Etymology

Cetina

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Today it means: A river in Croatia. Full definition →

Serbo-Croatian Cetina
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Cetina · proper noun1

  1. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromCetina
  2. English todayCetina

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Cetina.

Cetina · proper noun2

  1. Slovene · borrowed fromČetina
  2. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromCetina
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromCetina
  4. English todayCetina

Three possible origins: * Borrowed from Spanish Cetina, a habitational surname from a small village in Aragona. * Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Cetina, a habitational surname from a small village in Croatia or from the river which flows by it. * Borrowed from Slovene Četina, a nickname for a hairy or bearded man, from a dialect form of ščetina (“bristle”).

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