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Andrija

Andrija is the South Slavic form of Andreas, widely cherished in Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. Rooted in the biblical tradition of Saint Andrew, it possesses significant spiritual and cultural heritage. Despite ending in a vowel, it is a distinctly male name that carries a warm Mediterranean touch.

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Girl's name: Andrijana

Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

Andrija is a masculine name of Greek origin meaning 'manly, courageous'.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Južnoslovanská podoba gréckeho mena Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), používaná najmä v chorvátčine a srbčine. Meno súvisí s gréckym prídavným menom ἀνδρεῖος (andreios), ktoré znamená „mužný, odvážny“, a so základom andr- podstatného mena ἀνήρ (anér), v genitíve ἀνδρός (andrós), „muž“. Južnoslovanská podoba nepredstavuje samostatný slovanský etymologický pôvod.

Sources and scholarly methodology: Etymológia, jazykové ekvivalenty a kultúrne zaradenie: Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena, heslo Andrija. Slovenské pádové tvary sú odvodené aplikáciou vzoru hrdina: Pravidlá slovenského pravopisu, 2000, Prehľad skloňovania a časovania. V použitých zdrojoch nie sú doložené ustálené slovenské domácke podoby mena Andrija, preto zostáva ich zoznam prázdny. Podoba Andro je doložená v chorvátčine; jej zaradenie medzi bežné slovenské domácke podoby by nebolo podložené. Označenie zriedkavé bolo vypustené bez overených údajov o početnosti na Slovensku.

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International Traveler Index

How easily Andrija is pronounced abroad, written on tickets, and perceived worldwide

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)
Degree of global adaptability100 %
Passport & airline ticket spelling:

ANDRIJA

100% identical to original form
Script & diacritics:

No diacritics (ASCII)

Universal international spelling
World languages:

12 foreign variants

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Travel strengths of this name
  • •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars
4 February
Croatian Calendar
16 May
Croatian Calendar
20 September
Croatian Calendar
24 November
Croatian Calendar
30 November
Croatian Calendar
Pronunciation and phonetic note:

V slovenskej výslovnosti má meno tri slabiky: an-dri-ja, s prízvukom na prvej slabike. Písmeno j označuje samostatnú spoluhlásku.

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 3
1. Nominative:Who, what?
Andrija
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Andriju
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Andrijovi
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Andriju
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Andrija
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Andrijovi
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Andrijom

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
The standard given name form is predominantly used.
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Mr. Andrija
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Andrija!

Notable figures named Andrija

26

People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

All personalities catalog
Person type
Andrija Mohorovičić
1857 – 1936Historical Figure

Croatian seismologist (1857–1936)

Andrija Živković
RS
born 1996Notable Figure

Serbian footballer

Andrija Delibašić
ME
1981 – 2025Historical Figure

Montenegrin footballer (1981–2025)

Andrija Kaçiq Mioshiq
1704 – 1760Historical Figure

Croatian Franciscan friar and writer (1704-1760)

Andrija Prlainović
RS
born 1987Notable Figure

Serbian water polo player

Andrija Anković
1937 – 1980Historical Figure

Croatian footballer (1937-1980)

Andrija Kaluđerović
RS
born 1987Notable Figure

Serbian footballer

Andrija Artuković
1899 – 1988Historical Figure

Convicted World War II war criminal (1899–1988)

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