Nemanja ( sr-Cyrl, Немања) is a masculine Serbian given name. It is derived from the by-name borne by the founder of the

Nemanjić dynasty The House of Nemanjić ( sr-Cyrl, Немањић, Немањићи; Nemanjić, Nemanjići, ) was the most prominent Serbian dynasty of Serbia in the Middle Ages. This princely, royal and imperial house produced List of Serbian monarchs, twelv ...

Stefan Nemanja Stefan Nemanja (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: , ; – 13 February 1199) was the Grand Prince (Grand Župan#Serbia, Veliki Župan) of the Grand Principality of Serbia, Serbian Grand Principality (also known as Raška (region), Raš ...

(1114–1199), a Serbian grand prince who was

venerated Veneration (; ), or veneration of saints, is the act of honoring a saint, a person who has been identified as having a high degree of sanctity or holiness. Angels are shown similar veneration in many religions. Veneration of saints is practiced, ...

as a saint after his death.

Etymologically Etymology ( ) is the study of the origin and evolution of words—including their constituent units of sound and meaning—across time. In the 21st century a subfield within linguistics, etymology has become a more rigorously scientific study. ...

, many think the name most likely derives from a meaning "No Flaw", from Serbian '' Ne manjka - Nemanja'' " (basically means that he has no flaw)"

Modern given name

Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

, the name rose to popularity in the 1980s. Between 2003 and 2005, the name was 9th most popular name given to newly-born boys. * Nemanja Aleksandrov (born 1987), Serbian basketball player * Nemanja Bezbradica (born 1993), Serbian basketball player * Nemanja Bilbija (born 1990), Bosnian footballer * Nemanja Bjelica (born 1988), Serbian basketball player * Nemanja Čorović (born 1975), Serbian footballer * Nemanja Dangubić (born 1993), Serbian basketball player * Nemanja Dimitrijević (born 1992), Serbian paralympian athlete * Nemanja Glavčić (born 1997), Serbian footballer *

Nemanja Gordić Nemanja Gordić (; born September 25, 1988) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Spartak Subotica of the Serbian League (KLS) and the ABA League. He also represents the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team internat ...

(born 1988), Bosnian basketball player *

Nemanja Gudelj Nemanja Gudelj ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Гудељ; born 16 November 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for La Liga side Sevilla and the Serbia national team. Club career NAC Breda Gu ...

(born 1991), Serbian footballer * Nemanja Ilić (born 1990), Serbian handball player * Nemanja Jovanović (born 1984), Serbian footballer *

Nemanja Kojić (footballer) Nemanja Kojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Којић; born 3 February 1990) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian First League club Brodarac. Club career Rad Born in Loznica, Kojić joined Rad as a tr ...

(born 1990), Serbian footballer *

Nemanja Krstić Nemanja Krstić ( sr-cyr, Немања Крстић, born March 2, 1993) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Kapfenberg Bulls of the Austrian Basketball Superliga. He also represent the Serbian national basketball team in the intern ...

(born 1993), Serbian basketball player *

Nemanja Kuzmanović Nemanja Kuzmanović (born 27 May 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Kuzmanović was born in Šabac, Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–1992 ...

(born 1989), Serbian footballer *

Nemanja Majdov Nemanja Majdov (; born 10 August 1996) is a Serbian judoka. Biography He was born in Istočno Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is coached by his father Ljubiša and his older brother Stefan, who is also a judoka. Majdov won a gold med ...

(born 1996), Serbian judoka *

Nemanja Maksimović Nemanja Maksimović ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Максимовић, ; born 26 January 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League club Panathinaikos and the Serbia national team. Club career Ear ...

(born 1995), Serbian footballer *

Nemanja Matić Nemanja Matić ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Матић, ; born 1 August 1988) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon. Matić began his senior career at ...

(born 1988), Serbian footballer *

Nemanja Mijušković Nemanja Mijušković ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Мијушковић, ; born 4 March 1992) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish Ekstraklasa club Wisła Płock. Club career Born in Podgorica, Mijušković ...

(born 1992), Montenegrin footballer *

Nemanja Miljković Nemanja Miljković (17 May 1990 – 10 December 2020) was a Serbian professional basketball player. He played the power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, positions in a ...

(1990–2020), Serbian basketball player *

Nemanja Milisavljević Nemanja Milisavljević (; born 1 November 1984) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a winger. Club career Born in Brus, Milisavljević made his first senior appearances with Radnički Niš in 2002. He spent three seasons at the clu ...

(born 1984), Serbian footballer *

Nemanja Mirosavljev Nemanja Mirosavljev (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Миросављев; born 10 May 1970, in Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian sport shooter. He is currently a member of SD Novi Sad 1790. Mirosavljev has competed at five Su ...

(born 1970), Serbian shooter * Nemanja Mladenović (born 1994), Serbian handball player * Nemanja Nedović (born 1991), Serbian basketball player * Nemanja Nikolić (footballer born 1987), Serbian-Hungarian footballer * Nemanja Nikolić (footballer born 1988), Montenegrin footballer * Nemanja Obradović (born 1991), Serbian handball player * Nemanja Obrić (born 1984), Serbian footballer * Nemanja Pavlović (born 1977), Serbian footballer * Nemanja Pejčinović (born 1987), Serbian footballer * Nemanja Pribak (born 1984), Serbian-Macedonian handball player * Nemanja Radoja (born 1993), Serbian footballer * Nemanja Radonjić (born 1996), Serbian footballer * Nemanja Radulović (born 1985), Serbian violinist * Nemanja Rnić (born 1984), Serbian footballer * Nemanja Stevanović (born 1992), Serbian footballer * Nemanja Tomić (born 1988), Serbian footballer *

Nemanja Vidić Nemanja Vidić ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Видић, ; born 21 October 1981) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Widely considered to be one of the greatest defenders in history, Vidić is best known for his t ...

(born 1981), Serbian footballer * Nemanja Vuković (born 1984), Montenegrin footballer * Nemanja Zelenović (born 1990), Serbian handball player

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* http://www.behindthename.com/name/nemanja * http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Nemanja {{given name Slavic masculine given names Montenegrin masculine given names Serbian masculine given names Masculine given names

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