Juraj is a given name used in a number of
Slavic languages, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. Pronounced "You-rye" but with a
trilled r.
The English equivalent of the name is
George.
Notable people
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Juraj Chmiel, Czech diplomat and politician
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Juraj Dobrila
Juraj (Giorgio) Dobrila (16 March 1812 – 13 January 1882) was a Catholic bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for Croats and also Slovenes in Istria under Austrian rule.
Biography
Dobrila was born in the ...
, Croatian bishop and benefactor
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Juraj Filas, Slovak composer
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Juraj Habdelić Juraj Habdelić (17 April or 27 November 1609 – 27 November 1678) was a Croatian lexicographer, writer and Jesuit priest.
Born in Staro Čiče, his parents were Boldižar Habdelić and Margarita Kraljić. He went to gymnasium in Zagreb, studied ...
, Croatian writer and lexicographer
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Juraj Herz, Czechoslovakian director
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Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director
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Juraj Jánošík, Slovak national hero
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Juraj Križanić, Croatian Catholic missionary and first pan-Slavist
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Juraj Kucka, Slovak footballer
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Juraj Okoličány, Slovak ice hockey referee
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Juraj Sviatko, Slovak figure skater
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Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Croatian politician, Roman Catholic bishop
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Juraj Slafkovský, Slovak ice hockey player
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Juraj Hromkovič, Slovak Computer Scientist and Professor at ETH Zürich
Derived forms
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Jura: ''Czech, Slovak, Moravian, Croatian and Romanian''
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Jure: ''Croatian, Slovene''
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Jurica Jurica is a Croatian given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Jurica Buljat (born 1986), Croatian football defender, currently playing for Maccabi Haifa
*Jurica Golemac (born 1977), Slovenian professional basketball player
*Jurica Grabu ...
: ''Croatian''
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Jurášek: ''Czech, Moravian''
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Jurajko: ''Ukrainian, Slovak''
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Jurik: ''Russian and Armenian''
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Jurko: ''Slovak, Croatian''
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Juro: ''Slovak, Croatian''
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Jurek: ''Polish, Croatian''
See also
* Other Slavic variants of George:
Jurij,
Yury,
Đurađ,
Đuro,
Đuraš,
Jerzy
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish.
People
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Jiří Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE''), the Czech is a masculine given name, equivalent to English George, may refer to:
Given name
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*Jiří Antonín Benda
*Jiří Baborovský
* Jiří Barta
* Jiří Bartoška
*Jiří Bicek
*Jiří Bobok
* Jiří Bubla
* Ji ...
External links
Juraj on Behind The NameJuraj on Babätko
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Czech masculine given names
Slovak masculine given names
Croatian masculine given names
Masculine given names