Željko, Željka

• 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.

Sources

• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C5%BDeljko
• http://osobno-ime.hr/#%C5%BEeljka
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/z18eljko