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The name Anžej is a South Slavic given name, primarily used in Slovenia, representing a localized form of the Latin Andreas, which derives from the ancient Greek Andréas, rooted in the word anēr meaning man or warrior. It shares its ultimate origin with the apostle Andrew, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, whose widespread veneration across Christian Europe drove the name into nearly every European language. Related forms include Andrej, the more common Slavic variant, as well as Andrei, Anders, André, and Andrew in other traditions.