Gender | Female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | South Slavic |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Cyrillic: Драгица |
Nickname(s) | Draga (Драга) |
See also | Draga, Dragana |
Dragica [1] (Cyrillic: Драгица [1] ) is a South Slavic feminine given name.
Those bearing it include:
Pavle is a Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian and Georgian male given name corresponding to English Paul; the name is of biblical origin.
Zoran is a common South Slavic name, the masculine form of Zora, which means dawn, daybreak. The name is especially common in Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia and a little in Slovenia.
Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic given name. It is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helen, which is of uncertain origin. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenotschka, Jeca, Lenka, and Alena.
Marija is a feminine given name, a variation of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament. Depending on phonological rules concerning consecutive vowels or the use of the palatal approximant, "Mary" in these languages is Marija if consecutive vowels are disallowed and otherwise Maria.
Nikola is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries, while in West Slavic countries it is primarily found as a feminine given name. There is a wide variety of male diminutives of the name, examples including: Niko, Nikolica, Nidžo, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolyo, Kolyu.
Sanja is a South Slavic feminine given name, meaning "she dreams".
Nenad is a male personal name of Slavic origin common in countries that speak Slavic languages. It is more widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and North Macedonia than in other countries. The name is derived from the word nenadan, which means "unexpected". It was introduced to North Macedonia via Serbian and is now a fairly popular name.
Vukčević is a Serbo-Croatian patronymic surname, derived from the male given name Vukac. Notable people with the surname include:
Vesna is a Slavic female name derived from the name of Vesna, an ancient Slavic goddess of spring. It means "spring" in some Slavic languages. It is in use in Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. It is also given in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. It rarely appears in Poland.
Mirjana is a Slavic feminine given name meaning ′mir′. The name is widespread throughout Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.
Savić, Sawicz, Савич, Савiч, Savic, Savich or Savitch is a Slavic surname, sometimes used as a first name, most common among South Slavs. It can be related to the name Sava or Sava (river).
Vuković is a common family name found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia, of which bearers are either Bosniaks, Croats, Montenegrins or Serbs, as well as medieval families long before idea of national identity ever appeared.
Maja is a Slavic and German feminine given name.
Luka is a masculine given name used in the South Slavic-speaking countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, North Macedonia. It is derived from the Latin name Lucas. The name is common among Christians as a result of Luke the Evangelist.
Ilija is a South Slavic male given name, cognate of Ilya/Elijah.
Slavko is a Slavic masculine given name. Notable holders of the name include:
Darko is a common South Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the Slavic root dar 'gift'. Its oldest mention is from the 14th century, included in the Dečani chrysobulls (1330).
Kresoja is a surname found in Croatia and Serbia. Notable people with the surname include:
Vlado is a Slavic masculine given name. Notable people with the given name include:
Mile is a masculine given name found in Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. It is often found as a contraction of Milan or Miodrag.