Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...
masculine
Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some beh ...
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, usually written as Srdjan when the letter đ is unavailable.
It is usually considered to be a form of the name Sergius, honoring the Christian martyr and saint Sergius. In South Slavic, the saints Sergius and Bacchus are called "Sveti Srđ i Sveti Vlaho" or "Srđevdan". Another popular etymology derives it from the Serbo-Croatian verb "srditi" which means being angry, fiery or ardent.Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Srđan /ref> Alternatively it may derive from adjective "srdačan" which means having a good heart.
A medieval version of the name was ''Srdan''. The most common nicknames are ''Srđa'', ''Srđo'', ''Srki'' or ''Srle''.
Notable people with the name
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Srđan Ajković
Srđan Ajković (; born 15 October 1991) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a left winger. He most recently played for FK Zvijezda 09 in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Honours Player Club
Grbalj
*Montenegrin C ...
(born 1991), Montenegrin footballer
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Srđan Aleksić
Srđan Aleksić ( sr-cyr, Срђан Алексић; 9 May 1966 – 27 January 1993), nicknamed Srđo, was a Bosnian Serb amateur actor, prospective swimmer, and soldier in the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) during the Bosnian War. He saw his n ...
(1966–1993), Bosnian Serb actor and anti-war hero
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Srđan Andrić
Srđan Andrić (born 5 January 1980) is a Croatian former professional association football, footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was most recently the youth academy director of HNK Hajduk Split, Hajduk Split.
Club career
Andrić ...
(born 1980), Croatian footballer
* Srđan Babić (born 1996), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Bajčetić (born 1971), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Baljak (born 1978), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Blagojević (born 1973), Serbian football manager
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Srđan Blažić
Srđan Blažić (Cyrillic: Срђан Блажић; born 26 November 1982) is a Montenegrin retired football goalkeeper.
Club career
In January 2010, Standard Liège officials struck a deal with Montenegrin goalkeeper, who left Greek club Lev ...
(born 1982), Montenegrin footballer
* Srđan Branković (born 1981), Serbian guitarist
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Srđan Budisavljević
Srđan Budisavljević (8 December 1883 – 20 February 1968) was a politician and lawyer born in Požega. Budisavljević studied law in Zagreb and Berlin before being elected to the Sabor of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia in 1908 as a represen ...
(1883–1968), Yugoslav politician and lawyer
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Srđan Čebinac
Srđan Čebinac (Serbian Cyrillic: Cpђaн Чeбинaц; born 8 December 1939) is a Serbian former football player and manager.
A midfielder, played once for SFR Yugoslavia national team.
Personal life
He is the twin brother of the late Zvezda ...
(born 1939), Serbian footballer
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Srđan Cerović
Srđan Cerović (born 7 March 1971) is a retired football player and manager.
Playing career
Cerović began playing football for FK Sloboda Užice in the Serbian second division.
In 1995, Cerović joined Greek Superleague
The Super Leag ...
(born 1971), retired footballer
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Srđan Čolaković
Srđan Čolaković (born 21 September 1965) is a Yugoslavian retired footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, America ...
(born 1965), Yugoslav footballer
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Srđan Ćuković
Srđan Ćuković (born 31 March 1952) is a Serbian poet and composer.
Early days
Ćuković was born to a Serbian father, university professor Dr. Milan Ćuković, and to Branislava Ćuković. His grandfather's surname was Ćuk, but in 1922 the ...
(born 1952), Serbian poet and composer
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Srđan Cvijić
Srđan Cvijić is a Serbian political scientist who is a senior policy analyst on European Union external relations. Cvijić is the Senior Policy Analyst at the Open Society Foundations in Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capita ...
, Serbian political scientist
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Srđan Dabić
Srđan Dabić ( sr-cyr, Срђан Дабић; born 20 July 1962) is a Serbian business manager and former professional basketball player.
Playing career
A point guard, Dabić played 13 seasons in the Yugoslav Federal League from 1978 to 1991. ...
(born 1962), Serbian basketball player and businessman
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Srđan Darmanović
Srđan Darmanović (; born July 18, 1961 in Cetinje) is a Montenegrin politician, diplomat and professor at University of Montenegro Faculty of Political Sciences. He was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro fro ...
(born 1961), Montenegrin politician, diplomat and professor
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Srđan Dimitrov
Srđan Dimitrov (; born 28 July 1992) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Okzhetpes.
Club career
Inđija
Born in Novi Sad, Dimitrov was recognized as a standout of Inđija's youth academy from early age. He made his professional debut at th ...
(born 1992), Serbian footballer
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Srđan Dizdarević
Srđan Dizdarević (29 September 1952 – 16 February 2016) was a Bosnian journalist, diplomat, and activist. Born into a prominent Bosniak political family of diplomats, Dizdarević graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of ...
(1952–2016), Bosnian journalist, diplomat, and activist
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Srdjan Djokovic
Srdjan Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Срђан Ђоковић, Srđan Đoković, separator=" / "; born 25 April 1961) is a Serbian entrepreneur and former professional skier and skiing coach. He is best known as the father of tennis players Novak, D ...
(born 1961), Serbian entrepreneur and professional skier
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Srđan Dragojević
Srđan Dragojević ( sr-cyr, Срђан Драгојевић, , born 1 January 1963) is a Serbian film director and screenwriter, who emerged in the 1990s as a significant figure in Serbian cinema.
From 2010 until 2017, he was affiliated with the ...
(born 1963), Serbian film director and screenwriter
* Srđan Drašković (born 1991), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Đukanović (born 1980), Montenegrin footballer
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Srđan Flajs
Srđan Flajs ( sr-cyr, Срђан Флајс; born 12 July 1975) is a Serbian basketball coach.
Coaching career
Flajs had started his coaching career with Beovuk 72 where he coached youth system, as well as the senior team. In 2003, he joined ...
(born 1975), Serbian basketball coach
* Srđan Gašić (born 1975), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Gemaljević (born 1960), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Gjurković (born 1964), Croatian politician
* Srđan Golović (born 1967), Montenegrin footballer
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Srdan Golubović
Srdan Golubović ( sr-cyr, Срдан Голубовић; born August 24, 1972) is a Serbian film director and university professor.
Biography
Golubović's father was a film director Predrag Golubović. His first feature film '' Absolute 100'' ...
(born 1972), Serbian film director and university professor
* Srđan Grabež (born 1991), Serbian footballer
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Srđan Grahovac
Srđan Grahovac (; born 19 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Premier League club ...
(born 1992), Bosnian footballer
* Srđan Grujičić (born 1987), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Hrstić (born 2003), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Jeković (born 1967), Serbian professional basketball player and coach
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Srđan Jovanović
Srđan Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Срђан Јовановић; born 1 March 1976) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball coach and former player, who is the current head coach for Avijeh Sanat Parsa Mashhad of the Iranian Basketball Super League. ...
(born 1976), Serbian-Greek basketball player
* Srđan Jovanović (referee) (born 1986), Serbian football referee
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Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss
Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss (Subotica 1967 - Novi Sad 2022) was a Harvard educated research architect from Serbia, artist and theorist living and working from New York and Berlin. He was an Ex-Head of Research o co-founder of ''School of Missing Stud ...
(1967–2022), Serbian American architect
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Srđan Kalember
Srđan Kalember ( sr-cyr, Срђан Калембер; June 5, 1928 – February 2, 2016), also known in France by his nickname Serge ( sr-cyr, Серж), was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He won 9 Yugoslav First Basketball ...
(1928–2016), Serbian basketball player and coach
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Srđan Karanović
Srđan Karanović ( sr-Cyrl, Срђан Карановић, , born 17 November 1945) is a Serbian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 17 films since 1968. His film '' Miris poljskog cveća'' won the FIPRESCI prize at the 1978 Cannes ...
(born 1945), Serbian film director and screenwriter
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Srđan Kljajević
Srđan Kljajević (Cyrillic: Crђaн Kљajeвић; born 23 November 1974) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin goalkeeping coach and former player.
Club career
Born in Titograd, Kljajević began playing football with the youth side of FK Bokelj. He playe ...
(born 1974), Montenegrin footballer
* Srđan "Srđa" Knežević (born 1985), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Kočić (born 1999), Bosnian basketball player
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Srđan Koljević
Srđan Koljević (31 December 1966 – 8 July 2023) was a Serbian screenwriter and film director.
Koljević died on 8 July 2023, at the age of 56.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1966 births
2023 deaths
Film p ...
(1966–2023), Serbian screenwriter and film director
* Srđan Kružević (born 1977), Serbian politician
* Srdjan Kurpjel (born 1971), Yugoslav musician
* Srđan Kusovac, Serbian-Montenegrin journalist and state administrator
* Srđan Kuzmić (born 2004), Slovenian footballer
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Srđan Lakić
Srđan Lakić (born 2 October 1983) is a Croatian former professional football who played as a forward.
Club career
Early career and move to Hertha BSC
Lakić started his professional career with Croatian teams GOŠK Dubrovnik, Hrvatski Dra ...
(born 1983), Croatian footballer
* Srđan Lopičić (born 1983), Montenegrin footballer
* Srdjan Luchin (born 1986), Romanian footballer
* Srđan Lukić (born 1981), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Majstorović (born 1972), Serbian political scientist
* Srđan Maksimović (born 1986), Serbian-Swiss professional footballer
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Srđan Marangunić
Srđan Marangunić (born 31 October 1943) is a Croatian chess International Master (1971). He is a Yugoslav Chess Championship winner ((tied, 1977) and European Team Chess Championship bronze medalist (1977).
Biography
In the 1970s, Srđan ...
(born 1943), Croatian chess player
* Srđan Marilović (1967–2013), Serbian sprint canoer
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Srđan Marjanović
Srđan Marjanović ( sr-cyr, Срђан Марјановић) is a Serbian singer-songwriter from Belgrade.
Musical career
Early career
Marjanović was born in 1952 in Banja Luka. In 1961, he moved to Belgrade, where he became interested in roc ...
Srđan Novković
Srđan Novković (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан Новковић; born 29 March 1983) is a Serbian retired footballer.
He previously played for Italian A.S. Varese 1910, FK Vojvodina, FK Čukarički, FK Napredak Kruševac and PFC Slavia Sofia
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Srđan Plavšić
Srđan Plavšić ( sr-Cyrl, Срђан Плавшић; born 3 December 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Polish club Raków Częstochowa. He can operate as an attacking midfielder, side midfielder or winger.
Club caree ...
(born 1995), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Popović (born 1978), Kosovar–Serbian politician
* Srđan Predragović (born 1995), Bosnian handball player
* Srđan Radonjić (born 1981), Montenegrin footballer
* Srđan Radosavljev (born 1983),Serbian footballer
* Srđan Radovanović (born 1959), Serbian lawyer and business executive
* Srđan Ristić (born 1992), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Rudić (born 1968), Serbian historian
* Srđan Šajn (born 1963), Serbian politician
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Srđan Šaper
Srđan Šaper ( sr-cyr, Срђан Шапер; born October 9, 1958) is a founder of I&F McCann Grupa. He was also a founder and a member of the Yugoslav new wave band Idoli in the 1980s.P. Janjatović, Idoli, YU rock enciklopedija 1960-1967, ...
(born 1958), Serbian singer
* Srđan Savić (1931–2020), Yugoslav sprinter
* Srđan Savičević (born 1971), former Serbian footballer
* Srđan Simović (born 1985), Serbian footballer
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Srđan Slagalo
Srđan Slagalo (born 8 July 1966 in Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian retired footballer.
Club career
After playing for his local side, FK UNIS Vogošća,Srđan Soldatović (born 1974), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Spasojević (born 1976), Serbian film director
* Srđan Spiridonović (born 1993), Austrian footballer
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Srđan Srdić
Srđan Srdić (; born 3 November 1977) is a Serbian novelist, short-story writer, essayist, editor, publisher and creative reading/writing teacher. He has published four novels, two short story collections and a book of essays, and has contribute ...
(born 1977), Serbian novelist, writer and publisher
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Srđan Srećković
Srđan Srećković ( sr-Cyrl, Срђан Срећковић; born 12 April 1974) is a Serbian politician. He served as the Minister of Diaspora from 2008 to 2011, as the Minister of Religion and Diaspora from 2011 to 2012 and as Deputy Ministe ...
Srđan Subotić
Srđan Subotić (; born 27 February 1980) is a Croatian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former player who is the head coach for Polski Cukier Toruń of the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and for the men's Croatia men's nation ...
(born 1980), Croatian professional basketball player and coach
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Srđan Todorović
Srđan "Žika" Todorović ( sr-cyr, Срђан "Жика" Тодоровић, ; born 28 March 1965) is a Serbian actor and musician. He has played in numerous bands, including Ekatarina Velika, Disciplina Kičme, Radnička Kontrola and Bezobr ...
(born 1965), Serbian musician and actor
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Srđan Urošević
Srđan Urošević (; born 30 April 1984, in Belgrade) is a Serbian football midfielder who is currently Free agent
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(born 1984), Serbian footballer
* Srđan V. Tešin (born 1971), Serbian writer and journalist
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Srđan Vasiljević
Srđan Vasiljević (; born 1 April 1973) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
Playing career
Vasiljević came through the youth system of Red Star Belgrade. He went on to play for Radnički Beograd, Borac Čačak (twice), Obilić, ...
(born 1973), Serbian football player and manager
* Srđan Verbić (born 1970), Serbian Minister of Education
* Srđan Vujaklija (born 1988), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Vujmilović (born 1994), Bosnian photographer
* Srđan Vuksanović (born 1992), Serbian-Kazakhstani water polo player
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Srđan Vuletić
Srđan Vuletić (born 1971) is a Bosnian filmmaker.
Personal life
Vuletić was born in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina and attended school in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the age of eighteen he enrolled the Academy of Performing Arts ...
(born 1971), Bosnian film director
* Srđan Vulović (born 1965), Kosovo Serb politician
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Srđan Žakula
Srđan Žakula (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан Жакула; born 22 March 1979) is a Serbian football former player. He played as a goalkeeper for Radnički Šid last, and then retired and became goalkeeping coach.
Honours
Vojvodina
* Serbian C ...
(born 1979), Serbian footballer
* Srđan Živković (born 1986), Serbian basketball player