Zlatan

Zlatan
Gender	male
Origin
Word/Name	Slavic
Meaning	zlato' ("gold, golden")
Other names
Alternative spelling	Zoltan
Variant form(s)	Zlata (f)
http://www.behindthename.com/name/zlatan

Zlatan is a male given name of South-Slavic origin meaning Golden. It is common amongst all South Slavic countries in the Balkans, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. The name is found in particularly high frequencies in Bosnia because it is considered ethnically "neutral" amongst the three dominant Bosnian ethnicities: Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. The name is derived from the South-Slavic word zlato - from the Old-Slavic root *zolto (gold). The ancient form of the name is Zoltan, which is still preserved in some non-Slavic countries like Hungary.

List of prominent people

• Slatan Dudow (Zlatan Dudov) - Bulgarian film director
• Zlatan Arnautović - Yugoslav Olympic medalist and handball player from Bosnia
• Zlatan Azinovic - Swedish/Bosnian football player
• Zlatan Bajramović - Bosnian football player
• Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni - Croatian musician
• Zlatan Ibrahimović - Swedish football player of Bosnian/Croatian descent
• Zlatan Ljubijankič - Slovenian football player of Bosnian descent
• Zlatan Jovanović - Serbian Politician - Srpska Radikalna Stranka
• Zlatan Muslimović - Bosnian/Swedish football player
• Zlatan Olić - Croatian journalist
• Zlatan Saračević - Bosnian Olympic medalist and handball player
• Zlatan Stoykov - Head of the Bulgarian army
• Zlata Filipović - Bosnian author of Zlata's Diary.

See also

• Slavic names

External links

http://www.behindthename.com/name/zlatan