Dražeta
Sign in to saveDražeta (), in some English-language sources also rendered as Drazeta, is a relatively rare South Slavic surname and an archaic given name. It is historically attested in five locations within the territory of the former Yugoslavia: Mošorin (Serbia), Stari Banovci (Serbia), Ivoševci (Croatia), Hodilje (Croatia), and Jajce (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
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- Origin
- Surname history
- Similar names and surnames
- Historical records about the name Dražeta
- Inscription from Čičevo
- Bosnian Church supreme priest
- Inscription on a stećak
- Hrisovulje of Dečani
- Montenegrin defters
- Katastig of the Patriarchate of Peć
- Notable people with this name or surname
- Place names similar to this name or surname
- Notes
- Further reading
Dražeta (), in some English-language sources also rendered as Drazeta, is a relatively rare South Slavic surname and an archaic given name. It is historically attested in five locations within the territory of the former Yugoslavia: Mošorin (Serbia), Stari Banovci (Serbia), Ivoševci (Croatia), Hodilje (Croatia), and Jajce (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Individuals bearing the surname in Mošorin, Stari Banovci, and Ivoševci are identified as Orthodox Serbs, while those in Hodilje and Jajce are identified as Catholic Croats. The family slava (patron saint) traditionally associated with Orthodox families bearing the surname Dražeta is Saint Stephen.
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