Mladen () is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mlad'' (, ), meaning "young".
It is present in Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian society since the Middle Ages.
Notable people with the name include:
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Mladen (vojvoda) ( 1323–26), Serbian magnate
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Mladen Bartolović, Bosnian footballer
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Mladen Dolar
Mladen Dolar (born 29 January 1951) is a Slovene philosopher, psychoanalyst, cultural theorist and film critic.
Dolar was born in Maribor as the son of the literary critic Jaro Dolar. In 1978 he graduated in Philosophy and French language at th ...
, Slovenian philosopher
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Mladen Erjavec, Croatian basketball coach
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Mladen Krstajić, Serbian footballer
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Mladen Milicevic, composer of music
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Mladen Petrić, Croatian footballer
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Mladen Plakalović, Bosnian cross-country skier
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Mladen Rudonja
Mladen Rudonja () (born 26 July 1971) is a retired Slovenian Association football, footballer. He most often played as a Winger (sport), winger (usually on the left) or Forward (association football), striker. Despite this, he did not score a goa ...
, Slovenian footballer
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Mladen Šekularac, Montenegrin basketball player
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Mladen George Sekulovich, American actor best known as Karl Malden
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Mladen Solomun, Bosnian-born German DJ and producer best known as Solomun
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Mladen Stanev
Mladen Stanev ( bg, Младен Станев) (born 1974) is a Bulgarian conductor.
Early life and education
Mladen was born in 1974 in Kotel (Bulgaria). He was a conductor at the National High School for folk music in Kotefrom 1988 to 1993. ...
, Bulgarian conductor and chorus master
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Mladen Stojanović
Mladen Stojanović ( sr-cyr, Младен Стојановић; 7 April 1896 – 1 April 1942) was a Bosnian Serb and Yugoslav physician who led a detachment of Partisans on and around Mount Kozara in northwestern Bosnia durin ...
, Bosnian Serb leader of
Yugoslav Partisans
The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, Slovene language, Slovene: , or the National Liberation Army, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska (NOV), Народноослободилачка војска (НО� ...
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Mladen Vasilev
Mladen "Maho" Aleksandrov Vasilev ( bg, Младен Aлeкcaндpoв Василев; born 29 July 1947, in Slivnitsa) is a former Bulgarian football player, and later coach.
Career
Born in Slivnitsa, Vasilev started his career with local side ...
, Bulgarian footballer
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Mladen Vladojević
Mladen Vladojević ( sr-cyr, Младен Владојевић; 1330–48) was a Serbian nobleman who served king and emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55). Together with his parents, he was the ''ktetor'' (founder, donator) of the Church of the ...
( 1330–48), Serbian magnate
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Mladenov Mladenov ( bg, Младенов), feminine Mladenova ( bg, Младенова) is a Macedonian and Bulgarian surname derived from the first name Mladen. It may refer to:
* Aleksandar Mladenov (born 1982), Bulgarian footballer
* Atanas Mladenov (born ...
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Mladenović Mladenović (meaning "Son of Mladen") is a surname often found in Serbia and Croatia. It may refer to:
* Branko Mladenović, 14th century Serbian feudal lord, founder of the House of Branković
*Dragan Mladenović :
** Dragan Mladenović (born 195 ...
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Slavic names
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