Juraj

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 (born 1960), Czech diplomat and politician
 * Juraj Dobrila (1812–1882), Croatian bishop and benefactor
 * Juraj Filas (1955–2021), Slovak composer
 * Juraj Gyimesi (born 1980), Slovak politician
 * Juraj Habdelić (1609–1678), Croatian writer and lexicographer
 * Juraj Herz (1934–2018), Czechoslovakian director
 * Juraj Jakubisko (1938–2023), Slovak director
 * Juraj Jánošík (1688–1713), Slovak national hero
 * Juraj Križanić (1618–1683), Croatian Catholic missionary and first pan-Slavist
 * Juraj Kucka (born 1987), Slovak footballer
 * Juraj Okoličány (1943–2008), Slovak ice hockey referee
 * Juraj Sviatko (born 1980), Slovak figure skater
 * Josip Juraj Strossmayer (1815–1905), Croatian politician, Roman Catholic bishop
 * Juraj Šeliga (born 1990), Slovak politician
 * Juraj Slafkovský (born 2004), Slovak ice hockey player
 * Juraj Hromkovič (born 1958), Slovak Computer Scientist and Professor at ETH Zürich

Derived forms

 * Jura: Czech, Slovak, Moravian, Croatian and Romanian
 * Jure: Croatian, Slovene
 * Jurica: Croatian
 * Jurášek: Czech, Moravian
 * Jurajko: Ukrainian, Slovak
 * Jurik: Russian and Armenian
 * Jurko: Slovak, Croatian
 * Juro: Slovak, Croatian
 * Jurek: Polish, Croatian