Juraj

Juraj is a given name used in a number of languages in various forms. The variants used in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe may be derived from a Slavonic similar to the Russian word юркий (yurkiy) meaning nimble, quick, handy. Pronounced "yuwh-rie" or "yuwh-rai". The English equivalent of the name is George.

Other variants

• Yuriy: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
• Juraj: Croatian, Slovak, Slovene
• Juraš, Đuraš, Đurađ, Jurash, Yurash: Serbian, Montenegrin, Croatian, Slovene, Ukrainian
• Jure: Slovene, Croatian
• Jerzy, Jurek: Polish
• Jurij: Slovene
• Juris: Lithuanian, Latvian

Pet forms

• Jura: Czech, Croatian and Romanian
• Jurashek: Croatian, Slovene
• Jurášek: Czech, Slovak
• Jurajek: Croatian
• Jurajko: Ukrainian, Slovak
• Jurik: Russian and Armenian
• Jurko: Slovak
• Juro: Slovak
• Jurek: Polish, Croatian (regional)
• Ďuro: Slovak

Notable bearers

• Juraj Jánošík - was a famous Slovak outlaw.
• Juraj Herz - Czechoslovakian director
• Juraj Jánošík - Slovak politician
• Juraj Jakubisko - Slovak director
• Juraj Filas - composer
• Juraj Thurzo
• Juraj Sviatko - Slovak figure skater
• Juraj Chmiel - Czech diplomat and politician
• Josip Juraj Strossmayer - Croatian politician, Roman Catholic bishop and benefactor.
• Yuri Gagarin - Russian cosmonaut, first human to journey into outer space.

See also

• Đurađ, Serbian variant

External links

• Juraj on Behind The Name
• Juraj on Babätko