Jakša is a South Slavic masculine given name.
The name is a
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
of the name
Jakov Jakov ( sr-Cyrl, Јаков, ) is a masculine given name of Biblical origin and a saints' name. It is cognate to Jakob, Yakov, Jacob and James. It is often found in Croatia and Serbia, and also appears elsewhere.
The name Jacob is of Hebrew origi ...
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Notable people with the name include:
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Jakša Brežičić (), Serbian duke
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Jakša Cvitanić Jakša Cvitanić (born 1962 in Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Richard N. Merkin Professor of Mathematical Finance at the California Institute of Technology. His main research interests are in mathematical finance, contract theory, stochastic cont ...
(born 1962), Croatian-American mathematician
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Jakša Račić (1868–1943), Croatian and Yugoslav politician
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Jakša Fiamengo
Jakša Fiamengo (26 November 1946 – 27 December 2018), was a prominent Croatian poet of Čakavian dialect, translator, theatre critic and member of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. As an author and lyricist of many Dalmatian evergreens, ...
(1946–2018), Croatian writer
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Croatian masculine given names
Masculine given names