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Vukašin

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Vukašin
Pronunciationʋukǎʃin
GenderMale
Language(s)Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian, Slovene
Origin
Word/nameVuk
MeaningSon of wolf
Region of originEastern Europe
Other names
Nickname(s)Vule, Vuko, Vuksa, Vuki
DerivedVuk (meaning wolf) and sin (meaning son)
Related namesVuk, Vukota, Vukan

Vukašin (Cyrillic script: Вукашин) is an old Slavic name of Serbian origin. It is composed from two words: Vuk (wolf) and sin (son), so it means sin vuka (son of wolf). In some places in Croatia and Bosnia it can be found as a surname.

The name Vukašin can be found in Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Republika Srpska and Croatia (used by Serbs of Croatia). During sound change phoneme S became š.

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