Đurađ
The name Đurađ (or Djuradj, Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурађ), is a Serbian male given name.
It is derived from the Greek Georgios which is derived from the Greek word γεωργός (georgos, "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word γεωργός is a compound of γῆ (ge, "earth", "soil") and ἔργον (ergon, "task", "undertaking", "work").[1][2] The English name George is derived from it.
It can refer to several different people, including:
- Đurađ I of Zeta
- Đurađ II
- Đurađ Banjac
- Đurađ Bogutović
- Đurađ Branković
- Đurađ IV Crnojević
- Đurađ V Crnojević
- Đurađ Davidović
- Đurađ Jakšić
- Đurađ Javor
- Đurađ Kušljić
- Đurađ Pokrajac
- Đurađ Predojević
- Đurađ Pucar
- Đurađ Vasić
- Đurađ Vujčić
- Đurađ Živojinović
- Đurađ Zrilić
References
- ↑ G. Babiniotis, Lexicon of New Greek Language, Lexicology Centre, Athens (2002)
- ↑ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=George
See also
- George, English variant
- Juraj, Croatian variant
- Đura or Đuro, Serbian variant
- Đuka, Serbian variant (nickname)
- Đorđe or Đorđije, Serbian variant
- Georgije, Serbian variant