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Gender Masculine
Scripts Завида(Serbian)
Other Forms FormsZavid
Meaning & History
Derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy".
It was once used to divert evil forces from a child, since it was believed it would prevent envy towards the child.
Nowadays used only in its related form Zaviša. The most famous Zavida was a 12th-century Serbian ruler of Zachumlia and Ribnica and father of Stefan Nemanja.
It was once used to divert evil forces from a child, since it was believed it would prevent envy towards the child.
Nowadays used only in its related form Zaviša. The most famous Zavida was a 12th-century Serbian ruler of Zachumlia and Ribnica and father of Stefan Nemanja.