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Душан

“soul”

Душан (Dušán) is a masculine given name. It is used in Bulgarian and Macedonian.

Bulgarian and Macedonian and Russian and SerbianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Dushan.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Душан goes back to a word meaning “soul.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Душан is Dušan written in Cyrillic. An origin associated with this spelling is Russian.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

Built from Bulgarian душа́ (“soul”) + -а́н.

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Душан’s family of names

In Bulgarian usage, Душан has a diminutive in Ду́шко. In Macedonian usage, Душан has a conventional equivalent in the English form DUSHAN. In Macedonian usage, Душан can be written in the Roman alphabet as Dušan.

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Around the world

Душан has relatives in 4 languages.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Dušánromanization · Bulgarian

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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