In [Croatia](/source/Croatia), the name Tomislav was among the top ten most common masculine given name in the decades between 1970 and 1999.[4] The name is also widespread amongst [Serbs](/source/Serbs), reaching popularity during the 1930s and 40s.[5][6] King [Alexander I of Yugoslavia](/source/Alexander_I_of_Yugoslavia) gave his [second child](/source/Prince_Tomislav_of_Yugoslavia) the name as a symbolic gesture of unity for his subjects.[7] The name is also carried within the nations of [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia), [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina), [Montenegro](/source/Montenegro), [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia), and Bulgaria.

Amongst [West Slavs](/source/West_Slavs) in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the cognate is [Tomisław](/source/Tomis%C5%82aw_(given_name)), and among [Hungarians](/source/Hungarians) it is [Tomiszláv](/source/Tomiszl%C3%A1v).

## People with the name

### Arts and entertainment

- [Tomislav Dretar](/source/Tomislav_Dretar), Croatian novelist
- [Tomislav Ivčić](/source/Tomislav_Iv%C4%8Di%C4%87), Croatian singer
- [Tomislav Ladan](/source/Tomislav_Ladan), Croatian novelist
- [Tomislav Miličević](/source/Tomislav_Mili%C4%8Devi%C4%87), American musician
- [Tomislav Mužek](/source/Tomislav_Mu%C5%BEek), Croatian tenor
- [Tomislav Osmanli](/source/Tomislav_Osmanli), Macedonian screenwriter
- [Tomislav "Toma" Zdravković](/source/Toma_Zdravkovi%C4%87), Serbian singer
- [Tomislav Zografski](/source/Tomislav_Zografski), Macedonian composer

### Business

- [Tomislav Damnjanovic](/source/Tomislav_Damnjanovic), Serbian businessman & arms smuggler
- [Tomislav Momirović](/source/Tomislav_Momirovi%C4%87), Serbian businessman and politician
- [Tomislav Karadžić](/source/Tomislav_Karad%C5%BEi%C4%87), Montenegrin-Serb businessman & football administrator
- [Jan Tomislav Topić](/source/Jan_Topi%C4%87), Ecuadorian businessman and presidential candidate

### Media

- [Tomislav Jakić](/source/Tomislav_Jaki%C4%87), Croatian journalist
- [Tomislav Kezarovski](/source/Tomislav_Kezarovski), Macedonian journalist

### Military

- [Tomislav Sertić](/source/Tomislav_Serti%C4%87), Croatian General
- [Tomislav Simović](/source/Tomislav_Simovi%C4%87), Serbian Lieutenant General (JNA)

### Politics

- [Tomislav Donchev](/source/Tomislav_Donchev), Bulgarian politician
- [Tomislav Karamarko](/source/Tomislav_Karamarko), Croatian politician
- [Tomislav Lampel](/source/Tomislav_Lampel), birth name of the Serbian-Israeli politician Yosef "Tommy" Lapid
- [Tomislav Ljubenović](/source/Tomislav_Ljubenovi%C4%87), Serbian politician
- [Tomislav Merčep](/source/Tomislav_Mer%C4%8Dep), Croatian politician
- [Tomislav Nikolić](/source/Tomislav_Nikoli%C4%87), former President of Serbia
- [Tomislav Petrak](/source/Tomislav_Petrak), Croatian politician
- [Tomislav Šuta](/source/Tomislav_%C5%A0uta), Croatian politician, [mayor](/source/Mayor_of_Split) of [Split](/source/Split,_Croatia)
- [Tomislav Žigmanov](/source/Tomislav_%C5%BDigmanov), Croat-Serbian politician

### Royalty

- [Tomislav of Croatia](/source/Tomislav_of_Croatia)
- [Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia](/source/Prince_Tomislav_of_Yugoslavia)
- [Tomislav II](/source/Tomislav_II) (honorary title), Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta

### Science and academia

- [Tomislav Maretić](/source/Tomislav_Mareti%C4%87), Croatian linguist & lexicographer
- [Tomislav Šola](/source/Tomislav_%C5%A0ola), Croatian museologist
- [Tomislav Trifić](/source/Tomislav_Trifi%C4%87), Serbian academic & graphic artist
- [Tomislav Volek](/source/Tomislav_Volek), Czech musicologist

### Sports

- [Tomislav Ašković](/source/Tomislav_A%C5%A1kovi%C4%87), Serbian long-distance runner
- [Tomislav Brkić](/source/Tomislav_Brki%C4%87), Bosnian tennis player
- [Tomislav Butina](/source/Tomislav_Butina), Croatian footballer
- [Tomislav Ćiraković](/source/Tomislav_%C4%86irakovi%C4%87), Montenegrin footballer
- [Tomislav Colić](/source/Tomislav_Coli%C4%87), Serbian footballer
- [Tomislav Dokić](/source/Tomislav_Doki%C4%87), Serbian volleyball player
- [Tomislav Draganja](/source/Tomislav_Draganja), Croatian tennis player
- [Tomislav Ivić](/source/Tomislav_Ivi%C4%87), Croatian football manager
- [Tomislav Ivković](/source/Tomislav_Ivkovi%C4%87), Croatian footballer
- [Tomislav Jagurinovski](/source/Tomislav_Jagurinovski), Macedonian handball player
- [Tomislav Jotovski](/source/Tomislav_Jotovski), Macedonian tennis player
- [Tomislav Jurić](/source/Tomislav_Juri%C4%87), Croatian footballer
- [Tomislav Kaloperović](/source/Tomislav_Kaloperovi%C4%87), Serbian footballer & manager
- [Tomislav Karlo](/source/Tomislav_Karlo), Croatian swimmer
- [Tomislav Kelava](/source/Tomislav_Kelava), Serbian boxer
- [Tomislav Knez](/source/Tomislav_Knez), Bosnian footballer
- [Tomi Kostadinov](/source/Tomi_Kostadinov), Bulgarian footballer
- [Tomislav Marić](/source/Tomislav_Mari%C4%87), Croatian footballer
- [Tomislav Mikulić](/source/Tomislav_Mikuli%C4%87), Croatian footballer
- [Tomislav Milićević](/source/Tomislav_Mili%C4%87evi%C4%87), Serbian footballer
- [Tomislav Mišura](/source/Tomislav_Mi%C5%A1ura), Slovenian footballer
- [Tomislav Mrčela](/source/Tomislav_Mr%C4%8Dela), Australian footballer
- [Tomislav Papazov](/source/Tomislav_Papazov), Bulgarian footballer
- [Tomislav Pavlov](/source/Tomislav_Pavlov), Bulgarian footballer
- [Tomislav Pajović](/source/Tomislav_Pajovi%C4%87), Serbian footballer
- [Tomislav Pondeljak](/source/Tomislav_Pondeljak), Australian footballer
- [Tomislav Prosen](/source/Tomislav_Prosen), Croatian footballer
- [Tomislav Pucar](/source/Tomislav_Pucar), Croatian table tennis player
- [Tomislav Sivić](/source/Tomislav_Sivi%C4%87), Serbian footballer
- [Tomislav Smoljanović](/source/Tomislav_Smoljanovi%C4%87), Croatian rower
- [Tomislav Šokota](/source/Tomislav_%C5%A0okota), Croatian footballer
- [Tomislav Ternar](/source/Tomislav_Ternar), Slovenian tennis player
- [Tomislav Tomić](/source/Tomislav_Tomi%C4%87), Bosnian footballer
- [Tomislav Višević](/source/Tomislav_Vi%C5%A1evi%C4%87), Bosnian-Croat footballer

## See also

- [Tomisław (disambiguation)](/source/Tomis%C5%82aw_(disambiguation))
- [Slavic names](/source/Slavic_names)

## References

1. Campbell, Mike. ["Meaning, origin and history of the name Tomislav"](https://www.behindthename.com/name/tomislav). *Behind the Name*. Retrieved 2020-04-05.

1. Jozić, Željko (ed.). ["Tomislav"](http://osobno-ime.hr/#tomislav). *Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena*. Retrieved 2026-02-22.

1. ["Medieval Slavic Names - Behind the Name"](https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/medieval-slavic). *www.behindthename.com*. Retrieved 2020-04-05.

1. redakcija (2019-02-03). ["Najčešća muška imena u Srbiji od 1930. do danas: Za neke roditelje tradicionalno je vrednije od modernog"](https://www.opanak.rs/imena-od-1930-za-decake/) (in Serbian). *Opanak.rs*. Retrieved 2020-04-17.

1. ["Muška imena dece | Roditelji"](https://roditelji.edukacija.rs/imena-za-decu/muska/) (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-04-17.

1. ["Analiza "jugoslovenskih imena": Zašto više nema malih Zorana, Ratka, Željka, Radovana, Slobodana..."](https://web.archive.org/web/20200410184350/https://arhiva.nedeljnik.rs/nedeljnik/portalnews/analiza-jugoslovenskih-imena-zasto-vise-nema-malih-zorana-ratka-zeljka-radovana-slobodana). *Nedeljnik*. Archived from [the original](https://arhiva.nedeljnik.rs/nedeljnik/portalnews/analiza-jugoslovenskih-imena-zasto-vise-nema-malih-zorana-ratka-zeljka-radovana-slobodana/) on 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-04-05.

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