Vesna (name)
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Vesna is a popular South
Slavic female name derived from the name of Vesna
, an ancient Slavic goddess of spring. It means "spring" in some Slavic languages. It is in use in Croatia
, Macedonia
, Serbia
and Slovenia
, where it was the fourth most popular name for baby girls born in 2006.
South Slavs
The South Slavs are the southern branch of the Slavic peoples and speak South Slavic languages. Geographically, the South Slavs are native to the Balkan peninsula, the southern Pannonian Plain and the eastern Alps...
Slavic female name derived from the name of Vesna
Vesna
The vesna or vesnas were mythological female characters associated with youth and springtime in early Slavic mythology, particularly within Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia. Along with her male companion Vesnik, she was associated with rituals conducted in rural areas during springtime...
, an ancient Slavic goddess of spring. It means "spring" in some Slavic languages. It is in use in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, where it was the fourth most popular name for baby girls born in 2006.
People named Vesna
- Vesna ČitakovićVesna CitakovicVesna Čitaković is a female volleyball player from Serbia, playing in several positions. She was a member and captain of the Women's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 World Championship in Japan and the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg...
- Vesna JovanovicVesna JovanovicVesna Jovanovic is a contemporary American visual artist, best known for utilizing the unpredictable properties of certain media and combining them with an added element of precision.Jovanovic's artwork has been exhibited at various museums and galleries, including the...
- Vesna KrmpotićVesna KrmpoticVesna Krmpotić is a Croatian writer and translator.Krmpotić graduated psychology and English language on University of Zagreb and in New Delhi, India, she studied Bengali language. After marrying Radivoje Petković, a diplomat, Vesna lived across the globe: Cairo, Washington, Accra, New Delhi, etc....
- Vesna ManasievaVesna ManasievaVesna Ratkovna Dolonts is a Russian professional tennis player, born to a Serbian father and Russian mother.-ITF Tournament career:Dolonts began competing on the ITF women's circuit in September 2005, soon after her sixteenth birthday, and had risen to World No...
- Vesna Milačić KajaVesna Milacic KajaVesna Milačić , known as Kaja, is a Montenegrin songwriter and performer. She was born on June 8, 1968, in Karaburma, a suburb of Belgrade. She was a former member of the rock band Crveno i Crno. She debuted as a lyricist in 1999, on Kotor Music Festival, where she performed her song "Sad mogu da...
- Vesna MiloševićVesna MiloševicVesna Milošević is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics....
- Vesna MišanovićVesna MišanovicVesna Misanović is a Bosnian chess player who holds the FIDE Woman Grandmaster title.She was winner of the first ever medal for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the European Team Championship in Debrecin 1992. It was an individual silver medal for best rating performance and result at first board...
- Vesna PešićVesna PešicVesna Pešić is a Serbian politician, one of the leaders of opposition movement in Serbia....
- Vesna PisarovićVesna PisarovicVesna Pisarović is a Croatian pop singer.Pisarović was born in Brčko, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia and grew up in Požega, Croatia, a part of the same country until she was 13...
- Vesna PusićVesna PusicVesna Pusić is a member of Croatian Parliament and one of the main speakers of the opposition Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats in the Parliament...
- Vesna RadovićVesna RadovicVesna Radović is a former Yugoslav/Austrian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1980 she won the silver medal with the Yugoslav team. She played three matches as goalkeeper....
- Vesna Škare-OžboltVesna Škare-OžboltVesna Škare-Ožbolt is a Croatian politician.Before the first democratic elections in 1990, Škare-Ožbolt used to work in Croatian judiciary...
- Vesna TeršeličVesna TeršelicVesna Teršelič is a peace activist who founded the Anti-War Campaign of Croatia. In 1998, she was joint recipient of the Right Livelihood Award along with Katarina Kruhonja of the Centre for Peace, Non-violence and Human Rights, Osijek....
- Vesna TrivalićVesna TrivalicVesna Trivalić is a famous Serbian actress.Studied at Dramatic Arts Academy in Belgrade. Mainly plays supporting roles, but always quite effective. Known for her ability to change voice...
- Vesna VulovićVesna VulovicVesna Vulović is a Serbian former flight attendant. She holds the world record, according to the Guinness Book of Records, for surviving the highest fall without a parachute: .-Plane explosion:...
- Vesna ZmijanacVesna ZmijanacVesna Zmijanac is a Serbian folk singer.She released 13 albums, 6 singles and several compilations. Her singing career started back in 1979 with the single "Thank You for All", and after that came a few popular singles and first album in 1981...
- Vesna Saric
- Vesna Mitrasevic