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Đuro

Đuro belongs to the South Slavic name tradition and etymologically corresponds to the Slovak name Juraj. Originally a pet name, it is now also used as an independent given name, so its brevity does not only imply an informal address. It has two syllables and the characteristic letter Đ, the pronunciation of which differs from the Slovak Ď.

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Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

The name Đuro originally means farmer, referring to a person who works the land.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Đuro je južnoslovanská domácka podoba mena Đurađ, používaná aj ako samostatné meno. Patrí do rodiny slovenského mena Juraj. Východiskom je grécke Geōrgios, odvodené od geōrgos, teda „roľník, obrábateľ pôdy“; základ tvoria gē „zem“ a ergon „práca, dielo“.

Sources and scholarly methodology: Odvodenie Đuro od Đurađ a gréckeho Geōrgios dokladá onomastická štúdia vo Folia onomastica Croatica. Samostatné používanie mena opisuje Novica Vujović. Slovenské skloňovanie je aplikáciou pravidiel pre mužské osobné mená na -o podľa publikácie JÚĽŠ SAV. Výslovnosť Đ opisuje Hrvatska enciklopedija. Uvedené zdrobneniny sú slovenské domácke podoby ekvivalentu Juraj, nie overený zoznam zaužívaných slovenských zdrobnenín mena Đuro. Konkrétne heslo v monografii Milana Majtána nebolo priamo overené.

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Medzinárodný cestovateľský index

Ako ľahko sa meno Đuro vyslovuje v cudzine, zapisuje na letenky a vníma vo svete

90 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)
Stupeň medzinárodnej adaptácie90 %
Zápis v pase / na letenke:

DURO

Vyžaduje prepis bez mäkčeňov/dĺžňov
Písmo a diakritika:

đ (1)

Regionálna stredoeurópska forma
Svetové jazyky:

24 cudzích podôb

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Cestovateľské výhody mena
  • •Mierna diakritika – v medzinárodnom styku sa ľahko prepisuje do základnej latinky.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars

This name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Pronunciation and phonetic note:

Začiatočné Đ označuje mäkkú spoluhlásku [dʑ], približne mäkké slovenské dž; nejde o slovenské ď. Meno má slabiky Đu-ro.

Grammar & Cases

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

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
JuroJurkoJurajkoĎurko
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Mr. Đuro
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Đuro!

Notable figures named Đuro

15

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

All personalities catalog
Person type
Đuro Daničić
RS
1825 – 1882Historical Figure

Serbian linguist (1825–1882)

Đuro Kurepa
AH
1907 – 1993Historical Figure

Serbian mathematician (1907–1993)

Đuro Đaković
1886 – 1929Historical Figure

Yugoslavian communist politician (1886–1929)

Đuro Pucar
1899 – 1979Historical Figure

Yugoslav politician

Đuro Pilar
HR
1846 – 1893Historical Figure

geologist (1846-1893)

Đuro Gašparović
HR
born 1951Notable Figure

Serbian Croat Roman Catholic clergyman

Đuro Kodžo
BA
born 1971Notable Figure

Bosnian athletics competitor

Đuro Arnold
1853 – 1941Historical Figure

Croatian philosopher (1853–1941)

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Initials / monogram:with dots:D.S.without dots:DS
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