Serbian
names are used in the country of Serbia in southeastern Europe.
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BANOVIĆ Бановић Serbian, Croatian"Son of a Ban", the
-ić "son of" suffix with
ban, the title of class of Croatian nobility beginning in the 7th century approximately equivalent to viceroy, lord or duke, stemming potentially from the Turkic
bajan ("rich, wealthy").
BIRČANIN Бирчанин SerbianPossibly derived from the village of Birač, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
BOJIĆ Бојић SerbianDerived from
boj (
бој), meaning "battle".
BOŠNJAK Бошњак Croatian, SerbianDerived from "Bošnjak", for someone who has their roots in Bosnia. This surname is rare in Bosnian Muslims.
BUMBA Бомба, Бумба Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Italian, Catalan, Occitan, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Swedish, Latvian, LithuanianVariant of
BOMBA.
ČELIK Челик Croatian, SerbianDerived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish
çelik, meaning "steel".
ČELIKOVIĆ Челиковић Croatian, Serbian, BosnianDerived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish
çelik, meaning "steel". The -ović suffix is a patronym.
CICVARA Цицвара SerbianDerived from
cicvara (
цицвара), meaning "gruel", a type of food.
ĐILAS Ђилас SerbianDerived from
đilas (
ђилас), a rare word meaning "jumper, runner".
JELAVIĆ Serbian, Bosnianderived from the place name
Jelav, one of the places in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
KARELUŠA SerbianFamous bearer of this surname is Serbian singer Jelena Kareluša (1978-)
KIŠ Киш Serbian, CroatianPossibly derived from Turkish
kış, meaning "winter", or Hungarian
kis, meaning "small".
KMET Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, SlovakSlovenian, Serbian, Croatian, and Slovak status name for a type of peasant. In Slovenia this denoted a peasant who had his own landed property. In Serbia and elsewhere it was a status name for a feudal peasant farmer who cultivated the land of his lord instead of paying rent or doing military service...
[more] KONIČANIN Коничанин SerbianHabitational name for someone from the village of Koniče, Serbia.
LALATOVIC SerbianPossibly derived from the slavic word for "tulips",
lale or from son of
Lala (a nickname for
Lazar)
MANDŽUKIĆ Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)Famous bearer of this last name is Mario Mandžukić who is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Juventus and the Croatia national team.
MILAN Милан Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, RussianFrom the given name
MILAN, a derivative of names such as
BOHUMIL and
MILOSLAV, containing the Slavic elements
mil or
milu meaning ‘grace, favor, dear’.
MORAČA Морача SerbianMorača is a historical region in Montenegro.
OBRADOVIĆ SerbianPatronymic from the personal name
OBRAD, a derivative of obradovati meaning "to give joy".
PEĆANAC Пећанац SerbianHabitational name for someone from the village of Peći, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
PEJOVIĆ Пејовић Serbian (Russified, Modern)Pejović is a Serbian surname. Mainly used in serbia. But also used in Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia