Vukašin | |
Pronunciation: | ʋukǎʃin |
Gender: | Male |
Meaning: | Son of wolf |
Region: | Eastern Europe |
Language: | Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian, Slovene |
Origin: | Vuk |
Nickname: | Vule, Vuko, Vuksa, Vuki |
Related Names: | Vuk, Vukota, Vukan |
Derived: | Vuk (meaning wolf) and sin (meaning son) |
Vukašin (Cyrillic script: Вукашин) is an old Slavic name of Serbian origin. It is composed from two words: Vuk (wolf) and sin (son), so it means sin vuka (son of wolf). In some places in Croatia and Bosnia it can be found as a surname.
The name Vukašin can be found in Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Republika Srpska and Croatia (used by Serbs of Croatia). During sound change phoneme S became š.