Vuk (name)
| Vuk |
| Gender |
male |
| Language(s) |
Croatian,Serbian |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
South Slavic |
| Meaning |
"wolf" |
| Other names |
| Variant form(s) |
Vuka {f} |
| Related names |
see list |
Vuk (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук) is a South Slavic male given name, meaning "wolf". In earlier times it was given to weak and ill neonates so it would protect them from illness and witchcraft (see also Apotropaic magic).
Notable people
- Vuk Orle (fl. 1330), Serbian military commander
- Vuk Kosača (d. 1359), Bosnian-Serbian military commander
- Vuk Branković (1345-1398), Serbian nobleman
- Vuk Lazarević (d. 1410), Serbian royalty
- Vuk Grgurević (1440-1485), Serbian despot
- Vuk Krsto Frankopan (1578-1652), Hungarian-Croatian nobleman
- Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1787–1864), Serbian linguist and reformer of Serbian language
- Vojvoda Vuk (1881-1916), Serbian military commander
- Vuk Drašković (b. 1946), Serbian political leader
- Vuk Jeremić (b. 1975), current Serbian Minister of Foreign affairs
Versions
Masculine:
- Vuk, Vukan, Vukadin, Vukašin, Vuki, Vukmir, Vukoman, Vukota, Vukosav, Vukota, Vuksan
Feminine:
- Vučica, Vukica, Vuka, Vukosava, Vukava, Vukadinka, Vukana, Vukinja, Vukmana, Vukmanija, Vukmila, Vukoja, Vukojla, Vukomana, Vukomanija, Vukodraga, Vukmira, Vukmirka, Vukna, Vukomanka, Vukomila, Vukomira, Vukomirka, Vukosavka, Vukoslava, Vukoslavka, Vukostana, Vuksana, Vulina, Vulka, Vučana, Vučanka
See also
Place-names: