Name «Pozhoha»

The name 'Pozhoha' is an ancient Slavic personal name that contains the Slavic root '-zhъg-', which is represented in the Ukrainian name 'Ozhog' and the Bulgarian name 'Zhego'. These names are associated with the noun 'zhega,' which means 'heat, warmth,' and verbs that have meanings related to 'burning, blazing.' There is also a name of a Croatian city 'Požega.' In the Ukrainian language, the personal name 'Pozhoha' has survived only in the form of a surname. For example, in 1552, a resident of Cherkasy named Zhadko Pozhoha was recorded. Interestingly, there is also a Polish anthroponym 'Pożega' from 1469 and modern Romanian and Moldovan surnames 'Pojog' and 'Pojoagä,' which also contain the ancient Slavic root '-zhъg-.