Girl · Serbian
Desanka
Say it: DEH-sahn-kah
Meaning
A Serbian name of debated origin; it is often linked to Slavic desiti 'to find' or to the Greek Despina, but no derivation is settled.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Best known from the poet Desanka Maksimović; rare for babies today.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Десанка
Famous bearers
- Desanka Maksimović, Serbian poet
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Where this comes from
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