Vesna () is a Slavic female name derived from the name of

Vesna Vesna (Cyrillic: Весна) was a mythological female character associated with youth and springtime in early Slavic mythology, particularly within Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Slovenia. Along with her male companion Vesnik, she was asso ...

, an ancient Slavic goddess of spring. It means "

spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a ...

" in some Slavic languages. It is in use in

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North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

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and

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

. It is also given in

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Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

, the

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, and

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. In Croatia, the name Vesna was the second most common feminine given name between 1960 and 1969, while appearing among the most common ones in two earlier decades as well.

People named Vesna

* Vesna Čitaković (born 1979), Serbian volleyball player *

Vesna Dolonc Vesna Ratkovna Dolonc (Serbian Cyrillic and russian: link=yes, Весна Ратковна Долонц; née Manasieva, Манасиева; born 21 July 1989) is a retired Serbian tennis player. She earned career-highs of 84 in singles and 93 ...

(born 1989), Serbian tennis player *

Vesna Györkös Žnidar Vesna Györkös Žnidar (born 29 December 1977) is a Slovenian politician who was Minister of Interior in the Cabinet of Miro Cerar between 18 September 2014 and 13 September 2018. She is a member of the Modern Centre Party. Career Györkös Ž ...

(born 1977), Slovenian politician * Vesna Jovanovic (born 1976), American visual artist * Vesna Krmpotić (1932–2018), Croatian writer and translator * Vesna Milačić Kaja (born 1968), Montenegrin singer *

Vesna Milanović-Litre Vesna Milanović-Litre (born 30 May 1986) is a retired Croatian handball player who played for Kisvárdai KC last timeand the Croatian national team. After winning many Croatian championship and Croatian cup trophies in past seasons, Vesna Mil ...

(born 1986), Croatian handball player *

Vesna Milošević Vesna Milošević (Macedonian Cyrillic: Весна Милошевиќ, born August 29, 1955, in Kičevo, Yugoslavia) is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Лет� ...

(born 1955), Yugoslav handball player *

Vesna Mišanović Vesna Caselotti, née Mišanović, (born 27 November 1964 in Sarajevo) is a Bosnian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She was winner of the first ever medal for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the first Women's European Team ...

(born 1964), Bosnian chess player *

Vesna Pešić Vesna Pešić ( sr-Cyrl, Весна Пешић, ; born May 6, 1940) is a Serbian politician and sociologist. In February 2012, Vesna Pešić announced she would leave politics after parliamentary elections on 6 May 2012. Biography In the early ...

(born 1940), Serbian politician and sociologist *

Vesna Pisarović Vesna Pisarović (born 9 April 1978) is a Croatian pop and jazz singer. Life and career 1978–1999: Early life Pisarović was born in Brčko, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia and grew up in Požega, SR Croatia, a part of the same co ...

(born 1978), Croatian singer *

Vesna Pusić Vesna Pusić (; born 25 March 1953) is a Croatian sociologist and politician who served as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the centre-left cabinet of Zoran Milanović. She was Croatia's second female ...

(born 1953), Croatian politician and sociologist *

Vesna Radović Vesna Radović ( sr-cyrl, Весна Радовић, german: Vesna Radovic, born 7 September 1954 in Mostar) is a former Yugoslav/Austrian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 ...

(born 1954), Yugoslav/Austrian handball player *

Vesna Rožič Vesna Rožič (23 March 1987 – 23 August 2013) was a Slovenian chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM) in April 2006. Rožič was ranked the second best Slovenian female chess player, after Anna Muzychuk. S ...

(1987–2013), Slovenian chess player *

Vesna Škare-Ožbolt Vesna Škare-Ožbolt (; born 20 June 1961) is a Croatian politician. She was the 10th Minister of Justice of Croatia from 2003 until 2006. She was the second female holder of that office, as well as the second consecutive woman after Ingrid An ...

(born 1961), Croatian politician *

Vesna Teršelič Vesna Teršelič (born in 1962) is a peace activist who founded the Anti-War Campaign of Croatia. In 1998, she was joint recipient of the Right Livelihood Award along with Katarina Kruhonja of the Centre for Peace, Non-violence and Human Rights, ...

(born 1962), Croatian peace activist * Vesna Trivalić (born 1965), Serbian actress *

Vesna Vulović Vesna Vulović ( sr-Cyrl, Весна Вуловић, ; 3 January 1950 23 December 2016) was a Serbian flight attendant who holds the Guinness world record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute: . She was the sole survivor after a ...

(1950–2016), Serbian flight attendant *

Vesna Zmijanac Vesna Zmijanac (, ; born 4 January 1957) is a Montenegrin-born Serbian singer and actress. Dubbed the "Queen of Sadness", she is known for her emotional vocal delivery and melancholic ballads. Also noted for her provocative appearance and weste ...

(born 1957), Serbian singer

Fictional people named Vesna

, a character from the movie ''

Loners A loner is a person who does not seek out, or may actively avoid, interaction with other people. There are many potential reasons for their solitude. Intentional reasons include introversion, mysticism, spirituality, religion, or personal consi ...

''. * Vesna in ''

Alien Nation ''Alien Nation'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Rockne S. O'Bannon (later known for ''Farscape''), comprising film, television, and other media productions about alien refugees living on Earth. The series began with the ...

''. *Vesna, a character from the game ''

The Witcher ''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin ) is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are bea ...

''.

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People named Vesna

Fictional people named Vesna

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