Jernej is a

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

form of the name Bartholomew. The short form is

Nejc Nejc is a Slovene masculine name, a diminutive of Jernej, Slovenian for Bartholomew. Notable people called Nejc include: *Nejc Barič (born 1997), Slovenian professional basketball player *Nejc Brodar (born 1982), Slovenian cross-country skier * Ne ...

Persons with this name

* Jernej Damjan (born 1983), Slovenian ski-jumper * Jernej Koblar (born 1971), Slovenian alpine skier * Jernej Kopitar (1780–1844), Slovenian linguist and philologist

Fictional characters with this name

*Hlapec Jernej, the main character in a novel by Ivan Cankar

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