Dušan

Dušan (Cyrillic: Душан ) is a masculine first name, which is mostly common in Serbs, Slovaks and Czechs.

Origin and Meaning

The name comes from the Slavic word Dušan Duša (Cyrillic: душа ), meaning in German soul. A man with this name is said to have a pure soul and he should be celebrated as Tsar Dušan.

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, ruler of Serbia
  • Dušan Bajević ( b. 1948 ), Bosnian Serb herzegowinisch football player and coach
  • Dušan Basta ( born 1984 ), Serbian football player
  • Dušan Batakovic ( born 1957 ), Serbian historian and diplomat
  • Dušan Bestvina ( b. 1981 ), Slovak football player
  • Dusan Bukovac ( born 1957 ), Yugoslav soccer players and agents
  • Dušan Čaplovič ( b. 1946 ), Slovak politician
  • Dusan Djuric ( born 1984 ), Swedish footballer of Serbian origin
  • Dušan Džamonja (1928-2009), Yugoslav sculptor
  • Dušan Fitzel (* 1963), Czechoslovak football player and coach
  • Dušan Frog ( * 1981 ), German - Czech Hockey Player
  • Dušan Gojković (* 1931), Bosnian musician
  • Dusan Jurkovic (1868-1947), Slovak architect
  • Dušan Kecman ( born 1977 ), Serbian basketball player
  • Dušan Kéketi ( b. 1951 ), Slovak football goalkeeper
  • Dušan Kožíšek ( b. 1983 ), Swedish cross-country skiers
  • Dušan Lajovic (* 1990), Serbian tennis players
  • Dušan Makavejev (* 1932), Yugoslav film director
  • Dusan Mihajlovic ( born 1948 ), Serbian politicians
  • Dušan Milo ( b. 1973 ), Slovak ice hockey player
  • Dušan Petrović (born 1966 ), Serbian politicians
  • Dušan Podpečan ( born 1975 ), Slovenian handball player
  • Dušan Radolský ( b. 1950 ), Slovak football player and coach
  • Dušan Radovic (1922-1984), Serbian journalist and writer
  • Dusan Sakota ( born 1986 ), Greek basketball player of Serbian descent
  • Dušan Šimočko ( b. 1983 ), Slovak biathlete
  • Dušan Simovic (1882-1962), Yugoslav General
  • Dušan Švento (* 1985), the Slovak football player
  • Dušan Tadić (* 1988), Serbian football player
  • Dušan Tittel (born 1966 ), the Slovak football player and functionary
  • Dušan Třeštík (1933-2007), Czech historian and journalist
  • Dušan Trizna (* 1967), Slovakian ski mountaineer
  • Dušan Uhrin (* 1943), Czechoslovak football player and coach
  • Dušan Vasiljević (* 1982 ), Serbian football player
  • Dušan Veškovac ( born 1986 ), Serbian football player
  • Dusan Zivkovic (* 1986), Austrian football player
  • Male first name
  • Slavic personal name
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