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Vukašin

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Pronunciation
  
ʋukǎʃin

Word/name
  
Vuk

Region of origin
  
Eastern Europe

Gender
  
Male

Meaning
  
Son of wolf

Language(s)
  
Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian, Slovene

Vukašin (Cyrillic script: Вукашин) is an old Slavic name of Serbian origin. It is composed from two words: Vuk (wolf) and sin (son), so it means sin vuka (son of wolf). In some places in Croatia and Bosnia it can be found as a surname.

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The name Vukašin can be found in Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Republika Srpska and Croatia (used by Serbs of Croatia). During sound change phoneme S became š.

Nobility

  • Vukašin Mrnjavčević, a medieval Serbian king.

    • Music

  • Vukašin Brajić, a Bosnian Serb pop-rock singer.

    • Sport

  • Vukašin Tomić, a Serbian football player.
  • Vukašin Aleksić, a Serbian professional basketball player.
  • Vukašin Dević, a Serbian football player.
  • Vukašin Višnjevac, a Serbian footballer and football manager.
  • Vukašin "Vule" Trivunović, a Serbian football player.
  • Vukašin Poleksić, a Montenegrin football goalkeeper.
  • Vukašin Petranović, former Yugoslav football player.

    • Other

  • Vukašin Šoškoćanin, Serbian war commander
  • Vukašin Mandrapa, Serbian Orthodox saint and martyr, one of the Martyrs of Jasenovac

    • Places

  • Vukašinovac, Serbian village near Aleksinac.

    • References

    Vukašin Wikipedia
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