Đurađ

Đurađ (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурађ, pronounced [dʑǔradʑ]; listen^ⓘ) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from the Greek Georgios.^[1] It is also transliterated as Djuradj.

Đurađ

Đurađ Branković, Serbian Despot (1427—1456)
Pronunciation	[dʑǔradʑ]
Gender	masculine
Language(s)	Serbian
Name day	6 May
Origin
Word/name	Greek Georgios
Region of origin	Balkans
Other names
Alternative spelling	Djuradj (romanization)
Variant form(s)	Đura/Đuro (diminutive)
Related names	George, Đorđe, Đuraš

It is, along with the variant Đorđe, the equivalent of the English George. It was widespread in medieval Serbia, being the name of many noblemen and magnates.^[1]

It may refer to:

• Đurađ I Balšić (fl. 1362–78), Lord of Zeta
• Đurađ II Balšić (1385–1403), Lord of Zeta
• Đurađ Bogutović (fl. 1370–99), Serbian nobleman
• Đurađ Branković (1377–1456), Serbian Despot
• Đurađ Đurašević (fl. 1413–35), Serbian nobleman
• Đurađ Crnojević (fl. 1489–1514), Lord of Zeta
• Đurađ Bošković (1904–1990), Serbian art historian
• Đurađ Vasić (born 1956), Serbian football coach and former player
• Đurađ Jakšić (born 1977), Serbian politician
• Đurađ Dobrijević (born 1995), Serbian footballer

See also

• Đura, diminutive
• Đuro, diminutive
• Đurđe, given name
• Đurđević
• Sveti Đurađ, placename

References

1. Kurir (2017-02-16). "Dajte svome sinu junačko ime: Ovako su se zvali naši vitezovi i kraljevi!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-24.

Further reading

• Milica Grković (1977). Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. Vuk Karadžić.