Radovan

Radovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Радован) is a Serbian Slavic male given name, derived from the passive adjective radovati ("rejoice"),^[1] itself from root rad- meaning "care, joy". It is found in its Slavic form Radovan in former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro), and also in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. It is recorded in Serbia since the High Middle Ages.^[1]

Male variations and diminutives (and nicknames) include Radovanče,^[1] Radan, , Rade, Rado, Radič, Radko, , , Radek, and cognates Radomir, and Radoslav. Female forms include Radka, Radana, Radomirka, Radmila, Radica.^{[citation needed]}

Namedays include 13 January in Croatia, and 14 January in Slovakia and Czech Republic.

Notable people[]

• Radovan (master) (13th century), Ragusan sculptor and architect
• Radovan Lukavský, Czech actor and theatrical pedagogue
• Radovan Karadžić, former Bosnian Serb politician and convicted war criminal
• Radovan Zogović, poet of Montenegro
• Radovan Jelašić, Serbian economist, a governor of Serbian National Bank
• Radovan Vujović, Serbian actor
• Radovan Jovićević, Serbian composer, producer and musician
• Radovan Sloboda (politician), Slovak politician and sports administrator
• Radovan Sloboda (ice hockey), Slovak professional ice hockey player

In popular culture[]

• Prince Radovan, a film character from the Czech fairy-tale Princezna se zlatou hvězdou by the director Martin "Mac" Frič.

See also[]

• all pages named Radovan
• Radovanović

References[]

Sources[]

• Grković, Milica (1977). Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. Belgrade: Vuk Karadžić.

External links[]

• Forvo.com pronunciation of the name Radovan

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