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Strahinja

Field	Value
name	Strahinja
gender	Male
meaning	Great fear
region	Serbia
origin	Serb
alternative spelling	Страхиња, Страхинья
related names	Strahimir, Stracimir, Strachkvas, Strašimir, Straš

Strahinja (Страхиња) is a Serbian given name meaning “great fear”. The name is a protective name, dating back to medieval Serbia, the oldest written document with this name being from 1322 as 'Страхинья'.

The root of the name is the word strah, meaning 'fear' (from Proto-Slavic *straxъ), while the ending -inja is an augmentative suffix thus giving the final meaning of "big/great fear". The name is given to the bearer in order to protect him from evil spirits or forces as the bearer is supposed to evoke fear in those spirits, who would avoid him as a consequence.

Nicknames can include Strale, Straja, Strajo, Straha, Straho, Stašo, Staško, Strašo, Straško, Strajin, Strajan, Strajko, Strahac, Strahinjica and Strajovina (Ctraja-Ctrlaja).

People

Strahinja Banović is the protagonist of the eponymous Serbian epic poem and film; he may be identified with the historical figure Đurađ II Stracimirović Balšić.
Strahinja Jovančević, Serbian long jumper
Strahinja Lazović, Serbian squash player
Strahinja Milošević, Serbian basketball player
Strahinja Pavlović, Serbian footballer
Strahinja Petrović, Serbian footballer
Strahinja Stanišić, Serbian alpine skier
Strahinja Stojačić, Serbian basketball player

References

Moroshkin, Mikhail. ''Славянский именослов, или, Собраніе славянских личных имен в алфавитном порядкѣ.'' Saint Petersburg: n.p., 1867.

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