Medjugorje?

[ANNE V. GILBERT]

Joseph:

> A Catholic friend forwarded me the message of September 25th from
Medjugorje.
>
> Apparently, the name of the town means "between the hills."
>
> I had conjectured that the -jugo- part might mean "south," Jugoslavia (or
Yugoslavia) is loosely
> "the land of the Southern Slavs," but then there isn't much left over for
"between the hills."

Joseph:  YOur first conjecture was right.  There isn't anything in the word
that would suggest "Yugo"(which is "south" in Slavic languages), but
"medju"or its cognates means between in Slavic language.
Anne G