Nemanja is an old name of Serbian

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 and a Slavic origin, most likely meaning meaning "stubborn" or "persistent" as a negative of a Serbian

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 verb "maniti se" or "manuti se" which loosely translates as "to give up"/"to leave something alone". It first appears in 11-12th century and, thanks to the ruling house of "Nemanjic", has ample mention in written records during the Middle ages. Another possible meaning is "without possessions", derived from Serbian

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 "nemati" for "to have not". The name may refer to:

Given name

• Nemanja Čorović
  Nemanja Corovic
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  , Serbian footballer
• Nemanja Gordić
  Nemanja Gordic
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  , Bosnian basketball player
• Nemanja Jovanović
  Nemanja Jovanovic
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  , Serbian footballer
• Nemanja Kojic
  Nemanja Kojic
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  , Serbian footballer
• Nemanja Matić
  Nemanja Matic
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  , Serbian footballer
• Nemanja Milisavljević
  Nemanja Milisavljevic
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  , Serbian footballer
• Nemanja Mirosavljev
  Nemanja Mirosavljev
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  , Serbian shooter
• Nemanja Nikolić (footballer)
  Nemanja Nikolic (footballer)
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  , Serbian footballer
• Nemanja Nikolić (singer)
  Nemanja Nikolic (singer)
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  , Serbian singer
• Nemanja Tenjović,Serbian advocate for youth rights
• Nemanja Pavlović
  Nemanja Pavlovic
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  , Serbian footballer
• Nemanja Rnić
  Nemanja Rnic
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  , Serbian footballer
• Nemanja Tomić
  Nemanja Tomic
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  , Serbian footballer
• Nemanja Vasiljević, Serbian footballer
• Nemanja Vukašinović, Montenegrin footballer
• Nemanja Vuković
  Nemanja Vukovic
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  , Montenegrin footballer
• Nemanja Vidić
  Nemanja Vidic
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