Kopitar is a Slovene surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The Slovenia men's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Slovenia internationally. It is governed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. As of May 2023, Slovenia is ranked 17th in the world by the IIHF World Ranking. The team's biggest success is reaching the quarter-finals at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Their best record at the Ice Hockey World Championships is 13th place, while their highest IIHF ranking is 12th place.
Anže Kopitar is a Slovenian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). The 11th overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Kopitar became the first Slovene to play in the NHL upon making his debut in 2006. Kopitar has spent his entire NHL career with the Kings, has led the team in scoring in all but two seasons and is fourth in franchise history in points, goals, and assists, scoring his 1,000th career point in 2021. Following the 2015–16 season, he was named the Kings' captain. Noted for both his offensive and defensive play, Kopitar was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the best defensive forward in the NHL in 2016, as well as the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for gentlemanly play the same year. He won the Selke Trophy a second time in 2018 and the Lady Byng Trophy in 2023.
Kovačević, Kovačevič or Kovačovič, is a Slavic surname meaning "[black]smith's son". The surname is derived from Kovač, which means "[black]smith", and is the equivalent of English Smithson.
Vidmar is a 9th most frequent Slovene surname, the name can also be found in Croatia. In Slovenia, it is present throughout the country, but it is most common in central and southern Slovenia, as well as in parts of the Slovenian Littoral.
Mlakar is a Slovene surname. It is the 8th most common surname in Slovenia. It is equally present throughout the country, and it is especially common in Lower Styria, in Inner Carniola and parts of the Slovenian Littoral.
Matjaž Kopitar is a Slovenian former professional ice hockey player. He is the father of the ice hockey players Gašper and Anže Kopitar.
Aljančić is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hočevar is a Slovenian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Goličič is a Slovenian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Matjaž or Matjaz is a given name. It may refer to:
Albreht is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pajić or Pajič (Slovene) is a surname, a patronymic of Pajo or Paja. Notable people with the surname include:
Rok is a masculine given name, mainly used in Slovenia, cognate to Italian Rocco and Croatian Roko.
Tičar is a Slovene surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kastelic is a Slovenian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Volk is a surname. It means wolf in several Slavic languages, and it refers to people in German. German Volk is the cognate of English folk and related to Fulk, French Foulques, Italian Fulco and Swedish Folke, along with other variants such as Fulke, Foulkes, Fulko, Folco and Folquet. Notable people with the surname include:
Smolej is a Slovenian surname that may refer to
Pretnar is a Slovenian surname. Notable people with this name include:
Anže is a Slovene given name. Notable people with the given name include:
Kristan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: