Pronunciation | Serbo-Croatian: [drâɡoʎuːb] |
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Gender | masculine |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Slavic |
Word/name | drag ("dear, precious") and ljub ("love") |
Meaning | dear love |
Region of origin | Eastern Europe |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Драгољуб |
Nickname(s) | Draža |
Related names | Drago, Dragan, Dragomir, Dragoslav, Ljubodrag, Milodrag |
Dragoljub (Cyrillic : Драгољуб) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from Slavic drag- ("dear, beloved") and ljub ("love, to like"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. [1] It roughly means "dear love".
Notable people with the name include: