Dalibor (

Cyrillic script The Cyrillic script ( ), Slavonic script or the Slavic script, is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking c ...

: Далибор) is primarily a male given name of Slavic origin, mostly in

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. The name is popular in some West Slavic and South Slavic countries, such as the

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, and

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. It means: fighting far away and it is derived from Slavic elements ''daleko'' 'far away' and ''boriti'' 'to fight'. The first part can be also derived from ''oddalovat'' 'to delay', hence it can be also interpreted as 'someone who delays/avoids fighting'. There is a

Bedřich Smetana Bedřich Smetana ( , ; 2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people's aspirations to a cultural and political "revival." He has been regarded i ...

's eponymous opera, based on Slavonic mythology.

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* Dalibor Andonov (born 1973), Serbian musician *

Dalibor Bagarić Dalibor Bagarić (born July 2, 1980) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He had a stint with the NBA's Chicago Bulls from 2000 to 2003. Professional career A 7'1" (2.17 m) center born in Munich, West Germany, Bagarić had aver ...

(born 1980), Croatian basketball player *

Dalibor Brazda Dalibor may refer to: * Dalibor (name), Slavic surname and masculine given name * ''Dalibor'' (film), a 1956 Czech film * ''Dalibor'' (opera), 1868 opera by Bedřich Smetana, based on the life of Dalibor z Kozojed, the 15th century Czech knight ...

(1921–2005), Czech-Swiss composer and conductor *

Dalibor Brozović Dalibor Brozović (; 28 July 1927 – 19 June 2009) was a Croatian linguist, Slavist, dialectologist and politician. He studied the history of standard languages in the Slavic region, especially Croatian. He was an active Esperantist since ...

(1927–2009), Croatian linguist * Dalibor Gatarić (born 1986), footballer * Dalibor Dragić (born 1972), Bosnian Serb footballer * (born 1979), Austrian national trainer of Taekwon-Do * Dalibor Milenković (born 1987), Serbian football goalkeeper * Dalibor Pauletić (born 1978), Croatian football defender * Dalibor Pešterac (born 1976), Serbian footballer * Dalibor Stevanovič (born 1984), Slovenian football player * Dalibor Stojanović (born 1989), Slovenian footballer * Dalibor Cyril Vačkář (1906–1984), Czech composer * Dalibor Veselinović (born 1987), Serbian footballer * Dalibor Vesely (1934–2015), Czech architect *

Dalibor Višković Dalibor Višković (born 6 January 1977) is a Croatian football manager and retired player who played as a defender. He also holds Italian citizenship. Club career Višković joined Slaven Belupo in summer 2002 from Rijeka. After a spell in Is ...

(born 1977), Croatian footballer * Dalibor Šamšal (born 1985), Croatian alpine ski racer * (died 1498), 15th century Czech knight, on whom Smetana based his 1868 opera ''Dalibor'' * (1929–2018), Czech opera singer * Dalibor Janda (born 1953), Czech pop music singer

People with this surname

Jan and Vlasta Dalibor Jan Dalibor (5 May 1921 – 23 July 2013) and his wife Vlasta Dalibor (born Vlasta Cely, 22 May 1921 – 21 February 2016) were Czech-born British puppeteers, responsible for devising and developing the characters Pinky and Perky on childre ...

, Czech immigrants to the UK, puppeteers who made the original ''Pinky and Perky''

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