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
Bartholomew (Aramaic: ; grc, Βαρθολομαῖος, translit=Bartholomaîos; la, Bartholomaeus; arm, Բարթողիմէոս; cop, ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ; he, בר-תולמי, translit=bar-Tôlmay; ar, بَرثُولَماو ...
. 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
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Persons with this name
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Jernej Damjan
Jernej Damjan (born 28 May 1983) is a Slovenian former ski jumper.
Career
Damjan won a bronze medal in the team normal hill event at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, and finished 6th in the individual normal hill eve ...
(born 1983), Slovenian ski-jumper
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Jernej Koblar
Jernej Koblar (born 30 September 1971) is a Slovenian former alpine skier. He competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics, 1998 Winter Olympics, and 2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and common ...
(born 1971), Slovenian alpine skier
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Jernej Kopitar
Jernej Kopitar, also known as Bartholomeus Kopitar (21 August 1780 – 11 August 1844), was a Slovene linguist and philologist working in Vienna. He also worked as the Imperial censor for Slovene literature in Vienna. He is perhaps best known f ...
(1780–1844), Slovenian linguist and philologist
Fictional characters with this name
*Hlapec Jernej, the main character in a novel by
Ivan Cankar
Ivan Cankar (, ) (10 May 1876 – 11 December 1918) was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet, and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slo ...
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Slovene masculine given names