Kovačić, alternatively spelled Kovačič in Slovene and Slovak, Kovacsics in Hungarian, or transliterated as Kovacic/Kovacich/Kovachich in English, is one of the most common surnames in Croatia, Slovenia, as well as Hungary and Serbia. Etymologically it is a patronymic derivative of the surname Kovač, which is a Slavic cognate of the English surname Smith, and as such is closely related to the similar surname Kovačević.
Ivana is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic cognates of the names Joanna and John. It may also be spelled as Ivanna.
Zoran is a common South Slavic name, the masculine form of Zora, which means dawn, daybreak. The name is especially common in Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia and to some degree in Slovenia.
Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic given name.
Janković is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from Janko. It is found in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. Notable people with the surname include:
Vukčević is a Serbo-Croatian patronymic surname, derived from the male given name Vukac. Notable people with the surname include:
Biljana is a feminine South Slavic name derived from бела, бяла or билка, биле. It is usually found in Serbia, Croatia, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include:
Mariya is a variation of the feminine given name Maria.
Božidar is a Slavic given name meaning "Divine gift". The name is a calque of the Greek name Theodoros. Direct cognates of the latter and of Božidar in the (South) Slavic languages include: Teodor, Todor, Tudor, Todo. The feminine form of the name is Božidarka. People with the name Božidar include:
Dragan is a popular South Slavic masculine given name derived from the common Slavic element drag meaning "dear, beloved". The feminine form is Dragana.
Ognjen is a Serbian given name derived from the word oganj meaning "fire" and may refer to:
Vanja is a given name. It was originally a nickname for Ivan.
Petrov or Petroff or Petrova, is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the first name Pyotr or Petar and literally means Pyotr's or Petar's.
Drago is a Bulgarian, Serbian, Slovene, Croatian male given name, usually short for the other names with the root drag-, such as Dragan, Dragutin, etc. The feminine version is Draga. A Romanian version is Dragoș.
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.
Mihaela is a female given name with the same etymology as Michaela. It is very common in Romania, and also found in Croatia and Bulgaria.
Luka is a Slavic masculine given name. It may also be a transliteration of the Japanese name Ruka.
Monika is a female name in German, Scandinavian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Hungarian (Mónika) which can also be seen in India. It is a variation of Monica, stemming from the word "advisor" in Latin and "unique" in Greek.
Darko is a common South Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the Slavic root dar 'gift'. Its oldest mention is from the 14th century, included in the Dečani chrysobulls (1330).
Vlado is a Slavic masculine given name. Notable people with the given name include:
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