Strahinja ( sr-cyr, Страхиња) is a Serbian given name. The name is

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and dates back to medieval Serbia, where it is first attested in 1322 as 'Страхинья'.Moroshkin, Mikhail. ''Славянский именослов, или, Собраніе славянских личных имен в алфавитном порядкѣ.'' Saint Petersburg: n.p., 1867. The meaning of the word ''strah'' is 'fear' (from Proto-Slavic '' *straxъ''), and ''-inja'' is an

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. Strahinja thus means 'Great Fear, Dread, or Horror'. Nicknames can include Strale, Straja, Strajo, Straha, Straho, Stašo, Staško, Strašo, Straško, Strajin, Strajan, Strajko, Strahac, Strahinjica and Strajovina (Ctraja-Ctrlaja).

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Strahinja Banović Strahinja Banović or Strahinjić Ban ( sr-cyr, Страхиња Бановић; died 15 June 1389 according to tradition) is the name of the nobleman and knight depicted in the Serbian epic poem of the same title. It is unsure whether or not h ...

is the protagonist of the eponymous Serbian epic poem and

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; he may be identified with the historical figure

Đurađ II Stracimirović Balšić Đurađ ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурађ, ; ) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from the Greek ''Georgios''. It is also transliterated as Djuradj. It is, along with the variant ''Đorđe'', the equivalent of the English ''George''. It was widespre ...

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Strahinja Jovančević Strahinja Jovančević ( sr-Cyrl, Страхиња Јованчевић; born 28 February 1993) is a Serbian athlete specializing in long jump. Born in Belgrade to Montenegrin Serb parents from Berane. At the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Champio ...

, Serbian long jumper *

Strahinja Lazović Strahinja ( sr-cyr, Страхиња) is a Serbian given name. The name is pagan and dates back to medieval Serbia, where it is first attested in 1322 as 'Страхинья'.Moroshkin, Mikhail. ''Славянский именослов, или, � ...

, Serbian squash player *

Strahinja Milošević Strahinja Milošević (Serbian Cyrillic: Страхиња Милошевић; born September 25, 1985) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Falco KC of the Hungarian Basketball League. While playing for Partizan, from 2007 to 2010, Mi ...

, Serbian basketball player *

Strahinja Pavlović Strahinja Pavlović (; born 24 May 2001) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Serbia national team. Club career Partizan 2015–2018: Youth years Born in � ...

, Serbian footballer *

Strahinja Petrović Strahinja Petrović ( sr-cyrl, Страхиња Петровић; born 14 June 1992) is a Serbian Association football, footballer who plays for FK Loznica, Loznica in the Serbian First League. References External links * Strahinja Petrović ...

, Serbian footballer *

Strahinja Stanišić Strahinja Stanišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Страхиња Станишић; born 23 March 1995 in Sarajevo) is a Serbian alpine skier. Career His first big international competition was 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. He represented Serbia in giant s ...

, Serbian alpine skier *

Strahinja Stojačić Strahinja Stojačić ( sr-Cyrl, Страхиња Стојачић; born 15 July 1992), nicknames "Brka" and "Doctor Strange",https://www.rts.rs/lat/sport/ostali-sportovi/5328115/stojacic-amerikanci-imaju-fiziku-a-mi-znamo-kako-se-igra-basket.htm ...

, Serbian basketball player

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