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The baby name Draga is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DRAH-gah.

Draga is Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2
Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: DRAH-gah

What is the meaning of the name Draga ?

The baby name Draga is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DRAH-gah.

Draga is Slavic in Origin.

Draga is a South Slavic feminine name built on the Slavic adjective drag, dear, beloved. Its older linguistic background is Common Slavic *dorgъ, represented in Old Church Slavonic as dragъ; South Slavic liquid metathesis produced the familiar drag- stem. The final -a is the regular feminine ending, so Draga is literally the dear one or beloved woman.

As a given name it belongs to the same onomastic family as Drago, Dragana, Dragica, Draginja, and Dragomira, names especially characteristic of Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bosnian, and Montenegrin usage. The Cyrillic spelling is Драга. Recorded bearers include the Serbian writers Draga Dejanović and Draga Gavrilović, physician Draga Ljočić, Slovene actress Draga Ahačič, and Queen Draga Obrenović of Serbia. In modern English-speaking countries the name is rare, while in South Slavic contexts it reads as traditional rather than newly coined.

Draga has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Draga

Draga Olteanu Matei Actor · Born 1933 · Romania Draga Olteanu Matei was a Romanian actress best known for her film and stage work. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1967 and 2006, including Cucoana Chirița and Chirița în Iași.

Draga – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
RS 0 #84 1 923
RS Girls 0 #120 16 1,651
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
SI Girls 0 #164 11 2,769
HR 0 #177 5 2,081
HR Girls 0 #200 96 3,687
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
BG Girls 0 #228 4 3,559
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
Austria Girls 0 #407 14 1,885
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
LY 0 #557 3 12,703
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
Germany Girls 0 #803 36 4,949
TN 0 #860 6 13,765
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
MA 0 #1,191 9 20,986
DZ 0 #1,228 7 20,130
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,407 40 9,415

Draga is popular in 29 countries — most recent births per country:

AR
Austria
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BO
CO

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People also ask about Draga

Draga is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Draga is a 2 syllable name, pronounced DRAH-gah.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Драга.
Yes — 1 notable people named Draga are in our database, including Draga Olteanu Matei (Actor).