Juraj is a given name used in a number of

Slavic languages The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the ...

, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. Pronounced "You-rye" but with a trilled r. The English equivalent of the name is

George George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presid ...

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Juraj Chmiel Juraj Chmiel (born 16 August 1960) is a Czech diplomat. He served as the nation's Minister for European Affairs. Early life Chmiel was born in Budapest but studied in Bratislava and later graduated from the Charles University in Prague. He's ...

, Czech diplomat and politician * Juraj Dobrila, Croatian bishop and benefactor * Juraj Filas, Slovak composer * Juraj Habdelić, Croatian writer and lexicographer *

Juraj Herz Juraj Herz (4 September 1934 – 8 April 2018) was a Czechoslovak film director, actor, and scene designer, associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s. He is best known for his 1969 horror/black comedy '' The Cremator'', of ...

, Czechoslovakian director *

Juraj Jakubisko Juraj Jakubisko (born 30 April 1938) is a Slovak film director. He has directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often takes the dual role of cinematographer, and is often also credited as a screenplay writer as he usually co-writ ...

, Slovak director *

Juraj Jánošík Juraj Jánošík (first name also ''Juro'' or ''Jurko'', ; baptised 25 January 1688, died 17 March 1713) was a Slovak highwayman. Jánošík has been the main character of many Slovak novels, poems, and films. According to the legend, he robbed ...

, Slovak national hero *

Juraj Križanić Juraj Križanić (c. 1618 – 12 September 1683), also known as Jurij Križanič or Yuriy Krizhanich (russian: Юрий Крижанич), was a Croatian Catholic missionary who is often regarded as the earliest recorded pan-Slavist. His ideal, of ...

, Croatian Catholic missionary and first pan-Slavist *

Juraj Kucka Juraj Kucka (; born 26 February 1987), also known by his nickname Kuco (), is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovak club Slovan Bratislava and the Slovakia national team. Club career Early career Kucka made his ...

, Slovak footballer *

Juraj Okoličány Juraj Okoličány (28 March 1943 – 10 September 2008) was a Slovak ice hockey referee and ice hockey administrator. He officiated from 1962 to 1986, including games in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League, IIHF World U20 Championships, an ...

, Slovak ice hockey referee *

Juraj Sviatko Juraj Sviatko (born 22 October 1980) is a Slovak former competitive figure skater. He is a six-time national champion and placed 8th at the 1998 World Junior Championships 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. ...

, Slovak figure skater *

Josip Juraj Strossmayer Josip Juraj Strossmayer, also Štrosmajer (; german: Joseph Georg Strossmayer; 4 February 1815 – 8 April 1905) was a Croatian politician, Roman Catholic Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop, and benefactor (law), benefactor. Early life an ...

, Croatian politician, Roman Catholic bishop *

Juraj Slafkovský Juraj Slafkovský (born 30 March 2004) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by the Canadiens, the highest-drafted ...

, Slovak ice hockey player *

Juraj Hromkovič Juraj Hromkovič (born 1958) is a Slovak Computer Scientist and Professor at ETH Zürich. He is the author of numerous monographs and scientific publications in the field of algorithmics, computational complexity theory, and randomization. Bio ...

, Slovak Computer Scientist and Professor at ETH Zürich

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* Jura: ''Czech, Slovak, Moravian, Croatian and Romanian'' * Jure: ''Croatian, Slovene'' *

Jurica Jurica is a Croatian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jurica Buljat (born 1986), Croatian football defender, currently playing for Maccabi Haifa *Jurica Golemac (born 1977), Slovenian professional basketball player *Jurica Grabu� ...

: ''Croatian'' *

Jurášek ''Jurášek '' is a 1957 Czechoslovak drama film, directed by Miroslav Cikán. It stars Karel Hašler jr., Vladimir Gulyaev, and Karel Höger Karel Höger (17 June 1909 – 4 May 1977) was a Czechoslovakian film actor. He appeared in near ...

: ''Czech, Moravian'' * Jurajko: ''Ukrainian, Slovak'' *

Jurik Chuzak ( fa, چوزك, also Romanized as Chūzak; also known as Chizuk, Chūzok, Chūzūk, Jūrak, and Jūrīk) is a village in Sojas Rud Rural District, Sojas Rud District, Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran Iran, officially ...

: ''Russian and Armenian'' * Jurko: ''Slovak, Croatian'' * Juro: ''Slovak, Croatian'' * Jurek: ''Polish, Croatian''

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