Juraj is a given name used in a number of Slavic languages, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. Pronounced "You-rye" but with a trilled r.
The English equivalent of the name is George.
Notable people edit
- Juraj Chmiel (born 1960), Czech diplomat and politician
- Juraj Cintula (born 1953), Slovak attempted assassin of Robert Fico
- Juraj Dobrila (1812–1882), Croatian bishop and benefactor
- Juraj Filas (1955–2021), Slovak composer
- Juraj Habdelić (1609–1678), Croatian writer and lexicographer
- Juraj Herz (1934–2018), Czechoslovakian director
- Juraj Jakubisko (1938–2023), Slovak director
- Juraj Jánošík (1688–1713), Slovak national hero
- Juraj Krajčík (2003–2022), Slovak neo-fascist terrorist
- Juraj Križanić (1618–1683), Croatian Catholic missionary and first pan-Slavist
- Juraj Kucka (born 1987), Slovak footballer
- Juraj Okoličány (1943–2008), Slovak ice hockey referee
- Juraj Sviatko (born 1980), Slovak figure skater
- Josip Juraj Strossmayer (1815–1905), Croatian politician, Roman Catholic bishop
- Juraj Šeliga (born 1990), Slovak politician
- Juraj Slafkovský (born 2004), Slovak ice hockey player
- Juraj Hromkovič (born 1958), Slovak Computer Scientist and Professor at ETH Zürich
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