| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Serbian |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | labor |
| Other names | |
| Derived | rad which means "labour" |
Radonja (Serbian Cyrillic: Радоња) is a masculine Serbian given name. It is derived from the adjective rad which means 'willing', 'eager', 'keen'. Patronymic surname Radonjić or Radončić/Radonjičić is derived from Radonja.[1]
In the 1455 survey of the Branković district on Metohija and Kosovo there were 212 men whose name was Radonja.[2]
- People
- Nikola Radonja (fl. 1366-1399), Serbian nobleman
- Radonja Petrović (1670–1737), Serbian military leader
See also
- Radonjić (disambiguation), surname and toponym
- Radoinja, village in western Serbia
- Radonjica, village in southern Serbia
- Radunje, village in southern Serbia
- Radunia River in Poland
- Radunia Mountain in Poland
- Radič, given name
References
- ↑ Viktor Novak (2009). Revue historique. p. 222.
- ↑ Tatomir P. Vukanović (2001). Enciklopedija narodnog života, običaja i verovanja u Srba na Kosovu i Metohiji: VI vek - početak XX veka : više od 2000 odrednica. Vojnoizdavački zavod. p. 402.
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