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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *božiťь. Technically a diminutive of bog (“God”), referring to baby Jesus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǒʒit͡ɕ/
- Hyphenation: Bo‧žić
Proper noun
Bòžić m (Cyrillic spelling Бо̀жић)
- (uncountable) Christmas
- diminutive of Bog
- a surname
Declension
Statistics
- According to the 2021 Croatian census, Božić is the 16th most common surname in Croatia, belonging to 7244 individuals.