Đurađ ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурађ, ; ) is a

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masculine

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, derived from the

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Georgios Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work"). It is one of the mo ...

''. It is also

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as Djuradj. It is, along with the variant ''

Đorđe Đorđe ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе;transliterated Djordje) is a Serbian given name, a Serbian variant, derived from Greek ''Georgios'' ('' George'' in English). Other variants include: Đurđe, Đurađ, Đura, Đuro, Georgije. It may refer to: * Đor� ...

'', the equivalent of the

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'' George''. It was widespread in

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, being the name of many

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and

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s. It may refer to: *

Đurađ I Balšić Đurađ I Balšić ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ I Балшић), or Gjergj Balsha I ( sq, Gjergj Balsha I) was the Lord of Zeta between 1362 and 13 January 1378. He was the eldest of the three sons of Balša I, and belonged to the Balšić family. Life ...

( 1362–78), Lord of Zeta *

Đurađ II Balšić Đurađ Stracimirović ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Страцимировић; 1385 – April 1403), or Đurađ II, was the Lord of Zeta from 1385 to 1403, as a member of the Balšić noble family. He was the son of Stracimir Balšić, and succe ...

(1385–1403), Lord of Zeta *

Đurađ Bogutović Đurađ Bogutović ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Богутовић; fl. 1370-1399) was Serbian nobleman. He is an ancestor of the House of Petrović-Njegoš and the Njeguši tribe. Life Đurađ's father, "Bogut" or "Boguta", is believed to be the oldest ...

( 1370–99), Serbian nobleman *

Đurađ Branković Đurađ Branković (; sr-cyr, Ђурађ Бранковић; hu, Brankovics György; 1377 – 24 December 1456) was the Serbian Despot from 1427 to 1456. He was one of the last Serbian medieval rulers. He was a participant in the battle of Ank ...

(1377–1456), Serbian Despot *

Đurađ Đurašević Đurađ Đurašević Crnojević ( sr-cyrl, Ђурађ Ђурашевић Црнојевић; 1413–1435) was the lord of Paštrovići (a coastal tribe) of the Lordship of Zeta and a voivode of the Serbian Despotate, alongside his younger brot ...

( 1413–35), Serbian nobleman *

Đurađ Crnojević Đurađ Crnojević ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Црноjeвић, cu, Гюргь Цьрноевыкь; d. 1514) was the last Serbian medieval Lord of Zeta between 1490 and 1496, from the Crnojevic dynasty. The son of Ivan Crnojević and Goisava Arianit ...

( 1489–1514), Lord of Zeta *

Đurađ Vasić Đurađ Vasić ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурађ Васић, ; born 19 September 1956) is a Serbian former football player and coach. Career Vasić began his senior career with Yugoslav second division club FK Novi Sad. He also was lined up for 17 matches o ...

(born 1956), Serbian football coach and former player *

Đurađ Jakšić Đurađ Jakšić ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Јакшић, ; born 22 July 1977) is a Serbian historian and politician. Career He ran for mayor of Novi Sad in the 2012 and 2016 mayoral elections. Jakšić is the Serbian Radical Party president of the ci ...

(born 1977), Serbian politician * (born 1992), Canadian journalist *

Đurađ Dobrijević Đurađ Dobrijević ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Добријевић; born 13 January 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Kolubara in the Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super l ...

(born 1995), Serbian footballer

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