Bojan
| Pronunciation | [ˈbojan] |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Slavic |
| Word/name | boj "battle" |
| Derivation | boj- (root) + an (suffix) |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Boyan |
Bojan (Slovenian, Serbian Latin and Croatian: Bojan; Serbian Cyrillic and Macedonian: Бојан; Ukrainian, Russian and Bulgarian Cyrillic: Боян, transcribed Boyan) is a Slavic given name, derived from the Slavic noun boj "battle." The ending -an is a suffix frequently found in anthroponyms of Slavic origin. The name is recorded in historical sources among the Slovenes, Serbs, Bulgarians, Czechs, Poles, Croats, Slovenians, Macedonians, Ukrainians and Russians.[1] In Slovenia, it is the 18th most popular name for males, as of 2010.[2]
People named Bojan:
- Boyan-Enravota, early Bulgarian Christian martyr and saint
- Bojan Bogdanović, Croatian basketball player
- Bojan Djordjic, Swedish footballer of Serbian descent
- Bojan Jokić, a Slovenian football player
- Bojan Jorgačević, Serbian football player
- Bojan Jovanovski - Macedonian TV personality, better known as Boki 13
- Bojan Križaj, Slovenian alpine skier
- Bojan Krkić, Spanish footballer of Serbian-Spanish descent
- Bojan Marović, Montenegrin singer
- Bojan Neziri, Serbian football player of Albanian descent
- Bojan Stupica, Slovene theatrical director, who was a major force in Serbian theatre
- Bojan Šarčević, Bosnian-French visual artist
- Bojan Zdešar, Slovenian freestyle swimmer
- Bojan Zulfikarpašić, French-Serbian jazz pianist
See also
References
- ^ Miklosich, Franz (1860). Die Bildung der slavischen Personennamen (in German). Vienna: Aus der kaiserlich-königlichen Hoff- und Staatdruckerei. pp. 10, 36.
- ^ "Število moških z imenom BOJAN: 10.544 (ali 1,0 % vseh moških)" (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.
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