''-drag'' () and ''-drog'' is a common
Slavic given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
word root, ''
drag'' meaning "dear, beloved", in single-lexemed and dithematic (two lexemes) names.
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Examples
Single-lexeme names
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragan
Dragan (, sr-Cyrl, Драган) is a popular Serbo-Croatian masculine given name derived from the common Slavic element '' drag'' meaning "dear, beloved". The feminine form is Dragana.
People named Dragan include:
Politicians and office holde ...
;
Dragana (with
past participle
In linguistics, a participle () (from Latin ' a "sharing, partaking") is a nonfinite verb form that has some of the characteristics and functions of both verbs and adjectives. More narrowly, ''participle'' has been defined as "a word derived from ...
suffix ''-an'')
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragić (with
diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
suffix ''
-ić
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'')
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragica (with suffix ''
-ica'')
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragoje (with suffix ''
-oje'')
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragaš
Dragash or Sharr ( sq-definite, Dragashi or ''Sharri'') or Dragaš ( sr-cyr, Драгаш), is a town and municipality located in the Prizren District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Dragash has 1,098 inhabitants, while the ...
(with suffix ''
-aš'')
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragoš (with suffix ''
-oš'')
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragiša (with suffix ''
-iša'')
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragutin (with suffix ''
-utin'')
Dithematic names
;Prefixed
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragimir
Dragomir () is a Slavic masculine name, mostly found in Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine as well as Romania. It is composed of the Slavic words '' drag'' (dear, precious) and ''mir'' (peace), both very comm ...
,
Dragomir
Dragomir () is a Slavic masculine name, mostly found in Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine as well as Romania. It is composed of the Slavic words '' drag'' (dear, precious) and ''mir'' (peace), both ve ...
(from ''mir'', "peace, world")
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragislav,
Dragoslav
Dragoslav (Cyrillic: Драгослав) is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from '' drag'' ("dear, beloved") and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names."Behind the Name", 's.v.'' https://www.behindthe ...
;
Dragoslava (from ''slava'', "glory, fame")
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragivoj,
Dragivoje (from ''voj'', "war")
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragoljub
Dragoljub ( sr-cyr, 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. It roughly means "dear love". It may refer to:
* ...
(from ''ljub'', "love, to like")
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragorad (from ''rad'', "happy, eager, to care")
*Serbo-Croatian
Dragosav (from ''sav'', "all, every")
;Suffixed
*Serbo-Croatian
Ljubodrag (from ''ljub'', "love, to like")
*Serbo-Croatian
Milidrag,
Milodrag (from ''milo'', "love, to like")
*Serbo-Croatian
Miodrag (from ''mio'', "tender, cute")
*Serbo-Croatian
Predrag (from ''pre'', "very, much")
*Serbo-Croatian
Svedrag (from ''sve'', "all")
*Serbo-Croatian
Vojdrag,
Vojidrag (from ''voj'', "war")
*Serbo-Croatian
Vukdrag
Vukdrag ( sr-cyr, Вукдраг; d. 1327) was a Serbian nobleman who served King Stefan Dečanski
Stefan Uroš III ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош III, ), known as Stefan Dečanski ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Дечански, ; 1276 – 11 Nove ...
,
Vukodrag (from ''
vuk'', "wolf")
*Serbo-Croatian
Živodrag (from ''živo'', "living")
See also
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Slavic dithematic 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'', ...
References
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*{{cite book, author=Katarina Stojanović, title=Srpska imena: narodna i hrišćanska, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oIDhGAAACAAJ, year=2007, publisher=Gramatik, isbn=978-86-84421-51-9
Slavic given names