Juraj is a given name used in a number of Slavic languages, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. Pronounced "You-rye" but with a trilled r.
The English equivalent of the name is George.
Notable people
- Juraj Chmiel, Czech diplomat and politician
- Juraj Dobrila, Croatian bishop and benefactor
- Juraj Filas, Slovak composer
- Juraj Habdelić, Croatian writer and lexicographer
- Juraj Herz, Czechoslovakian director
- Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director
- Juraj Jánošík, Slovak national hero
- Juraj Križanić, Croatian Catholic missionary and first pan-Slavist
- Juraj Kucka, Slovak footballer
- Juraj Okoličány, Slovak ice hockey referee
- Juraj Sviatko, Slovak figure skater
- Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Croatian politician, Roman Catholic bishop
- Juraj Šeliga, Slovak politician
- Juraj Slafkovský, Slovak ice hockey player
- Juraj Hromkovič, Slovak Computer Scientist and Professor at ETH Zürich
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