Krajišnik (surname)
Appearance
Origin | |
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Word/name | Serbian: krajište, krajina |
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Variant form(s) | Albanian: Kreshnik |
Krajišnik is Serbian surname. The name is derived from the Serbian language term krajina[1] or krajište (Serbian: krajište, крајиште) that had originally served as an administrative unit of the Serbian Empire or Despotate to designate border regions where the emperor or despot had not established solid and firm control due to raids from hostile neighboring provinces. The Albanian variant of the surname is Kreshnik.
Notable people with Krajišnik surname include:
See also
[edit]- Krajišnik (disambiguation)
- Bosanska Krajina
- Bosansko Krajište
- Krajišnik (Gradiška)
- NK Krajišnik Velika Kladuša
References
[edit]- ^ Danko Šipka (1998). Osnovi leksikologije i srodnih disciplina. Matica Srpska. p. 125.