Dušan

Dušan
Pronunciation Czech: [ˈduʃan]
Serbo-Croatian: [dǔʃan]
Slovak: [ˈduʃan]
Gender male
Language(s) Slavic
Origin
Language(s) Slavic
Word/name duša "soul"
Derivation duš- (root) + an (suffix)
Region of origin Slavic
Other names
Pet form(s) Dule (in Serbian)
Related names Duško (in Serbian)

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

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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