Nemanja ( sr-Cyrl, Немања) is a masculine

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

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

'' Ne manjka - Nemanja'' " (basically means that he has no flaw)"

Modern given name

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, 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 Nemanja Bezbradica (, born 29 May 1993) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for CS Vâlcea 1924 in the National Romanian Basketball League (LNBM). Professional career Bezbradica started his career in OKK Beograd. He spent there ...

(born 1993), Serbian basketball player * Nemanja Bilbija (born 1990), Bosnian footballer *

Nemanja Bjelica Nemanja Bjelica ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Бјелица, ; born 9 May 1988) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who is the head of basketball operations of Bahçeşehir Koleji. He represented the senior Serbian national team in ...

(born 1988), Serbian basketball player * Nemanja Čorović (born 1975), Serbian footballer *

Nemanja Dangubić Nemanja Dangubić (, born 13 April 1993) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Dubai Basketball of the ABA League. His drafts rights are owned by the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 54th ...

(born 1993), Serbian basketball player *

Nemanja Dimitrijević Nemanja Dimitrijević ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Димитријевић), (born February 7, 1992, in Belgrad) is a Paralympian Track and field, athlete from Serbia. He competes in Javelin Throw in the F13, T13 classification. At the 2016 Summer Pa ...

(born 1992), Serbian paralympian athlete *

Nemanja Glavčić Nemanja Glavčić ( sr-cyr, Немања Главчић; born 19 February 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AEL Limassol. Club career Partizan Originating from Bogutovac, Glavčić was born in Kraljevo. ...

(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 Nemanja Nedović ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Недовић; ; born 16 June 1991) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He also represented the senior Serbian national basketball team in ...

(born 1991), Serbian basketball player *

Nemanja Nikolić (footballer born 1987) Nemanja Nikolić may refer to: * Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1987), Serbian-Hungarian footballer * Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1988), Montenegrin footballer * Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1992) Nemanja Nikolić may refer to: * N ...

, Serbian-Hungarian footballer * Nemanja Nikolić (footballer born 1988), Montenegrin footballer * Nemanja Obradović (born 1991), Serbian handball player *

Nemanja Obrić Nemanja Obrić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Обрић; born 15 April 1984) is a Serbian retired football midfielder. He previously played in Indonesia with Pelita Bandung Raya on Indonesia Super League. Before moving to Indonesia, he had pla ...

(born 1984), Serbian footballer *

Nemanja Pavlović Nemanja Pavlović (; born September 18, 1977) is a Serbian footballer. He had played with Serbian clubs FK Teleoptik, top league FK Budućnost Banatski Dvor, that in 2006 became FK Banat Zrenjanin, and Bosnian Premier League club FK Modriča. ...

(born 1977), Serbian footballer *

Nemanja Pejčinović Nemanja Pejčinović (, ; born 4 November 1987) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a centre-back. A former Serbia U21 international, Pejčinović made three appearances for Serbia at full level between 2008 and 2016. In 2019, he was ...

(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 Nemanja Rnić (, ; born 30 September 1984) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defender. Club career In June 2003, Rnić signed his first professional contract with Partizan on a five-year deal. He won two national championship tit ...

(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 Nemanja Vuković (Cyrillic: Немања Вуковић; born 13 April 1984) is a Montenegrin football coach and former player. Career Vuković started his career in Montenegro with FK Kom in 2003. In 2005, he signed with Budućnost Podgorica i ...

(born 1984), Montenegrin footballer *

Nemanja Zelenović Nemanja Zelenović (; born 27 February 1990) is a Serbian handball player for HSG Wetzlar and the Serbia national team. Club career After coming through the youth categories of Crvena zvezda, Zelenović made his senior debut in the 2007–08 se ...

(born 1990), Serbian handball player

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