Radonja

Radonja
Gendermale
Language(s)Serbian
Origin
Meaninglabor
Other names
Derivedrad which means "labour"

Radonja (Serbian Cyrillic: Радоња) is a masculine Serbian given name. It is derived from the adjective rad which means 'willing', 'eager', 'keen'. Patronymic surname Radonjić or Radončić/Radonjičić is derived from Radonja.[1]

In the 1455 survey of the Branković district on Metohija and Kosovo there were 212 men whose name was Radonja.[2]

People
  • Nikola Radonja (fl. 1366-1399), Serbian nobleman
  • Radonja Petrović (1670–1737), Serbian military leader

See also

  • Radonjić (disambiguation), surname and toponym
  • Radoinja, village in western Serbia
  • Radonjica, village in southern Serbia
  • Radunje, village in southern Serbia
  • Radunia River in Poland
  • Radunia Mountain in Poland
  • Radič, given name

References

  1. ^ Viktor Novak (2009). Revue historique. p. 222.
  2. ^ Tatomir P. Vukanović (2001). Enciklopedija narodnog života, običaja i verovanja u Srba na Kosovu i Metohiji: VI vek - početak XX veka : više od 2000 odrednica. Vojnoizdavački zavod. p. 402.
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