Jernej is a Slovenian form of the name

Bartholomew Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2). New Testament references The name ''Bartholomew ...

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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 * ...

Persons with this name

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 ev ...

(born 1983), Slovenian ski-jumper *

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. He is the husband of the former biathlete Andreja Koblar Andreja Koblar (née Gra ...

(born 1971), Slovenian alpine skier *

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 ...

(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 S ...

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