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JELAVIĆ Serbian, Bosnianderived from the place name
Jelav, one of the places in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
JELUŠIĆ CroatianThe first ever appearance recorded to this date was even before the Turkish men (Ottoman) broke into the Kingdom of Croatia (around 13. century)....
[more] KAJMAK CroatianKajmak (or kaymak) is a dairy product from southeastern Europe and Central Asia.
KALE CroatianPossibly derived from Turkish
kale, meaning "castle, fortress".
KARELUŠA SerbianFamous bearer of this surname is Serbian singer Jelena Kareluša (1978-)
KASUNIĆ CroatianPossibly derived from the old Slavic word
kazati, meaning "to order, to command".
KIŠ Serbian, CroatianPossibly derived from Turkish
kış, meaning "winter", or Hungarian
kis, meaning "small".
KLIN SloveneSlovenian: nickname for someone with a beak-shaped nose, from kljun ‘beak’, ‘bill’ (old spelling klun).
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] KNAVS SloveneSlovenian form of
KNAUS, this was the maiden name of Donald Trump's wife, and current First Lady of the United States,
Melania Trump.
KONIČANIN SerbianHabitational name for someone from the village of Koniče, Serbia.
KOREN Slovene, HebrewKoren is a surname which has multiple origins. Koren may be a variant of the German occupational surname
KORN, meaning a dealer in grain. Alternatively, it may be a variant of the Greek female name
Kora...
[more] KOŠIR SloveneFrom the Slavic word
koš meaning "basket". It originally indicated a person who made or sold baskets.
KOTNIK SloveneDerived from
kot "corner". The name referred to someone who was from a remote area.
KRČMAR CroatianDerived from Croatian
krčmar meaning "innkeeper, tavern owner, barkeeper", which is ultimately derived from Croatian
krčma meaning "inn, tavern, pub"....
[more] KREMIC Bosnian (Rare)Surname Kremić was used in early middle-ages, in Bosnia. It was used by royal and ordinary people. That surname is very rare today and it's almost extinct, but in the past it had very big influence.
KUPINA Croatian, RussianThe Croatian form is derived from
kupina, meaning "blackberry". The Russian form is derived from
Неопалимая купина (
Neopalimaya Kupina), referring to the burning bush from the Book of Exodus.
LALATOVIC SerbianPossibly derived from the slavic word for "tulips",
lale or from son of
Lala (a nickname for
Lazar)
MAGDALENA Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Occitan, Italian, Sicilian, Romanian, Greek, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Croatian, SloveneFrom the given name
MAGDALENA.
MAJERLE SloveneSlovene surname Majerle, a variant of the Polish, Czech, and Slovak Majer, which was a status name for "steward, bailiff, tenant farmer, or village headman", from the German
Meyer.
MALINOV Bulgarian, RussianFrom Bulgarian and Russian малина
(malina) meaning "raspberry", probably indicating a person who lived near a raspberry bush.
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.