Dejan
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Dejan () is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic verb dejati, meaning "to act, to do". The name and the derived surname Dejanović are common among South Slavs.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Dejan
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.region
- Balkans
- Given name.origin
- Serb
- Given name.variant forms
- Dejaniš, (f.)
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Dejan () is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic verb dejati, meaning "to act, to do". The name and the derived surname Dejanović are common among South Slavs.
The name is first recorded in 1325 (1333) for a voevod of king Stefan Uroš.
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