Perica ( sr, Перица, ) is a
Croat
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...
and
Serb
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of ...
given name, used mostly for men but also for women. It is also prevalent as a surname. Perica is a diminutive of
Petar, translating to Pete and Peter in English, respectively.
[''Croatian-English Dictionary, 7th edition''. Zagreb, Croatia: Školska knjiga, 1996.]
In Croatian and Serbian popular culture Perica often portrays a stereotype of an innocent or mischievous young boy with a very straightforward way of thinking. An example is Perica Šafranek in the 1970 classic
Croatian
Croatian may refer to:
* Croatia
*Croatian language
*Croatian people
*Croatians (demonym)
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* Croatan (disambiguation)
* Croatia (disambiguation)
* Croatoan (disambiguation)
* Hrvatski (disambiguation)
* Hrvatsko (disambiguation)
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(then
Yugoslav) comedy film ''
Tko pjeva zlo ne misli''. He is common in jokes and is similar to
Little Johnny in English.
Given name
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Perica Bukić, Croatian water polo player and politician
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Perica Ivetić, Bosnian footballer
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Perica Marošević, American Major League Soccer player
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Perica Ognjenović, Serbian soccer player
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Perica Radić, Serbian soccer player
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Perica Stančeski, Macedonian soccer player
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Perica Vlašić, Croatian rower
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Perica Vukičević, handball player
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Kristina Perica
Kristina Perica (born 5 November 1979) is a Croatian sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharu ...
, Croatian sprinter
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Petar Perica, Croatian Catholic priest
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Rose Perica Mofford (maiden name of Perica that was kept as middle name), Governor of Arizona from 1988 to 1991
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Stipe Perica, Croatian professional footballer
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Vjekoslav Perica
Vjekoslav Perica (born 11 July 1955) is a Croatian historian, journalist and writer who specializes in the modern history of religions in the former Yugoslavia.
In his youth, Perica was a talented basketball player who was a member of KK Jugopl ...
, Croatian writer and academic
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Zlatko Perica
Zlatko Perica (born 16 February 1969 in Rijeka, Yugoslavia) is a guitarist.
He has played for the German group Tangerine Dream, , guitarist
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Pero (name) Pero is a masculine given name. In South Slavic usage ( sr-Cyrl, Перо) it is a diminutive form of the name Petar. In Portuguese, it's spelled Pêro.
Notable people with the given name include:
* Pêro de Alenquer, 15th century Portuguese expl ...
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Ivica
Ivica is a Slavic masculine given name, a diminutive form of Ivan. The direct English equivalent of the name is Johnny, while the equivalent of its augmentative Ivan is John.
It is one of the frequent male given names in Croatia, and is also pre ...
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