Mećava (surname)
Mećava (Serbian Cyrillic: Мећава, pronounced [mětɕaʋa]), is a Serbian surname and literally means snowstorm. It's mostly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.
| Pronunciation | mětɕaʋa |
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| Language(s) | Serbo-Croatian |
| Meaning | snowstorm blizzard |
| Region of origin | Banovina Bosanska Krajina |
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The vast majority of bearers of the surname are Eastern Orthodox (Serbian Orthodox Church) and declare as ethnic Serbs, although there are some Catholics (Croats) with the surname.[1] Most of the Orthodox maintain the tradition of slava (patron saint veneration) of Saint George (Đurđevdan).
It may refer to the following people:
- Mile Mećava (1915–1942), a Bosnian Serb farmer, Partisan and a hero from World War II.
- Petar Mećava (1914–1944), a Croatian Serb military officer and a hero from World War II.
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