Staniša ( sr-cyr, Станиша) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from Slavic root ''stan'' and suffix ''-iša''. It was traditionally given as an

apotropaic Apotropaic magic (From ) or protective magic is a type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as in deflecting misfortune or averting the evil eye. Apotropaic observances may also be practiced out of superstition or out of tr ...

(protective) name, when children often died, or when many children were born. It has been used in Serbian society since the Middle Ages. It may refer to: * Staniša Mandić (born 1995), footballer * Staniša Radmanović (born 1940), sprint canoer *

Staniša Radonjić Staniša Radonjić ( sr-Cyrl, Станиша Радоњић), known as Staniša Popov (Станиша Попов; 1682 - 1693), was a Serbian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox priest, chieftain (''vojvoda'') of the Njeguši tribe, and ''Serdar ( ...

(died ca. 1720), orthodox priest and military commander * Staniša Stošić (1945–2008), singer * Stanisha (son of Gjon Kastrioti), the brother of

Skanderbeg Gjergj Kastrioti (17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanians, Albanian Albanian nobility, feudal lord and military commander who led Skanderbeg's rebellion, a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanisa Slavic masculine given names Serbian masculine given names Masculine given names

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