Aljoša

ah-LYO-sha

Serbian; Croatian; Slovene

"defender"

Aljoša Origin and Meaning

The name Aljoša is a boy's name meaning "defender".

Pronounced the same way as Alyosha, familiar to some as a Russian nickname form of Aleksey. In contrast, Aljoša is a stand-alone name in South Slavic countries. It's strictly masculine in Serbia and Croatia but unisex in Slovenia.