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Does anyone know the meaning for the name Duzelka or Duzeljka? It's an old Croatian name of two of my great, great aunts and I'm having trouble finding out the origin. They both lived in Bosnia, former Yugoslavia. The "D" sound is pronounced like a "J". The name would phonetically sound like JU-Zelyka. It's a female name. Thank you very much!
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I think you might have the spelling off. "Željka" is the correct spelling, and is the feminine form of "Željko". "Želja" means "desire", so Željka would be akin to "Desiree" in English.
The "Ž" is pronounced like the "s" in leisure, and the "lj" is pronounced like the "-lli-" in "million".
Bothe Željko and Željka are very popular names throughout Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and the rest of the former Yugoslavia.
Hope this was of some help!
The "Ž" is pronounced like the "s" in leisure, and the "lj" is pronounced like the "-lli-" in "million".
Bothe Željko and Željka are very popular names throughout Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and the rest of the former Yugoslavia.
Hope this was of some help!
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it could be a feminine form of Djuza but i don't know the meaning of any of these names
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