Draga (given name)
| Pronunciation | Serbo-Croatian: [drǎːɡa] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | South Slavic |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Cyrillic: Драга |
| Related names | male form Drago |
| See also | Dragana, Dragica |
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Draga (Cyrillic: Драга) is a South Slavic feminine given name. It is derived from the common Slavic element drag meaning "dear, beloved".[1] It is the female form of Drago.
Notable people with the name
- Draga Ahačič (1924—2023), Slovenian actress and film director
- Draga Dejanović (1840–1871), Serbian poet
- Draga Garašanin (1921–1997), Serbian archaeologist
- Draga Gavrilović (1854–1917), Serbian writer, pedagogue and translator
- Draga Gregorič Rosenberg (1879–1965), Slovenian educator
- Draga Ljočić (1855–1926), Serbian physician and feminist
- Draga Matković (1907–2013), German-Croatian classical pianist
- Draga Obrenović (1866–1903), Queen of Serbia
- Draga Stamejčič (1937–2015), Slovenian athlete
See also
- All pages with titles containing Draga
- Proper names derived from Drag-