Jovanovski () is a common Macedonian surname. It derives from Jovan, which is equivalent to

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

in English. The -ov suffix is a possessive/

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

and the -ski suffix is a general surname former. Jovanovski thus means "son of John" and is comparable to

Johnson Johnson may refer to: People and fictional characters *Johnson (surname), a common surname in English * Johnson (given name), a list of people * List of people with surname Johnson, including fictional characters *Johnson (composer) (1953–2011) ...

in English. The name may refer to: *

Bojana Jovanovski Bojana may refer to: Places * Bojana (river), a river in Albania and Montenegro (known as ''Buna'' in Albanian) * Ada Bojana / Bojana Island, an island in Montenegro * Bojana, Croatia, a village near Čazma Name * Bojana (given name), a Slavic ...

(born 1991), Serbian tennis player * Ed Jovanovski (born 1976), Canadian hockey player of Macedonian descent *

Gjore Jovanovski Gjorgji "Gjore" Jovanovski (; born 22 March 1956) is a Macedonian football manager and former player. Playing career As a player, he played for FK Vardar and Red Star Belgrade in the Yugoslav First League and for Turkish club Samsunspor and A ...

(born 1956), Macedonian footballer and manager * Marko Jovanovski, Macedonian footballer * Meto Jovanovski (1946–2023), Macedonian actor * Meto Jovanovski (1928–2016), Macedonian writer *

Vlado Jovanovski Vlado Jovanovski (; born 27 February 1967) is a Macedonian actor. His film credits include principal roles in prominent Macedonian films such as '' Bal-Can-Can'' and ''Mirage''. Filmography * ''Slovenski Orfej'' (1992) (TV) * ''Svetlo sivo'' (19 ...

(born 1967), Macedonian actor *

Zoran Jovanovski Zoran Jovanovski (born 21 August 1972 in Skopje) is a Macedonian retired football defender. International career He made his senior debut for Macedonia in an October 1993 friendly match away against Slovenia, which was his country's first ever ...

(born 1972), Macedonian footballer

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