Jovanovic
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Jovanović is a common Serbian
surname. It derives from Jovan, which is comparable to John
in English
. The part ov designates possession: Jovanov means John's. The suffix
ić is a diminutive
designation, or descendant designation. So, the last name can be translated as John's son leading to the English equivalent last name of Johnson
.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
surname. It derives from Jovan, which is comparable to John
John (name)
John is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Latin Ioannes, Iohannes, which is in turn a form of the Greek , Iōánnēs. This Greek name is a form of the Hebrew name , , which means "God is generous"...
in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. The part ov designates possession: Jovanov means John's. The suffix
Affix
An affix is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word. Affixes may be derivational, like English -ness and pre-, or inflectional, like English plural -s and past tense -ed. They are bound morphemes by definition; prefixes and suffixes may be separable affixes...
ić is a diminutive
Diminutive
In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...
designation, or descendant designation. So, the last name can be translated as John's son leading to the English equivalent last name of Johnson
Johnson
Johnson is an English, Scottish, and Irish name of Norman origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John." The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs, from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan meaning "Yahweh has favoured"...
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People with last name Jovanović
- Ana JovanovićAna JovanovicAna Jovanović is a Serbian professional tennis player. She is coached by Nikola Pilić.- Tennis career :...
(born 1984), Serbian tennis player - Anastas JovanovićAnastas JovanovicAnastas Jovanović was the first Serbian photographer of his time to treat photography as an art form and to capture on film historical events as they were happening. He was the author of the first photographic pantheon of the most significant events and people of his time...
(1817-1899), Serbian photographer - Arso JovanovićArso JovanovicArso R. Jovanović was a Yugoslav partisan and the foremost military commander to participate in the People's Liberation Struggle in Yugoslavia .Educated through the Yugoslav Royal Army academies, General Jovanović was one...
(1907-1948), Montenegrin soldier and Partisan - Boris JovanovićBoris Jovanović-External links:...
, Serbian footballer - Boro JovanovićBoro JovanovićBoro Jovanović is a former Yugoslav tennis player. Jovanović was runner-up in the 1962 Wimbledon doubles tournament with Nikola Pilić, and quarter-finalist in the 1968 Wimbledon doubles tournament. In singles, Jovanovic reached the round of sixteen in the 1973 Italian Open and the 1973 French...
(born 1939), a former Yugoslav tennis player - Boyan JovanovicBoyan JovanovicBoyan Jovanovic is a professor of economics at New York University.Jovanovic, of Serbian descent, received his undergraduate education at the London School of Economics and his graduate training at the University of Chicago....
(born 1951), a Serbian-American economist - Vladimir JovanovićVladimir JovanovicVladimir Jovanović was a Serbian politician, political theorist, economist and journalist.Jovanović was educated at the Universities of Vienna and Berlin in agricultural and economic sciences...
(1833-1922), Serbian political theorist and politician - Đorđe Jovanović (1861-1953), Serbian sculptor
- Jovan Jovanović ZmajJovan Jovanovic ZmajJovan Jovanović Zmaj was one of the best-known Serbian poets. He was a physician by profession, like his literary predecessor writer Jovan Stejić ....
(1833-1904), Serbian poet - Marko Jovanović (footballer born 1978)Marko Jovanović (footballer born 1978)Marko Jovanović is a Serbian football player playing with RFK Novi Sad in Serbian First League.-External sources:* at footballdatabase.eu.* at Transfermarkt.* at Srbijafudbal....
, Serbian footballer - Marko Jovanović (footballer born 1988), Serbian footballer
- Mihailo JovanovićMihailo JovanovicMihailo Jovanović is a Serbian football player.He was released by his former club South China in Hong Kong First Division League after 2006-07 season.He started playing in Hong Kong with Kitchee in 2004 after one year he transferred to Rangers in 2006...
(born 1975), Serbian footballer - Milan Jovanović (photographer), Serbian photographer
- Milan Jovanović (born 1981), Serbian footballer
- Milan Jovanović (born 1983), Montenegrin footballer
- Milan Jovanović (Powerlifting)Milan Jovanovic (Powerlifting)Milan "Strongman" Jovanović is a former WPA and GPC world powerlifting champion and a strongman competitor. He is sometimes known by the nickname Ribcracker. He is also a writer and blogger.-Sporting career:...
, Serbian powerlifter - Nemanja JovanovićNemanja JovanovicNemanja Jovanović is a Serbian football player, currently under contract at FC Taraz....
(born 1984), Serbian footballer - Nikola JovanovićNikola JovanovicNikola "Nikki" Jovanović is a retired Montenegrin footballer.-Club career:Jovanović was one of the most successful players of, then Yugoslav, giant Red Star where he played as a defender and had an impressive overall record of 359 matches and 50 goals for the Belgrade side...
(born 1952), Montenegrin footballer - Paja JovanovićPaja JovanovicPavle "Paja" Jovanović was the most prominent Serbian Realist painter alongside Uroš Predić. He is considered one of Serbia's greatest academic painters. His most famous and recognizable paintings include Serbian Migrations, Crowning of Stefan Dušan, Takovo Uprising, Cockfighting, Decorating of...
(1859-1957), Serbian realist painter - Pierre Jovanović (born 1960), French writer
- Sanja JovanovićSanja JovanovicSanja Jovanović is a female backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who made her Olympic debut for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, where she finished in 17th and 13th position...
(born 1986), Croatian swimmer - Slobodan JovanovićSlobodan JovanovicSlobodan Jovanović was one of Serbia's most prolific jurists, historians, sociologists, journalists and literary critics. He distinguished himself with a characteristically clear and sharp writing style later called the "Belgrade style"...
(1869-1958), Serbian prime minister - Toša JovanovićToša JovanovicToša Jovanović was one of the greatest Serbian theatre talents of the 19th century. He was a member of Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb and National Theatre in Belgrade. He was famous for his actings of characters of lovers and heroes.National theatre in Zrenjanin is named after him....
(1846-1893), Serbian actor - Vesna JovanovicVesna JovanovicVesna Jovanovic is a contemporary American visual artist, best known for utilizing the unpredictable properties of certain media and combining them with an added element of precision.Jovanovic's artwork has been exhibited at various museums and galleries, including the...
(born 1976), Serbian-American artist - Vladimir JovanovićVladimir JovanovicVladimir Jovanović was a Serbian politician, political theorist, economist and journalist.Jovanović was educated at the Universities of Vienna and Berlin in agricultural and economic sciences...
(1833-1922), Serbian political theorist and politician