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Đonović
Đonović ( sr-cyr, Ђоновић; also transliterated Djonović) is a Serbian language family name derived from the first name Gjon of Albanian origin. According to the legends of many Montenegrin highlander tribes, their ancestors came from Albania, so surnames like Đonović and Zogović point to Slavicization of Albanians. According to Mihajlo Petrović, some people with Đonović surname claimed that their ancestor was catholic. Đonović surname is mentioned in Dečani chrysobulls in early 14th century. See also * Vojislav Đonović Vojislav Đonović (November 18, 1921 – January 5, 2008), nicknamed Vojkan, was a famous Serbian jazz guitarist - soloist, member of the Belgrade Jazz Trio and Jazz Orchestra of the Radio Belgrade. He was also a composer and arranger. Early l ... (November 18, 1921 – January 5, 2008), a famous Serbian jazz guitarist - soloist, composer and arranger. References Sources * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Djonovic Surnames of Serbian o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojislav Đonović
Vojislav Đonović (November 18, 1921 – January 5, 2008), nicknamed Vojkan, was a famous Serbian jazz guitarist - soloist, member of the Belgrade Jazz Trio and Jazz Orchestra of the Radio Belgrade. He was also a composer and arranger. Early life and education Đonović was born in Belgrade into a prominent family; his father Jovan was a diplomat involved in political opposition activities prior to World War II. He grew up in the Vračar district and became interested in jazz after hearing Serbian guitarist Mirko Marković. A self-taught musician, Đonović received his first guitar in the late 1930s, a high-quality custom instrument made by Belgrade luthier Lajoš Bocan. He was performing in public within two years. During World War II, he served in the military. His family faced persecution under the postwar communist government after his father and brother emigrated to the United States. Career In 1948, Đonović was the first in Serbia to obtain an electric guitar amplifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjon
Gjon (definite form: ''Gjoni'') is an Albanian language, Albanian male given name, clan, surname and onomastic element. As given name Etymology and history ''Gjon'' as a given name is a form of the English language, English name John (given name), John. It is the name of the apostle Saint John in Albanian ().Riska, Albert (2013) "The Christian Saints in the (Micro)toponymy of Albania" ''Anglisticum Journal (IJLLIS)'' vol 2 issue 3. Pages 167–176. Pages 169,172–175 Most saint names in Albanian come from Latin; John is from the Latin language, Latin Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek language, Greek Ioannes (), derived from the Hebrew language, Hebrew name Yohanan (), meaning "God is gracious". Both theologists and linguists are unsure about the relationship of the name ''Gjon'' to ''Gjin''—the Catholic clergy considers the two to be the same saint, but the Christians of the Central Albanian Shpati region (who are Orthodox) revere Gjin and Gjon as separate saints, while l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transliterated
Transliteration is a type of conversion of a text from one writing system, script to another that involves swapping Letter (alphabet), letters (thus ''wikt:trans-#Prefix, trans-'' + ''wikt:littera#Latin, liter-'') in predictable ways, such as Greek → and → the digraph , Cyrillic → , Armenian → or Latin → . For instance, for the Greek language, Greek term , which is usually Translation, translated as 'Greece, Hellenic Republic', the usual Romanization of Greek, transliteration into the Latin script (romanization) is ; and the Russian language, Russian term , which is usually translated as 'Russian Republic', can be BGN/PCGN romanization of Russian, transliterated either as or Scientific transliteration of Cyrillic, alternatively as . Transliteration is the process of representing or intending to represent a word, phrase, or text in a different script or writing system. Transliterations are designed to convey the pronunciation of the original word in a differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanians
The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, and they also live in the neighboring countries of Albanians in North Macedonia, North Macedonia, Albanians in Montenegro, Montenegro, Albanians in Greece, Greece, and Albanians in Serbia, Serbia, as well as in Albanians in Italy, Italy, Albanians in Croatia, Croatia, Albanians in Bulgaria, Bulgaria, and Albanians in Turkey, Turkey. Albanians also constitute a large diaspora with several communities established across Europe and the other continents. Albanian language, The language of the Albanians is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanoid, Albanoid branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan languages, Paleo-Balkan group. Albanians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dečani Chrysobulls
The Dečani chrysobulls ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Дечанске хрисовуље, Dečanske hrisovulje) alternatively known as the Dečani charters ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Дечанске повеље, Dečanske povelje) are chrysobulls dating to 1330–1345 that constitute the founding charters issued by the Serbian King Stefan Dečanski after the building of the monastery of Visoki Dečani was completed, in 1330. In particular, the charters contain a detailed list of landholdings and tax farming rights which the monastery held over settlements and communities in the Kingdom of Serbia, in an area which spanned from present-day southern Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and parts of northern Albania. Content The chrysobulls consist in three charters which were written at different times. The first one, a parchment of , was issued by Stefan Dečanski in 1330 and was written in the royal court of Nerodimlja, in present-day southern Kosovo. It contains an introductory part in Serbian Church Slavonic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
