- Origin: Serbo-Croatian; Slovene
- Meaning: “to want; wish; desire.”
- Pron (ZHAY-koh; ZHAY-kah)
Željko is a masculine name derived from the Serbo-Croatian verb, željeti (to want; to desire; to wish).
Its feminine form is Željka. A more unusual feminine form is Željkica.
Both names were popular in Slovenia and Croatia in the 1970s. The designated name-days are May 23rd and September 19th.
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