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]
| Pronunciation | Czech: [ˈradovan] Serbo-Croatian: [râdoʋaːn] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | The joyful one |
Male variations and diminutives (and nicknames) include Radovanče,[1] Radan, Radánek, Rade, Rado, Radič, Radko, Radvan, Radúz, Radek, and cognates Radomir, Radomil and Radoslav. Female forms include Radka, Radana, Radomirka, Radmila, Radica.
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
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
- Radovanac
References
- Grković 1977, p. 166.
Sources
- Grković, Milica (1977). Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. Belgrade: Vuk Karadžić.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)