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- ↑ "Najljepša imena za zimske bebe". www.index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ Čilaš Šimpraga. Ivšić Majić and Vidović. Rječnik 500 najčešćih suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena (in Croatian). Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje. p. 26.
- ↑ "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.
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