Snežana

Snežana (Cyrillic: Снежана), also transliterated Snezhana, is a Slavic, Circassian, and Lithuanian feminine given name, possibly derived from sneg ("snow") and žena ("woman"). It is popular in former Yugoslavia, Russia and Bulgaria. Other spellings include Snježana and Sniježana, found in Ijekavian-speaking areas (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina including Republika Srpska, Montenegro). Snežana was the fifth most popular name in North Macedonia in 2011. In the decade from 1960 to 1970 Snežana was the most popular name in Serbia. Based on research conducted on 31 December 2007 by the Statistical Office of Slovenia, Snežana and Sergei were the 198th most common personal names in Slovenia.

Notable people named Snežana

 * Snežana Rodič, Slovenian triple jumper
 * Snežana Pajkić, Yugoslav middle distance runner
 * Snežana Aleksić, Montenegrin basketball player
 * Snežana Bogdanović, Serbian actress
 * Snežana Hrepevnik, Serbian Olympic athlete
 * Snežana Pantić, Serbian karateka
 * Snežana Babić, Serbian singer
 * Snežana Malović, Serbian politician
 * Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Minister of Youth and Sports of Serbia
 * Snežana Prorok, Bosnian model
 * Snežana Nikšić, Serbian actress
 * Snežana Zorić, Yugoslavian basketball player
 * Snežana Maleševič, Slovenian international footballer