Radovan
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This article is about the given name. For the Romanian commune, see Radovan, Dolj. For the Croatian village near Ivanec, see Radovan, Croatia.
| Radovan | |
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| Pronunciation | ˈradɔvan |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Slavic |
| Meaning | The joyful one |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Radoslav, Radan, Radvan, Radúz |
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Radovan, pronounced [ˈradɔvan], is a Slavic male given name. Its Serbian Cyrillic spelling is Радован. The name is derived from 'rad-' meaning care, joy. It can be translated as "the joyful one". It is used in Croatia, Czech Republic, Serbia, and Slovakia.
Variations and nicknames based on the name include:
- female Radka, Radana, Radmila
- male Rado, Radko, Raďo, Radek, Dovan, Radánek
Male cognates include:
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[edit] Namedays
Namedays include:
- January 14,
Slovakia, 
Czech Republic - January 13,
Croatia
[edit] Famous namesakes
- Radovan (master), a sculptor and architect who lived in Dalmatia, Croatia, in the 13th century
- Radovan Lukavský, Czech actor and theatrical pedagogue
- Radovan Karadžić, former Bosnian Serb politician
- Radovan Zogović, poet of Montenegro
- Radovan Jelašić, Serbian economist, a governor of Serbian National Bank
See also: all pages named Radovan
[edit] Fictional
- Prince Radovan, a film character from the Czech fairy-tale Princezna se zlatou hvězdou by the director Martin Frič
