Given name

Dežo

Dežo is a masculine given name. It is used in Slovak.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Dežo is a diminutive of Dezider. Dezider comes from Latin.

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How it developed

In Slovak usage, Dežo is a diminutive of DEZIDER.

Dežo’s family of names

In Slovak usage, Dežo is a diminutive of DEZIDER. In Slovak usage, Dežo has a diminutive in Dežko.

Walk Dežo’s family in the name graph

DežoDezoDeziderDežkoDezDezső

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Spellings & scripts 1

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

Across languages 2

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

People named Dežo

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