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.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisAndrija 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.
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International Traveler Index
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ANDRIJA
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling12 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •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 calendarsV 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 useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Andrija
26People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
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