Vatroslav is a Croatian masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It derives from word for "fire" (''vatra'') and the Slavic language suffix -slav, meaning "glory" or "fame". The feminine version is Vatroslava.

People named Vatroslav

* Vatroslav Jagić (1838–1923), Croatian linguist *

Vatroslav Lichtenegger Vatroslav Lichtenegger (1809-1885) was a Croatian music teachr and composer. Born in Podčetrtek, he moved to Zagreb around 1827, and became a choralist in the Zagreb Cathedral as well as a teacher at the Croatian Music Institute. Lichtenegger was ...

(1809–1885), Austrian-Croatian music educator * Vatroslav Lisinski (1819–1854), Croatian composer *

Vatroslav Mihačić Vatroslav Mihačić (born 30 September 1967) is a retired Croatian football player. He played as goalkeeper for Hajduk Split, Neretva and NK Zagreb in Croatia, and had a four-year spell at Portuguese side Gil Vicente. Playing career He played f ...

(born 1967), retired Croatian footballer *

Vatroslav Mimica Vatroslav Mimica (25 June 1923 – 15 February 2020) was a Croats, Croatian film director and screenwriter. Early life Born in Omiš, Mimica had enrolled at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine before the outbreak of World War II. In 194 ...

(1923–2020), Croatian film director *

Vatroslav Petrinović Vatroslav Petrinović (born 13 April 1959 in Split) is a Croatian retired football defender, who played at the end of the 1970s and during the 1980s for Hajduk, Iskra, Admira, Budućnost Titograd, Šibenik and Olimpija. While playing for Hajdu ...

(born 1959), retired Croatian footballer

People named Vatroslav

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