Dušan

Dušan (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан) is a Slavic given name primarily used among Serbs, Czechs, and Slovaks.

Dušan
PronunciationCzech: [ˈduʃan]
Serbo-Croatian: [dǔʃan]
Slovak: [ˈduʃan]
Gendermale
Language(s)Slavic
Origin
Language(s)Slavic
Word/nameduša "soul"
Derivationduš- (root) + an (suffix)
Region of originSlavic
Other names
Pet form(s)Dule (in Serbian)
Related namesDuško (in Serbian)

In Serbia, it was the 29th most popular name for males, as of 2010. The name is derived from the Slavic noun duša "soul".[1][2]

People

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References

  1. Miklosich, Franz (1860). Die Bildung der slavischen Personennamen (in German). Vienna: Aus der kaiserlich-königlichen Hoff- und Staatdruckerei. p. 61.
  2. "Število moških z imenom DUŠAN: 8.318 (ali 0,8 % vseh moških)" (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.
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