Tomislav

Tomislav is a Slavic masculine given name, that is widespread amongst the South Slavs.

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. Other origin theories suggest the name is a variant derived from the New Testament Apostle Thomas, whilst another theory postulates that it is a Slavicised corruption of the (Dog) Latin "Dominus Slavus".

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

Amongst West Slavs, the cognate is Tomisław, and among Hungarians it is Tomiszláv.

Tomislav can also be found with alternative spelling in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Toma is a popular diminutive for Tomislav in the Balkans, whilst the derivative Name day (Tomindan) is celebrated on October 6 according to the Julian calendar, and October 19 in the Gregorian calendar.

Arts and entertainment

 * Tomislav Dretar, Croatian novelist
 * Tomislav Ivčić, Croatian singer
 * Tomislav Ladan, Croatian novelist
 * Tomislav Miličević, American musician
 * Tomislav Mužek, Croatian tenor
 * Tomislav Osmanli, Macedonian screenwriter
 * Tomislav "Toma" Zdravković, Serbian singer
 * Tomislav Zografski, Macedonian composer

Business

 * Tomislav Damnjanovic, Serbian businessman & arms smuggler
 * Tomislav Momirović, Serbian businessman and politician
 * Tomislav Karadžić, Montenegrin-Serb businessman & football administrator
 * Jan Tomislav Topić, Ecuadorian businessman and presidential candidate

Media

 * Tomislav Jakić, Croatian journalist
 * Tomislav Kezarovski, Macedonian journalist

Military

 * Tomislav Sertić, Croatian General
 * Tomislav Simović, Serbian Lieutenant General (JNA)

Politics

 * Tomislav Donchev, Bulgarian politician
 * Tomislav Karamarko, Croatian politician
 * Tomislav Lampel, birth name of the Serbian-Israeli politician Yosef "Tommy" Lapid
 * Tomislav Ljubenović, Serbian politician
 * Tomislav Merčep, Croatian politician
 * Tomislav Nikolić, former President of Serbia
 * Tomislav Petrak, Croatian politician
 * Tomislav Žigmanov, Croat-Serbian politician

Royalty

 * Tomislav of Croatia
 * Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia
 * Tomislav II (honorary title), Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta

Science and academia

 * Tomislav Maretić, Croatian linguist & lexicographer
 * Tomislav Šola, Croatian museologist
 * Tomislav Trifić, Serbian academic & graphic artist
 * Tomislav Volek, Czech musicologist

Sports

 * Tomislav Ašković, Serbian long-distance runner
 * Tomislav Brkić, Bosnian tennis player
 * Tomislav Butina, Croatian footballer
 * Tomislav Ćiraković, Montenegrin footballer
 * Tomislav Colić, Serbian footballer
 * Tomislav Dokić, Serbian volleyball player
 * Tomislav Draganja, Croatian tennis player
 * Tomislav Ivić, Croatian football manager
 * Tomislav Ivković, Croatian footballer
 * Tomislav Jagurinovski, Macedonian handball player
 * Tomislav Jotovski, Macedonian tennis player
 * Tomislav Jurić, Croatian footballer
 * Tomislav Kaloperović, Serbian footballer & manager
 * Tomislav Karlo, Croatian swimmer
 * Tomislav Kelava, Serbian boxer
 * Tomislav Knez, Bosnian footballer
 * Tomi Kostadinov, Bulgarian footballer
 * Tomislav Marić, Croatian footballer
 * Tomislav Mikulić, Croatian footballer
 * Tomislav Milićević, Serbian footballer
 * Tomislav Mišura, Slovenian footballer
 * Tomislav Mrčela, Australian footballer
 * Tomislav Papazov, Bulgarian footballer
 * Tomislav Pavlov, Bulgarian footballer
 * Tomislav Pajović, Serbian footballer
 * Tomislav Pondeljak, Australian footballer
 * Tomislav Prosen, Croatian footballer
 * Tomislav Pucar, Croatian table tennis player
 * Tomislav Sivić, Serbian footballer
 * Tomislav Smoljanović, Croatian rower
 * Tomislav Šokota, Croatian footballer
 * Tomislav Ternar, Slovenian tennis player
 * Tomislav Tomić, Bosnian footballer
 * Tomislav Višević, Bosnian-Croat footballer
 * Tomislav Višević, Bosnian-Croat footballer