Vladan
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Serbo-Croatian |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | vlad ("to rule, ruler") |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Serbian Cyrillic: Владан |
| Variant form(s) | Vladin, Vladun female form Vladana, Vladanka |
| See also | Vlada, Vlado, Vlade, Vladko, Vladoje, Vladeta |
Vladan[1] (pronounced [ʋlǎːdan], Serbian Cyrillic: Владан[1]) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, a shorter form of Slavic dithematic names with the element vlad meaning "to rule, ruler". It is attested in Serbian society since the Middle Ages.[2] The patronymic surname Vladanović is derived from the name. Feminine forms are Vladana and Vladanka.
It may refer to:
- Vladan Alanović (born 1967), Croatian basketballer
- Vladan Batić (1949–2010), Serbian politician and statesman
- Vladan Desnica (1905–1967), Yugoslav writer
- Vladan Đogatović (born 1984), Serbian footballer
- Vladan Đorđević (1844–1930), Serbian politician and statesman
- Vladan Grujić (born 1981), Bosnian footballer
- Vladan Kostić, Montenegrin footballer
- Vladan Kujović (born 1978), Serbian footballer
- Vladan Lukić (born 1970), Serbian footballer
- Vladan Marković, Serbian swimmer
- Vladan Matić (born 1970), Serbian handballer
- Vladan Milosavljević (born 1980), Serbian footballer
- Vladan Milovanović (born 1970), Serbian footballer
- Vladan Pavlović (born 1984), Serbian footballer
- Vladan Radača (born 1955), Serbian coach and former footballer
- Vladan Savić (born 1979), Montenegrin footballer
- Vladan Spasojević (born 1980), Serbian footballer
- Vladan Vasilijević, Yugoslav specialist in criminal law
- Vladan Vićević (born 1967), Yugoslavian-born Salvadoran football (soccer) player
- Vladan Vukosavljević (disambiguation), several people
- Vladan Živković (1941–2022), Serbian actor
See also
References
- ^ a b Mike Campbell. "Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Vladan". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ Grković 1977, p. 54.
- Grković, Milica (1977). Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. Belgrade: Vuk Karadžić.
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