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:
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Staniša Mandić
Staniša Mandić ( sr-cyr, Станиша Мандић; born 27 January 1995) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a striker for Arsenal Tivat.
He used to represent Serbia at Under-19 and Under-20 level, but at full interna ...
(born 1995), footballer
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Staniša Radmanović
Staniša Radmanović (8 October 1940 – 21 January 2010) was a Yugoslav sprint canoeist who competed in the 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the K-4 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964
Eve ...
(born 1940), sprint canoer
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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
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Staniša Stošić
Staniša Stošić (Станиша Стошић) (July 26, 1945 – April 7, 2008) was a Serbian folk singer known for melodies from his home region of Vranje in Southern Serbia, which earned him the nickname of "Serbian Pavarotti" and "Father of ...
(1945–2008), singer
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Stanisha (son of Gjon Kastrioti)
Stanisha Kastrioti (; 1421–45) was an Albanian nobleman, a member of the Kastrioti family, father of Hamza Kastrioti and older brother of Skanderbeg.
His father Gjon Kastrioti was an Albanian lord who had possessions in the Mat region. His mo ...
, 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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Stanišić (disambiguation) Stanišić may refer to:
* Stanišić, Serbia, a village near Sombor
* Stanišić (surname), a Serbo-Croatian surname
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Slavic masculine given names
Serbian masculine given names
Masculine given names