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Alija m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ali 1.

Alojzije m Croatian
Croatian form of Aloysius.

Ambrozije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Ambrosius (see Ambrose).

Andreja 2 m Serbian
Serbian form of Andrew.

Andrija m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Andrew.

Antonije m Serbian
Serbian form of Antonius (see Anthony).

Atanasije m Serbian
Serbian form of Athanasius.

Blagoje m Serbian
Serbian form of Blagoy.

Borivoje m Serbian
Serbian form of Bořivoj.

Borja m Spanish
From a Spanish surname, used as a given name in honour of the Jesuit priest Saint Francis Borja (1510-1572). The surname, also spelled Borgia, is derived from the name of a Spanish town, ultimately from Arabic برْج (burj) meaning "tower".

Börje m Swedish
Variant of Birger.

Devaraja m Hinduism
Means "king of gods" from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" and राज (rāja) meaning "king". This is another name of the Hindu god Indra.

Dimitrije m Serbian
Serbian form of Demetrius.

Djordje m Serbian
Alternate transcription of Serbian Ђорђе (see Đorđe).

Duje m Croatian
Croatian form of Domnius.

Heintje f & m Dutch
Feminine and masculine diminutive of Hendrik.

Hrvoje m Croatian
Derived from Croatian Hrvat meaning "Croat".

Ilija m Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Macedonian, Serbian and Croatian form of Elijah, and an alternate transcription of Bulgarian Илия (see Iliya).

Ilja m Czech, Estonian, Lithuanian, Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Илья (see Ilya), as well as the usual form in several other languages.

Isaija m Serbian, Macedonian
Serbian and Macedonian form of Isaiah.

Jantje f & m Dutch
Feminine and masculine diminutive of Jan 1.

Khawaja m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu خواجہ (see Khwaja).

Khwaja m Urdu
From the Persian title خواجه (khājeh) meaning "master, owner". It is more commonly a title than a given name.

Manoja m Hinduism
Means "born of the mind", from Sanskrit मनस् (manas) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit" and ज (ja) meaning "born". This is another name of the Hindu god Kama.

Mateja 2 m Serbian
Serbian variant of Matija.

Matija m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of Matthias, used to refer to the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. It is occasionally used as a feminine name.

Metodija m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Methodius.

Miloje m Serbian
From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear", originally a diminutive of names beginning with that element.

Mitja m Slovene
Slovene form of Mitya.

Nemanja m Serbian
Possibly from Slavic ne maniti meaning "not deceiving, not luring, not attracting". Another theory states that it means "without possessions", derived from Serbo-Croatian nemati meaning "have not". This was the name of a 12th-century Serbian king, and the name of the dynasty he began.

Pankaja m Hinduism
Means "born of mud", referring to the lotus flower, derived from Sanskrit पङ्क (paṅka) meaning "mud" and ज (ja) meaning "born". This is another name of the Hindu god Brahma.

Pedja m Serbian
Alternate transcription of Serbian Пеђа (see Peđa).

Radivoje m Serbian
Variant of Radivoj.

Raja 2 m Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Indonesian
Means "king, ruler", from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

Tadija m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Thaddeus.

Terje 1 m Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Torgeir.

Vanja m & f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish, Norwegian
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene (masculine and feminine) form of Vanya. It is also used in Scandinavia, where it is primarily feminine.

Vasilije m Serbian
Serbian form of Basil 1.

Vikentije m Serbian
Serbian form of Vincent.

Viraja m Hinduism
Means "ruling, sovereign" in Sanskrit. According to some Hindu texts this was the name of an offspring of Brahma.

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