Juraj

Juraj is a given name used in a number of Slavic languages, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. Pronounced "You-rye" but with a trilled r.

The English equivalent of the name is George.

Notable people[]

• Juraj Chmiel, Czech diplomat and politician
• Juraj Dobrila, Croatian bishop and benefactor
• Juraj Filas, Slovak composer
• Juraj Habdelić, Croatian writer and lexicographer
• Juraj Herz, Czechoslovakian director
• Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director
• Juraj Jánošík, Slovak national hero
• Juraj Križanić, Croatian Catholic missionary and first pan-Slavist
• Juraj Kucka, Slovak footballer
• Juraj Okoličány, Slovak ice hockey referee
• Juraj Sviatko, Slovak figure skater
• Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Croatian politician, Roman Catholic bishop
• Juraj Slafkovský, Slovak ice hockey player

Derived forms[]

• Jura: Czech, Slovak, Moravian, Croatian and Romanian
• Jure: Croatian, Slovene
• Jurica: Croatian
• Jurášek: Czech, Moravian
• : Ukrainian, Slovak
• Jurik: Russian and Armenian
• : Slovak, Croatian
• Juro: Slovak, Croatian
• Jurek: Polish, Croatian

See also[]

• Other Slavic variants of George: Jurij, Yury, Đurađ, Đuro, Đuraš, Jerzy, Jiří

External links[]

• Juraj on Behind The Name
• Juraj on Babätko

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