Radovan
| Pronunciation | ˈradɔvan |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | The joyful one |
Radovan (Cyrillic: Радован), pronounced [ˈradovan], is a Slavic male given name, derived from rad- meaning "care, joy". It is found in its South Slavic form Radovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Радован) predominantly in former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro), and to a lesser degree in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Male variations and diminutives (and nicknames) include Radan, Radánek, Rade, Rado, Radič, Radko, Radvan, Radúz, Radek, and cognates Radomir, Radomil and Radoslav. Female forms include Radka, Radana, Radomirka, Radmila, Radica.
Namedays
Namedays include:
- January 14,
Slovakia, 
Czech Republic - January 13,
Croatia
Famous namesakes
- Rodowan (fl. 1067–1071), a Hungarian count palatine
- Radovan (master) (13th century), Ragusan sculptor and architect
- 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
Fictional
- Prince Radovan, a film character from the Czech fairy-tale Princezna se zlatou hvězdou by the director Martin "Mac" Frič