| Pronunciation | Serbo-Croatian: [ˈmlâ.dɛn] |
|---|---|
| Gender | masculine |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Slavic |
| Other names | |
| Derived | mlad ("young") |
Mladen (Cyrillic : Младен) is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root mlad ( *moldъ , mladъ ), meaning "young". [1] [2] It is present in Bosnian, Slovenian, Montenegrin, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian society since the Middle Ages.