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 Ancient Greek, Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound (linguistics), compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "underta ...

''. It is also

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

Đorđe Đorđe ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе; transliterated Djordje) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, common in Serbian. It is derived from Greek ''Georgios'' ('' George'' in English). Other variants include: Đurđe, Đurađ, Đura, Đuro, Geo ...

'', the equivalent of the

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''. 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; ) 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 Đurađ was the eldest son of Balša, ...

( 1362–78), Lord of Zeta *

Đurađ II Balšić Đurađ II Balšić ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурађ II Балшић; ) or George II Balsha 1385 – April 1403), 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 succeeded ...

(1385–1403), Lord of Zeta *

Đurađ Bogutović Đurađ Bogutović ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Богутовић; fl. 1370–1399) was a Serbian medieval nobility, Serbian medieval nobleman. He is an ancestor of the Petrović-Njegoš, House of Petrović-Njegoš and the Tribes of Montenegro, Njeguši ...

( 1370–99), Serbian nobleman *

Đurađ Branković Đurađ Vuković Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурађ Вуковић Бранковић, ; 1377 – 24 December 1456) served as the Serbian Despot from 1427 to 1456, making him one of the final rulers of medieval Serbia. In 1429, Branković was form ...

(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 broth ...

( 1413–35), Serbian nobleman *

Đurađ Crnojević Đurađ Crnojević ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Црноjeвић, ; d. 1514) was the last Serbian medieval Zeta under the Crnojevići, Lord of ZetaSlijepčević 1974, p. 43: "Према Карлу Хопфу и Балшићи и Црнојевићи »п ...

( 1489–1514), Lord of Zeta *

Đurađ Bošković Đurađ Bošković also spelled Djurdje Bošković (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурaђ Бошковић; Belgrade, Serbia, 11 April 1904 - Belgrade, Serbia, 29 November 1990) was a Serbian art historian, one of the most important researchers of Serbian me ...

(1904–1990), Serbian art historian *

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 ...

(born 1977), Serbian politician *

Đurađ Dobrijević Đurađ Dobrijević ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурађ Добријевић; born 13 January 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Omladinac Novi Banovci. He has played in the Serbian SuperLiga for Kolubara. References External links * ...

(born 1995), Serbian footballer

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