25 Hilarious Croatian Place Names Explained: Big Fart to Grandma's Ass 

Also there's a place in Slavonija called Velika, which means ''Big'', and near Velika there is a village called Mala Velika, which of course means ''Small Big''.

My favourite is a riverside village called Mokra Noga, wet foot.

Also to mention, the word "cjepidlaka", or "cjepidlačiti" has its own meaning and means "to nitpick". You can say for example to a friend, who is constantly overanalyzing ("nemoj cjepidlačiti o tome" = lit. don't nitpick over this) or if someone is looking way to detailed into something ("Ne volim cjepidlačiti, ali kasnite već 2 tjedna." = lit. i don't want to nitpick, but you are already two weeks late)

Thank you for being hilarious! 😂

I used to regularly cross the border between Croatia and Hungary at a village called Gola (which means naked). For a long time I thought it was called Gola Gola (so good they named it twice) but the road signs actually say "Gola Golá" the second word being the Hungarian spelling.

You made me laugh. You are great!

wow, as a Croatian Im impressed by everything you said in this video. As I work with nautical charts, Im very familiar with islands you mentioned and always know where they are only because they have that crazy names. Other you analyzed is pure quality and great knowledge, congratulations dear Paul! You are truly expert! Love your sense of humour and the way you pronounce Croatian words which are pretty heavy even for Croats. Love it! Like Delboy use to say, lovelly jubbly. Take care and God bless

Nice video,but you missed the village near Cerje Nebojse which is called Gačiće-Panties (they also have hill called Vražji stolček(devil chair)and the nearest village to it is Stažnjevec and Tužno(sad). And all of that in radius of 5km.

I gave you like before even clicking the video. I'll watch this at work today.

Just explaining one of the comments below, village named Gačice means little panties (like underware) . I have a wineyard there. By the way, great video. Keep up!👩‍🏫

Very good list, you missed "Gaćice" and my favorite: "Bender"

That sure looked like it was hard to read ^^ Keep up the good work, pozdrav iz Slavonskog Broda!

Well done, explanations ! Bravo, dobro si to obradio !

If I may add there is a village situated on top of the island Čiovo called “Žedno” which translates to “Thirsty” (village). 😉

I was laughing for the entire seven minutes of this video! btw Pula in Croatian is not a funny name but in Romanian it is very funny name because it actually means "dick" Bol na Braču is not really to funny until you realise that Bol actually means Pain so this town is called "Pain on Brač" if you translate it to English.

Cug is actually a word for train. German-croatianized. Most of northren parts of Croatia use word cug for train. Nit is the dialect word and it is spoken in Međimurje, and Gorski Kotar Btw, best street name in croatia got to be: avenue of brothers ashole in Rijeka :p

I have a lake house on Čingi-Lingi so i guess I'm one of those 4 people that come there for a weekend! 😁

You got me. I just subscribed😂

Cug *is* a train in my kajkavian dialect, because it's the transliteration of the German word Zug, which means train. What does a German word have to do with it? Kajkavian part of Croatia used the German language, which was one of the official languages of the Austro-Hungarian empire, to oppose and undermine Hungarization which then-viceroy, Khuen-Héderváry tried to impose on Croats. Speaking German was therefore an effective measure of opposition. So for example, we say "cukr", from the German word Zucker (sugar), or "isscajg" from the German "Isszeug" (eating utensils), or you'll often hear us use the word "beštek", from the German word "Besteck" (silverware).

Krivi put area is very fruitful with funny toponyms. For example, on other side of Senj there's a peak named Kurčev vrh (for obvious reasons), also if you go to Vratnik, you'll find Pizdolinova jaruga. My mate's family is from there 😂 And since you mentioned Komiža, you MUST have heard of Pizdica. That is one of if not only water well near Komiža (or on Biševo, I'm not 100% sure). So basically when people of Komiža drink water they're really drinking from little vagina 😂😂😂

Pobjednik je ipak mjesto u Srbiji koje se zove Donje Brijanje

Great video,Paul ! Greetings from Osijek !

Great video! My great-great-grandparents lived in Gnojnice. I see on Google translate it can translate as Slurry/Pus/Pustules...Manureville. Yikes!

A little more in Šibenik-Knin county. Koprno-Who Fart; Danilo-Sunrise; Kraljice-Queens; Traživuci-Serching for Wolves; Ljubostinj-Kissing Rocks; Konjevrate-Horse Back; Tromilja-Three Miles; Smrdelje-Bad Smelling; Rupe-Holes; Velika Glava-Big Head; Bezbradice-No Beards; Brkani-Mustaches

There is a small village nearby Virovitica called Kolac (no longer officially) which translates to stake and stems from the time of osman conquests when the city was under siege. It used to be a meadow outside the city limits where the locals would impale the turks on stakes. I used to meet up there with kids from other villages to ride bikes. “Are we meeting up at the impalement spot? Of course!”

Hi, regards from Podravina, worth of next episode: Kozarevac-goat village, Otrovanec-poison village :) And for Medjimurje region: Sraćinec-shits place...

A place near Zagreb is Vukovina, not vukojebina 😁 I am surprised that you did not include a village in Istria called Sveti Petar u šumi- St. Peter in the wood.

Nehaj = Negligence Nehaj Castle is next to Senj and there is a tiny place on the Drava river called Nehaj between Petrijevci and Šag

Cug is actually German Zug for train. North Croatia is filled with German words turned into Croatian. Mz relatives from that area especially older ones wil say ambrelo for kišobran which comes from umbrella, špiglo for mirror with comes from Spiegel, badencimer for bathroom wich is actually Baden Zimmer. They woul say cipelcug for walking, cipel is short for cipele, we have špancirfest in same region, which comes from German words for walking and to celebrate something. There was a place pičkovac which got its name during ww2. Ladies in certain houses were entertaining men from all armies and groups had a nice time and did not chase each others so place was spared from brutality. Only thing was there were certain number of newborns who growing up obviously had German and Croatian roots, coz women daily served Germans, partisans and domobrans. In modern time it is more like legend and no one is sure did it really happened or is it just made up story.knowing Croatian history i believe it did happen in past. Vukojebina actually is a term for a place which even God forgotten, pripizdina is a term in conversation as a backward place far away, like I came from pripizdina barely found way out, or I can't wait to get out from this vukojebina...

that was fabulous 🤣🤣🤣🤣

there's a village of Podgaće in Istria

No mention of Dražice? I am shocked and bewildered 😂

Ooo! This was so funny.

You didn't mention villages Dražica and Dražice (Clitoris and Clitorises) , village Nebojan (Not afraid), village Prkos (Defiance), village Letovanić (Flying out)

''Prduša'' could also be translated to ''farting ass'', or it could also be used as a term for an attractive lady's rear end.

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Fu***ing hell that was a great video.

Zaboravio si na Sračinec.

You also have island ciovo ci ovo means from “ from who is this ?“

Brat priča bolje od mog tetka koji radi u njemačkoj

Gaceleze in German translation: Unterhoseliegendorf

Cjepidlake is plural - hairsplitters.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂....,,,, you forgot to mention ŠTAKOROVEC, near DUGO SELO 😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Babina Greda - Grandma's Beam

Cjepidlaka is actually a term and it represents someone cheap, lazy, stupid or something like that. You forgot Tužno (Sad), it's in the same county as Apathy haha😃, and Gačice which means panties.

also...don't forget "Suha Dole"

there' also in Croatia a city named Pula which in romanian translates precisely ,,dick''. but if you want to do a video about romanian funny names you may start whith the Clit village, in the Suceava district , from the Marginea town towards Gura Humorului city. my mother is from Marginea so I know what I'm talking about. it's close to noth-east border to Ukraine. we also have Băicoi in Prahova district which translates in english as : ,, hey you testicle''

Here in Australia we have translation for that village Vukoje*ina.........."Behind a back of the bum fu*k" fairly liberal translation😁😁😁😁

Grudnjak has to do with gruda, meaning clump, not a bra in this case. It's old Croatian, only seen in historical books.

When I was 10, my parents sent me packing from New York to Ugljan Island (near Zadar) for an entire summer. I stayed with my cousins and my language skills were terrible. I somehow managed to get by, until one day my aunt asked me what I wanted for lunch. Since I was missing America (and wasn't home for July 4th celebrations), I asked for a hot dog. Unfortunately, I didn't know the proper words so I tried the literal translation of "hot dog" as "vruci pas". My aunt and uncle looked at me, horrified, wondering what my parents were feeding me. Still, it wasn't as bad as when I tried to pronouce "Jugoslavia" ... to my brother and I it looked like "Jug of Saliva".

A poznaš ti Mjesto Gačice u Varaždinskoj Županiji ? Gačice = Penties!

Prduša isn't a fart. Prdusa would be ass (thing farts comes from)

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Croatians tend to use words "vukojebina" and "pripizdina" as derogatory/funny way to describe any remote place

3 Zatona ima Hrvatskoj to su Zadarski Zaton,Šibenski Zaton,Dubrovčki Zaton.

about 20km away from Špičkovina,I have a relative there, are villages Donja and Gornja Batina....Upper and Lower stick.-...and a very good friend of mine is from Donja Batina. and there are also Golubovec and Novi Golubovec which can be translated as Pigeon house there is a commercial about our names of places ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ydssckKW4ZM.html

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ovaj čovjek je kralj oplakao sam 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

why the hell are you so red Paul :D had a shot of rakija before filming?

Cungi lingi is a lake

word cjepidlake has figurative alternative meaning which is something close to person being "anal" in annoying way

Up to my 30s i did not even know they actually call Village (turning point) by that Womans Head there...I see a woman head before Mick Jaegers...

Svinjica Krstinjska a village near BIH - Croatian border in Vojnić Karlovačka županija. Little pig baptised. And in th village lives only Muslims. And near Svinjica is Gejkovac as gay village.😅

Aahahahahah that's funny

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ACTUALLY...."Pripizdina" is a specific place on woman's body between va9ina and @nus. that tender piece of forgotten and unfairly neglected skin. :)

Nice, but for me a little bit too fast. Could You, please slow down a little?

islam latinski i islam grcki .. selo do sela...😂

Vukojebina =Podgorje place with no public transport.

word vukojebina does not have literal translation.. u can use it in a sentance like.. u are from some ugly place that only God knows where it is and ect.. or simple u are from vukojebina.

"Upper hear splitter lower hear splitter- you can choose to split your hair large or small."..you get me here- eyes wide open- what does it mean? PS Cjepidlaka can also mean- giving injections to the hair- CIJEPITI- do not necessarily means ODCJEPITI, Pocjepati- whats basically really layered wordplay considering Vaxing (Vaccination) Cjepiti Dlake- its one of my faweret disciplines....and you are NOTICED- Big or Small- you say? Not upper or down, no? Kurba Vela and Kurba mala- as well as other islands, are named by their impact on the ship. Kurba was difficult...babin Prdac also names the straight of the wind on a particular part of Kornati (those islands were dangerous to ships and sailors) . I advise you to inform yourself on Kevina Jama and Babino Vrelo- ...looks like you are in it...- and you need to have SANITARNA ISAZNICA to be there . I hope ain't worst than that when we come to Babin prdac...- behind names of Kornati is much more Historical VISDOM and geological descriptions of what you say- skipping over Love island with- a child -as if was a joke- producer....When we say casa (cess) you say pool...