Pronunciation | [dějan] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Serb |
Region of origin | Balkans |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Dejaniš, Dejana (f.) |
Dejan ( Cyrillic: Дејан) is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic verb dejati, meaning "to act, to do". [1] The name and the derived surname Dejanović are common among South Slavs.
The name is first recorded in 1325 (1333) for a voevod of king Stefan Uroš. [2]
Pronunciation | [dějan] |
---|---|
Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Serb |
Region of origin | Balkans |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Dejaniš, Dejana (f.) |
Dejan ( Cyrillic: Дејан) is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic verb dejati, meaning "to act, to do". [1] The name and the derived surname Dejanović are common among South Slavs.
The name is first recorded in 1325 (1333) for a voevod of king Stefan Uroš. [2]