Mirjana Horvat
Mirjana (; ) is a Slavic feminine given name meaning ′'' mir''′ ("peace, world, prestige, area, space"). The name is widespread throughout Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia. Mirjana is possibly a form of Miriam and Maria. List of people with the given name Mirjana *Mirjana Bohanec (born 1939), Croatian opera singer and actress * Mirjana Boševska (born 1981), retired female freestyle and medley swimmer from Macedonia *Mirjana Božović (born 1987), beauty queen who represented Serbia in Miss World 2007 * Mirjana Đurica (born 1961), former Yugoslav/Serbian handball player *Mirjana Gross Mirjana Gross (born Mirjam Gross; 22 May 1922 – 23 July 2012) was a notable Yugoslav-Croatian Jewish historian and writer. Life and career Gross was born in Zagreb to Jewish parents, Mavro and Ella Gross, on 22 May 1922. During World War II a ... (1922–2012), Croatian historian *Mirjana Isaković (born 1936), Serbian sculptor *Mirjana Joković (born ...
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Slavic Names
Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries. The main types of Slavic names: * Two-basic names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ''Rogvolod''), *pъlkъ (''Svetopolk'', ''Yaropolk''), *slavъ (''Vladislav'', ''Dobroslav'', ''Vseslav'') and their derivatives (''Dobrynya, Tishila, Ratisha, Putyata'', etc.) * Names from flora and fauna (''Shchuka'' - pike, ''Yersh'' - ruffe, ''Zayac'' - hare, ''Wolk''/'' Vuk'' - wolf, ''Orel'' - eagle) * Names in order of birth (''Pervusha'' - born first, ''Vtorusha''/''Vtorak'' - born second, ''Tretiusha''/''Tretyak'' - born third) * Names according to human qualities (''Hrabr'' - brave, ''Milana/Milena'' - beautiful, ''Milosh'' - cute) * Names containing the root of the name of a pagan deities (''Troyan'', ''Perunek/Peruvit'', ''Yarovit'', ''Stribor'', ''Šventaragis'', ''Veleslava'') A number of names from Slavic roots appeared as ...
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