Uroš
A Slavic name meaning "lord, man". Fewer than three dozen men in Poland carry it, and none have been born this century: most Poles will never meet one.
Uroš Pronunciation
Uroš is pronounced OO-roš (/ˈurɔš/).
What Uroš means
Where Uroš comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Uroš comes from Slavic ground, and its short meaning has settled into two plain words: lord and man. The two readings pull in slightly different directions. A lord stands above others. A man stands among them. The name holds both without deciding.
The clearest bearers are the medieval Serbian kings. Stefan Uroš I ruled Serbia in the thirteenth century, and the line ran down to Stefan Uroš V, the last of the Nemanjić dynasty, who died in 1371. For a long stretch the name meant royalty across the Serbian lands, and it stayed in use long after the crown was gone.
In Poland Uroš arrives as a borrowing, spelled with the háček over the s that marks its South Slavic home. A Polish child called Uroš will spell it out at the class register more than once, and correct the pronunciation too. The meaning underneath stays simple. Człowiek, pan: man, and lord.
How many people are named Uroš
1 in 711540 men in Poland is named Uroš. 30 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #7578 among male names.