Regarding 'Dejan' v 'Derek', good ole Wiki. Not a "Degsy" in sight:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DejanThere might have been a small edit at the bottom...........
(Lovren was not in the list originally - he fucking well is now!!!)
Dejan
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Dejan
Pronunciation [dějan]
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Slavic
Region of origin Balkans
Other names
Variant form(s) Dejana (f.)
Related names Desa, Desislav, Desimir
Dejan (Cyrillic: Дејан) is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Old Slavic word dejati, meaning "action; to act, to do".[citation needed] It is possible that the name is a diminutive of dithematic Desimir or Desislav, with des meaning "to happen".[citation needed] It is interesting that, although it is considered old Slavic name, some claim name Dejan comes from old Latin word Deus or Dea which mean God or Godly. It is very common in Serbia and Macedonia, and also common in Bulgaria, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Slovenia.
The given name Dejan and the surname Dejanović is unusually widespread in the Serbo-Croatian linguistical area, and it is first mentioned in the mid-14th century, in Serbia.[1] Dejan (fl. 1346–ca. 1366) was a Serbian magnate in the Serbian Empire. The form Dejaniš is also found in the 14th century.[1] According to medieval texts, Dejan was widespread in Serbian lands,[2] and it is frequent in Serbian epic poetry.[3][4] The name is among the most common in Serbia: It was the fifth most given name in the period of 1961–1970 (at 5,61%[5]); first in 1971–1980; ninth in 1981–1990.[6]
Notable people
Dejan (fl. 1346-66), Serbian magnate
Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player
Dejan Damjanović, Montenegrin football player
Dejan Dimitrovski, Macedonian footballer
Dejan Gluščević (born 1967), Serbian footballer
Dejan Kelhar, Slovenian football player
Dejan Lovren, Croatian football player
Dejan Medaković (1922–2008), a Serbian writer, historian, and professor
Dejan Savićević, Montenegrin football player
Dejan Stanković, Serbian football player
Dejan Stefanović, Serbian football player
Dejan Stojanović, Serbian poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist.
Dejan Tomašević, Serbian basketball player
Dejan Lovren, Croation football player, most noted for being one of only three players in the 2018 World Cup Final to also have appeared in the European Champions League Final a few weeks earlier. Colossus of a defender for the mighty Liverpool FC and not good enough to make Al555's Top 5, which is bound to be a source of great disappointment to the godlike Dejan. We are confident that Dejan will overcome this massive setback.....and break into Al555's Top 5 next season.....