Nikola is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries, while in West Slavic countries it is primarily found as a feminine given name. There is a wide variety of male diminutives of the name, examples including: Niko, Nikolica, Nidžo, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolyo, Kolyu.
Hodžić is a common family name found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia. It is derived from the word hodža, meaning "master/lord", itself a Turkish loanword (hoca) of ultimately Persian origin (khawaja). Its literal meanings are "little hodža" or "son of the hodža".
Pavlović (Serbo-Croatian) or Pavlovič is a surname of South Slavic origin stemming from the male given name Pavao, Pavle or Pavel, which are all Slavic variants of Paul. It was formed using the patronymic suffix -ović, meaning son of Pavao/Pavle/Pavel.
Maxim is an epicene first name of Roman origin mainly given to males. It is adopted in Slavic-speaking countries such as Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro, as well as in countries which have maintained ties to the Soviet era. The spelling variant Maxime is also common in the French-speaking world. The name is derived from the Latin family name Maximus, meaning "the greatest". Maxim is also a less well-known surname.
Kristian is a given name in several languages, and is a variant spelling of Christian.
Mandić is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a matronymic of the feminine given name Manda, a hypocorism of Mandalena, a variant of Magdalena imported from Italian.
Nebojša is a Serbian given name, meaning "fearless". People with the name include:
Vladan is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, a shorter form of Slavic dithematic names with the element vlad meaning "to rule, ruler". It is attested in Serbian society since the Middle Ages. The patronymic surname Vladanović is derived from the name. Feminine forms are Vladana and Vladanka.
Zvezdan also spelled Zvjezdan is a Slavic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Velibor is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It means "a tall pine tree". Notable people named Velibor include:
Vlatko is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin.
Milenko is a name of Slavic origin, primarily used as a masculine given name. Notable people named Milenko include:
Delić or Delic is a surname popular in former Yugoslavia.
Belić is a Serbo-Croatian surname, derived from the word belo, meaning "white". It may refer to:
Zdravko is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin derived from word "zdrav" meaning "healthy". Notable people with the name include:
Tomić is a common family name found in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is sometimes transliterated as Tomic or Tomich outside these areas.
Zlatko is a South Slavic masculine given name. The name is derived from the word zlato meaning gold with hypocoristic suffix -ko common in South Slavic languages.
Pupovac is a Serbian surname, derived from the noun pup (bud). The surname refers to the wealthy medieval clan spreading out into a few family branches in the territory of Zadar County. It may refer to:
Radomir is a Slavic origin given name. The etymology of the original form of the name, Radomer, is from rat - old Slavonic for war - and mer "merit, ability", i.e. "able warrior". However, modern popular understanding in most Slavic languages would link the name to rad "care, joy, love" and mir "peace, world, fame". Feminine form: Radomira. Nicknames: Radek, Radko, Mirek, Mirko, Rado, Racho, Radka (f), Mirka (f). The usual nickname derived from Radomir is Rasha. The name is very popular in Bulgaria and Serbia.
Krasniqi is an Albanian surname. It is the most common surname in Kosovo. Notable people with the surname include:
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