Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Jiřina is a feminine form of Jiří. Jiří comes from Old Czech, and ultimately from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Czech usage, Jiřina is a feminine form of Jiří.
Jiřina’s family of names
In Czech usage, Jiřina has a diminutive in Jirka. Jiřina is a feminine form of Jiří. In Czech usage, Jiřina has a conventional equivalent in the English form Georgia.
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Around the world
Jiřina has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 4
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 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jiřina
- Jiřina Jiráskováactress, activist (1931-2013)
- Jiřina KudličkováCzech pole vaulterborn 1986
- Jiřina ČermákováCzech field hockey player (1944-2019)
- Jiřina BohdalováCzech actress (born 1931)
- Jiřina KřížováCzech field hockey playerborn 1948
- Jiřina ŠvorcováCzechoslovak politician and actress (1928–2011)
- Jiřina KadlecováCzech field hockey playerborn 1948
- Jiřina HájkováCzech field hockey playerborn 1954
- Jiřína Adamičková-PelcováCzech biathleteborn 1969
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