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References
- ↑ babynames.com
- ↑ all-babynames.com
- ↑ "Most frequent male and female given names by year of birth, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ↑ https://www.momjunction.com/baby-names/damir/
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