Vesna (given name)

Vesna () is a Slavic female name derived from the name of Vesna, an ancient Slavic goddess of spring. It means "spring" in some Slavic languages. It is in use in Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. It is also given in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. It rarely appears in Poland (as Wiosna, Wesna, and Vesna).

In Croatia, the name Vesna was the second most common feminine given name between 1960 and 1969, while appearing among the most common ones in two earlier decades as well.

People named Vesna

• Vesna BuÅ¡ić (born 1983), Croatian-German wrestler known professionally as Wesna
• Vesna Čitaković (born 1979), Serbian volleyball player
• Vesna Dolonc (born 1989), Serbian tennis player
• Vesna Györkös Žnidar (born 1977), Slovenian politician
• Vesna Jovanovic (born 1976), American visual artist
• Vesna Krmpotić (1932–2018), Croatian writer and translator
• Vesna Main (born 1955) European writer
• Vesna Milačić Kaja (born 1968), Montenegrin singer
• Vesna Milanović-Litre (born 1986), Croatian handball player
• Vesna MiloÅ¡ević (born 1955), Yugoslav handball player
• Vesna MiÅ¡anović (born 1964), Bosnian chess player
• Vesna Parun (1922-2010) Croatian poet
• Vesna PeÅ¡ić (born 1940), Serbian politician and sociologist
• Vesna Pietrzak (born 2009), Polish rhythmic gymnast
• Vesna Pisarović (born 1978), Croatian singer
• Vesna Pusić (born 1953), Croatian politician and sociologist
• Vesna Radović (born 1954), Yugoslav/Austrian handball player
• Vesna Rožič (1987–2013), Slovenian chess player
• Vesna Å kare-Ožbolt (born 1961), Croatian politician
• Vesna TerÅ¡elič (born 1962), Croatian peace activist
• Vesna Trivalić (born 1965), Serbian actress
• Vesna Vulović (1950–2016), Serbian flight attendant
• Vesna Zmijanac (born 1957), Serbian singer

Fictional people named Vesna

• Vesna, a character from the movie Loners.
• Vesna in Alien Nation.
• Vesna Hood, a tavern waitress and romanceable character from the game The Witcher.

See also

• Slavic names

References