Dragisha as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dragisha

What is the meaning of the name Dragisha ?

The baby name Dragisha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DRAH-gee-shah.

Dragisha is Slavic in Origin.

Dragisha is an anglicized form of Serbian Dragiša (Cyrillic Драгиша), a South Slavic masculine name built from the root drag, “dear, precious,” plus the affectionate suffix -iša. The root continues Proto-Slavic dragŭ and is cognate with Bulgarian drag and Czech drahý. The overall sense is “little dear one,” “beloved,” or “precious.”

In Serbia and neighboring Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dragiša has been in steady use since the 19th and early 20th centuries, borne by public figures such as statesman Dragiša Cvetković and footballer Dragiša Binić. Spellings vary by script and transliteration: Dragiša (standard), Dragisa (ASCII), and Dragisha (phonetic English). Related names built on the same root include Dragan, Dragomir, Dragutin, Drago, and feminine Dragica/Draga. Today the name feels traditional yet uncommon, familiar within the South Slavic diaspora.

⚙ Dragisha turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.