Mak (given name)

Mak
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	Poppy
Region of origin	Europe ;

Last updated November 18, 2025

Mak is a male given name.

In the Balkans, Mak is a male given name that is most popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. In Serbo-Croatian, Mak translates to poppy. The name was popularized by the Bosnian poet Mak Dizdar and is now one of the most common names for newborn males in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1]

Given name

Mak Dizdar (1917–1971), Bosnian poet
Mak Varešanović (born 1998), Bosnian footballer

References

↑ "Ovo je spisak najpopularnijih imena u Sarajevu u 2023. godini". radiosarajevo.ba (in Croatian). 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-12-16.

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[1] "Ovo je spisak najpopularnijih imena u Sarajevu u 2023. godini". radiosarajevo.ba (in Croatian). 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-12-16.

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