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Juraj


Juraj is a given name used in a number of Slavic languages, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian.

The English equivalent of the name is George.

Notable people

  • Juraj Bartusz (1933–2025), Slovak sculptor
  • Juraj Chmiel (born 1960), Czech diplomat and politician
  • Juraj Dobrila (1812–1882), Croatian bishop and benefactor
  • Juraj Filas (1955–2021), Slovak composer
  • György Gyimesi (born Juraj Gyimesi 1980), Slovak politician
  • Juraj Habdelić (1609–1678), Croatian writer and lexicographer
  • Juraj Herz (1934–2018), Slovak director
  • Juraj Hromkovič (born 1958), Slovak computer scientist
  • Juraj Jakubisko (1938–2023), Slovak director
  • Juraj Jánošík (1688–1713), Slovak national hero
  • Juraj Križanić (1618–1683), Croatian Catholic missionary and first pan-Slavist
  • Juraj Kucka (born 1987), Slovak footballer
  • Juraj Lexmann (1941–2025), Slovak musicologist and composer
  • Juraj Okoličány (1943–2008), Slovak ice hockey referee
  • Juraj Slafkovský (born 2004), Slovak ice hockey player
  • Juraj Soboňa (1961–2025), Slovak politician
  • Josip Juraj Strossmayer (1815–1905), Croatian politician, Roman Catholic bishop
  • Juraj Sviatko (born 1980), Slovak figure skater
  • Juraj Šeliga (born 1990), Slovak politician

Derived forms

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