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 The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yu ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

and

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

. Other spellings include ''Snježana'' and ''Sniježana'', found in

Ijekavian Shtokavian or Štokavian (; sh-Latn, štokavski / sh-Cyrl, italics=no, штокавски, ) is the prestige dialect of the pluricentric Serbo-Croatian language and the basis of its Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin standards. ...

-speaking areas (

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

including

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is locat ...

Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

). Snežana was the fifth most popular name in

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...

in 2011. In the decade from 1960 to 1970 Snežana was the most popular name in Serbia.Znacenje Imena- Meaning of the Names
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 Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

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Notable people named Snežana

* Snežana Rodič * Snežana Pajkić *

Snežana Aleksić Snežana Aleksić (born 14 January 1989 in Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia) is Montenegrin female basketball player. She currently plays for KAM Basket in the First Women's Basketball League of North Macedonia as shooting guard The shooting guard (SG ...

Snežana Bogdanović Snežana Bogdanović ( sr-cyr, Снежана Богдановић; born 5 November 1960) is a Serbian film and television actress. Selected filmography * '' Moj brat Aleksa'' (1991) * '' The Original of the Forgery'' (1991) * ''Courage the Co ...

* Snežana Hrepevnik * Snežana Pantić * Snežana Babić * Snežana Malović *

Snežana Samardžić-Marković Snežana Samardžić-Marković () ( sr-Cyrl, Снежана Самарџић-Марковић, born 10 March 1966) is a Serbian politician. She has been working aDirector General of Democracy at the Council of Europesince April 2012. The Directo ...

* Snežana Prorok * Snežana Nikšić * Snežana Zorić *

Snežana Maleševič Snežana Maleševič (born 10 October 1985) is a Slovenian international footballer. She played for English FA Women's Premier League club Millwall Lionesses. References External links * Snežana Maleševičat UEFA Union of European Foo ...

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Notable people named Snežana

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