The story behind Dušan
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Dušan.
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Slovak entry
Derived from Serbo-Croatian Dušan.
Pronunciation
Czech: [ˈduʃan]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Slovak: /duʃan/
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- same syllable count
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Damian
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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Middle Names for Dušan
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
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- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
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- balanced syllable contrast
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Aabraham
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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Sibling Names for Dušan
Ivica
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Ivica.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
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- Syllables
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Danilo
Borrowed from Italian Danilo, from Serbo-Croatian Danilo. Doublet of Daniel. Borrowed from Italian Danilo. Doublet of Daniel.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Watch: matching initials may feel repetitive