Ruža is a
South Slavic feminine given name,
cognate
In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymology, etymological ancestor in a proto-language, common parent language. Because language c ...
of the name
Rose. Its diminutive form is
Ružica. It may refer to:
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Ruža Pospiš-Baldani, Croatian opera singer
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Ruža Tomašić
Ruža Tomašić (; born 10 May 1958) is a Croatian politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament since July 2013, having been elected to the position three times.
After finishing elementary school at the age of 10, Tomašić moved ...
, Croatian politician
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Ruža Petrović
Ruža Petrović (October 10, 1911 – August 24, 1958) was a Croatian anti-fascist and the victim of one of the most heinous fascist crimes in Istria.
Early life
Ruža Petrović was born as Roža Hrelja on October 17, 1911 in a small village of Hr ...
, Croatian anti-fascist
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Ruža Vojsk
Ruža Vojsk (born 31 March 1930), also known as Rose Voisk, is a Slovenian former gymnast. She represented Yugoslavia at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 19 ...
, a Slovenian former gymnast
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Feminine given names
Slavic feminine given names
Croatian feminine given names
Serbian feminine given names