Vrandečić
Vrandečić is a Croatian surname.[1] The name is known only to originate from Pučišća on the island of Brač. The oldest mention of the name is from 1674.[2] The meaning of the name is not entirely clear. The most likely explanation is that it comes from the first name Vrandeka, Vrane, Frane (but the change from an F to a V is unusual).[3]
People with the name include:
- Denny Vrandečić (born 1978), Croatian-American computer scientist
- Ivo Vrandečić, (born 1927), Croatian politician and businessman, former president of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia and director of Jadranbrod
- Vesna Vrandečić, Croatian singer, member of the band Xenia
References
[edit]- ^ "Vrandečić Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
Approximately 270 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Croatia; Highest density in: Croatia.
- ^ Domagoj Vidović (2010). "Obiteljski nadimci u Pučišćima na otoku Braču". Rasprave: Časopis Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje (in Croatian). 36 (2): 345–366. ISSN 1331-6745. Wikidata Q110941702.
- ^ Petar Šimunović (2006). Hrvatska prezimena (in Croatian). ISBN 978-953-212-251-0. Wikidata Q110941733.
This page lists people with the surname Vrandečić.
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