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Also known as Snežana (first name), Snežana (given name), Snježana

Snežana (Cyrillic: Снежана), also transliterated Snezhana, is a Slavic, Circassian, and Lithuanian feminine given name, possibly derived from sneg ("snow"). One of interpretations is that Snežana is a name of folk origin, derived from the words "snow" and "jana". It is popular in former Yugoslavia, Russia and Bulgaria. Other spellings include Snježana and Sniježana, found in Ijekavian-speaking areas (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbia, Montenegro). Snežana was the fifth most popular name in North Macedonia in 2011. In the decade from 1960 to 1970 Snežana was the most popular name in Serb

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Vinony's link graph records 7 inbound references to Snežana, and connects out to Russia, Bulgaria and Croatia.

Vinony files it under Bulgarian feminine given names, Circassian feminine given names and Croatian feminine given names.

Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.

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Snježana (given name)
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Snežana
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Cyrillic script
language of work or name
Bosnian

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  • Variations
  • Notable people named Snežana
  • See also
  • Notes

Snežana (Cyrillic: Снежана), also transliterated Snezhana, is a Slavic, Circassian, and Lithuanian feminine given name, possibly derived from sneg ("snow"). One of interpretations is that Snežana is a name of folk origin, derived from the words "snow" and "jana". It is popular in former Yugoslavia, Russia and Bulgaria. Other spellings include Snježana and Sniježana, found in Ijekavian-speaking areas (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbia, Montenegro). Snežana was the fifth most popular name in North Macedonia in 2011. In the decade from 1960 to 1970 Snežana was the most popular name in Serbia.

==Variations==

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