Abadzhiev m BulgarianDerived from Bulgarian
абаджия (abadzhiya) meaning
"weaver, tailor" (of Turkish origin, ultimately from Arabic
عباءة (ʿabāʾa) meaning "cloak").
Ateljević SerbianProbably from
Hatelji, the name of a town in Serbia, which is of unknown meaning.
Babić Serbian, CroatianMatronymic surname derived from Serbo-Croatian
baba "grandmother, old woman".
Bašić Croatian, SerbianMeans
"son of the chief", derived from Serbo-Croatian
baša meaning "chief, boss" (of Turkish origin).
Božić CroatianMeans
"Christmas" in Croatian, a diminutive of
bog meaning "god".
Broz CroatianDerived from
Broz, a diminutive of
Ambrozije. This was the birth surname of the Yugoslavian dictator Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980).
Ćosić Croatian, SerbianFrom Croatian and Serbian
ćosav "beardless", ultimately from Persian
کوسه (kūseh) meaning "shark".
Furlan Italian, SloveneFrom the name of the Italian region of
Friuli, in the northeast of Italy, which is derived from the name of the Roman town of Forum Iulii meaning "forum of Julius".
Gujić BosnianMeans
"son of a snake" from the Bosnian word
guja meaning "snake".
Hadžić BosnianFrom Bosnian
hadž meaning
"hajj, pilgrimage", ultimately derived from Arabic
حَجّ (ḥajj). It originally denoted a person who had completed the hajj.
Hodžić BosnianFrom Bosnian
hodža meaning
"master, teacher, imam", a word of Persian origin.
Kasun CroatianPossibly derived from the old Slavic word
kazati meaning
"to order, to command".
Kopitar SloveneFrom Slovene
kopito meaning
"hoof", an occupational name for a shoer.
Korošec SloveneOriginally indicated a person from Koroška (Carinthia), a medieval Slovene state, now divided between Slovenia and Austria.
Košar CroatianFrom Croatian
koš meaning
"basket", originally indicating a person who made or sold baskets.
Kotnik SloveneFrom Slovene
kot meaning
"corner". The name referred to someone who was from a remote area.
Krajnc SloveneOriginally denoted a person from Carniola (Slovene
Kranjska), a region that makes up a large part of central Slovenia.
Mlakar Slovene, CroatianReferred to someone who lived near a pool, derived from South Slavic
mlaka meaning
"pool, puddle".
Pavlov m Russian, BulgarianMeans
"son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.
Pleško SloveneNickname for a bald person, from Slovene
pleša meaning
"bald patch".