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Martinović Croatian Serbian

Martinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Mартиновић) is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Martin." It is common in countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. The Hungarian form of this surname is...
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Marušić Croatian

Etymology and OriginMarušić is a Croatian and Serbian patronymic surname derived from the given name Marija, the local form of Maria. The suffix -ić indicates lineage, giving the meaning "son of Marija". This makes it a...
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Matić Croatian

Matić is a common Croatian and Serbian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Matija" (the local form of Matthias). The surname is derived from the given name Matija, which itself is a variant of Matthias, ultimately from t...
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Matijević Croatian Serbian

Matijević is a South Slavic patronymic surname common in Croatia and Serbia. It means "son of Matija", the local form of Matthias—the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot, according to the Bible. The suffix -vić is a...
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Matković Croatian Serbian

Matković is a Croatian and Serbian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Matko". The name is derived from the given name Matko, a diminutive of Matej or Matija, which are South Slavic forms of Matthias and Matthew respecti...
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Medved Croatian Slovene +1

Medved is a surname found in Croatian, Slovene, and Ukrainian usage, meaning "bear". It derives from the Old Slavic root medvědĭ, a compound traditionally interpreted as “honey-eater,” from medъ (honey) and ěd- (to eat),...
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Mihaljević Croatian

Mihaljević is a Croatian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Mihael". Mimamihael is the Slavic form of Michael, which derives from the Hebrew rhetorical question Miḵaʾel — "Who is like God?" — emphasizing that no being r...
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Milić Croatian Serbian

Milić is a Croatian and Serbian masculine surname derived as a patronymic from the given name Mile, meaning "son of Mile." The given name Mile is typically a diminutive of Slavic names such as Miodrag and Milan, all of w...
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Mlakar Croatian Slovene

Mlakar is a Croatian and Slovene surname derived from the South Slavic word mlaka, meaning "pool" or "puddle." The name originally referred to someone who lived near a pool or marshy area, a common practice in surname fo...
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Nikolić Croatian Serbian

Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Hиколић) is a South Slavic surname meaning "son of Nikola". It derived from the given name Nikola, which in turn came from the Greek Nikolaos, via the root Nicholas, meaning "victory of the peo...
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Novosel Croatian

Novosel is a Croatian surname meaning "new settler" (from novi 'new' + selo 'village, settlement'). The name originally denoted a person who had recently moved to a new village or region, a common occupational or descrip...
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Pavić Croatian

Pavić is a South Slavic surname, common in Croatia and Serbia. It is derived from the given name Pavle (the Croatian form of Paul) combined with the patronymic suffix -ić, meaning “son of Pavle”.EtymologyThe name Paul or...
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Pavičić Croatian

Pavičić is a Croatian surname meaning "son of Pavao". It is a patronymic surname formed by adding the Slavic suffix -ić to the personal name Pavao, which is the Croatian form of Paul. The root Paul originates from the La...
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Pavletić Croatian

Pavletić is a Croatian surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Pavle, which is the Croatian form of Paul. The name Paul originates from the Roman family name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble" in Latin, and...
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Pavlić Croatian Serbian

EtymologyPavlić is a South Slavic surname, primarily found in Croatia and Serbia. It is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Pavle." Pavle itself is the Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, and Georgian form of Paul, which de...
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Pavlović Croatian Serbian

Pavlović is a common South Slavic surname, particularly prevalent in Serbia and Croatia. It is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Pavle," formed by adding the suffix -ović to the given name Pavle. Pavle itself is a Sl...
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Perić Croatian Serbian

Perić is a common patronymic surname in Croatia and Serbia. It means "son of Pero," a diminutive form of Petar, which is the Serbian and Croatian form of Peter. Peter ultimately derives from Greek Πέτρος (Petros), meanin...
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Perko Croatian Slovene

Perko is a surname of Croatian and Slovene origin, derived from an archaic diminutive of the given name Peter. The name Peter itself comes from Greek Πέτρος (Petros) meaning "stone," a translation in the New Testament of...
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Perković Croatian

Perković is a Croatian patronymic surname derived from the archaic diminutive Perko of the given name Petar, the Croatian form of Peter. As a surname type common among South Slavic peoples, the suffix -vić (or its varian...
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Petek Croatian Slovene

Petek is a surname of South Slavic origin, found primarily in Croatia and Slovenia. The name derives directly from the word petek, meaning "Friday" in both Slovene and Croatian, which itself comes from the Slavic root pę...
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Petković Croatian Serbian

Petković is a common Croatian and Serbian surname, derived from the given name Petko with the addition of the patronymic suffix “-ić”, meaning “son of Petko”. The name appears throughout the South Slavic regions, especia...
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Petrić Croatian

Petrić is a South Slavic patronymic surname, meaning "son of Petar." It is most commonly found in Croatia, Serbia, and neighboring countries.EtymologyThe surname derives from the personal name Petar, itself the Slavic fo...
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Petrović Croatian Serbian

Petrović is a South Slavic patronymic surname meaning "son of Petar," the Slavic form of Peter derived from Greek Petros ("stone"). It is the second most frequent surname in Serbia and ranks among the top in Croatia, app...
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Popović Croatian Serbian

EtymologyPopović is a common surname in several Slavic countries, derived from the Serbo-Croatian word pop meaning "priest". The suffix -ović indicates a patronymic, so the name literally means "son of the priest". It is...
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Radić Croatian Serbian

Radić is a common South Slavic surname primarily found in Croatia and Serbia. It is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Rade, which itself is a short form of names containing the Slavic element radŭ meaning...
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Šarić Croatian Serbian

Šarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Шарић, pronounced [ʃǎːritɕ]; sometimes spelled Saric or Sharich in English) is a patronymic surname common in Croatian and Serbian speaking regions, as well as in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Monte...
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Šimić Croatian

EtymologyŠimić is a Croatian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Šime." Šime itself is a Croatian short form of Simon, which derives from the Hebrew name Shimʿon (שִׁמְעוֹן), meaning "hearing" or "listening," from the ro...
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Šimunović Croatian

Šimunović is a Croatian patronymic surname meaning "son of Šimun", derived from the masculine given name Šimun, the Croatian form of Simon 1.EtymologyThe name Šimun ultimately traces back to the Hebrew name Shimʿon, mean...
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Stanić Croatian Serbian

Stanić is a South Slavic surname, predominantly found in Croatia and Serbia. It is derived from a diminutive of the given name Stanislav, which itself comes from the Slavic elements stati "stand, become" (inflected forms...
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Stankić Croatian Serbian

Stankić is a Croatian and Serbian surname that means "son of Stanko". It belongs to the common Slavic patronymic naming pattern where the suffix -ić denotes descent or lineage.EtymologyThe root of the surname is the give...
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Stjepanić Croatian

Stjepanić is a Croatian occupational surname meaning "son of Stjepan" (the Croatian form of Stephen). The suffix -ić is a common patronymic marker in Croatian and other South Slavic languages, indicating descent or affil...
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Stojanović Croatian Serbian

Stojanović is a South Slavic surname meaning "son of Stojan" (a given name derived from the verb stojati, "to stand," implying constancy or steadfastness). It is the patronymic form of Stojan, equivalent to the -vić suff...
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Tadić Croatian Serbian

Etymology and Origin Tadić (Serbian Cyrillic: Тадић) is a common Croatian and Serbian surname of patronymic origin. It literally means "son of Tadija," with the Slavic suffix -ić indicating descent. Tadija itself is the...
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Tomčić Croatian Serbian

Tomčić is a surname of Croatian and Serbian origin, derived from a diminutive of the given name Toma (itself a form of Thomas). As a patronymic or family name, it typically signifies “descendant of Tomčo” or “little Toma...
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Tomić Croatian Serbian

Tomić (pronounced [tômitɕ, tǒː-]) is a common patronymic surname primarily found in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name is often transliterated as Tomic or Tomich outside these regions. It d...
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Turk Croatian Slovene

Turk derives from the Ottoman Turkish word türk ('powerful, strong'), which ultimately comes from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥). The surname appears independently in several European languages. In Croatian and Slovene, it me...
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Vidović Croatian

Vidović is a Croatian and South Slavic surname, derived from the given name Vid with the patronymic suffix -ić meaning "son of" and the possessive infix -ov-. Therefore, the literal meaning is "son of Vid."Etymology and...
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Vinković Croatian

Vinković is a Croatian surname meaning "son of Vinko," the Croatian and Slovene form of the name Vincent. The root, Vincent, ultimately traces back to the Latin name Vincentius, derived from the word vincō, meaning "to c...
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Vlahović Croatian Serbian

Vlahović is a common surname of South Slavic origin. It is a patronymic derived from the personal name Vlah, from a Serbo-Croatian term meaning "Romanian, Wallachian", referring to the Vlachs, a primarily Romanian-speaki...
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Vlašić Croatian

Etymology Vlašić is a Croatian surname derived as a patronymic from the nickname Vlah, which historically meant "Romanian" or "Wallachian." The suffix -ić signifies "descendant of," so Vlašić literally means "son of the...
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Vrabec Croatian Czech +2

Vrabec is a surname derived from several Slavic languages, including Croatian, Czech, Slovak, and Slovene. The name means "sparrow" and originates from the Old Slavic root vorbĭ, reflecting a common practice of nicknamin...
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Vukoja Croatian

Vukoja is a Croatian surname derived from the given name Vuk, which means "wolf" in Serbian and other South Slavic languages. As a patronymic surname, Vukoja reflects the tradition of creating family names from personal...
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Vuković Croatian Serbian

EtymologyVuković is a common surname found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. It is derived from the given name Vuk, which means "wolf" in Serbo-Croatian. The suffix -ić indicates a patronymic, t...
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Živković Croatian Serbian

Živković (sometimes transliterated Zivkovic, Serbian Cyrillic: Живковић, pronounced [ʒǐːʋkoʋitɕ]) is a Croatian and Serbian surname, being the most common surname in the Šibenik-Knin County and among the most frequent in...
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Zorić Croatian Serbian

Zorić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зopић, pronounced [zǒːritɕ]) is a common Serbo-Croatian surname, most prevalent in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. The name is derived from the female given name Zora, me...
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Župan Croatian

Etymology Župan is a Croatian cognate of Zupan, deriving from Old Slavic županŭ meaning "head of the district, community leader", itself from župa denoting a "district" or "region". The title of župan was used across Cen...

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