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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.

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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)

    • 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.

    • References

    Juraj Wikipedia
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