Petrovic
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Petrović is a slavic last name,found in countries with slavic population.Examples of souch countries are : Croatia,Serbia,Montenegro,Bosnia and Hercegovina,Slovenia,Macedonia,Russia,this surename or last name is not tied to nationaliti,some people tie this last name to Serbian and Montenegrian nationality but it is mistake,it is normal slavic surename coming from name Peter,Petar,Petrus. It derieves from Petar, which is equivalent to Peter in English
. The part ov designates possession: Petrov means Peter's. The suffix
ić is a diminutive
designation, or descendant designation. So, the last name can be translated as Peter's son leading to the English equivalent last name of Peterson
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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: Petrov means Peter's. The suffix
Suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs...
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 Peter's son leading to the English equivalent last name of Peterson
Peterson
Peterson is a common name, and may refer to:People*Peterson Fictional characters* Lindsay Peterson, character in the television series Queer as Folk* Minty Peterson, character in EastEnders...
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- Nick PetrovicNick PetrovicNick Petrovic is a well known psychologist and researcher, with a background in psychological profiling, personality profiling, child psychology and personality disorders...
, Famous Child Psychologist - Aleksandar "Saša" Petrović, Serbian film director
- Aleksandar PetrovićAleksandar PetrovicAleksandar "Saša" Petrović was a well known Serbian film director who was one of the leading European directors in the 1960s. Two of his films were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film : Three in 1966 and I Even Met Happy Gypsies in 1967...
,russian origin numerous people - Saša PetrovićSaša PetrovicSaša Petrović is an actor from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo.Bosnian actor Saša Petrović, star of the film "It's Hard to be Nice", poses with his "Heart of Sarajevo" best actor award at Bosnian National Theatre during the 13th Sarajevo Film Festival closing ceremony...
, Bosnian actor - Biljana PetrovićBiljana PetrovicBiljana Petrović is a retired yugoslavian high jumper from Kraljevo, Serbia. She set her personal best on 22 June 1990, jumping 2.00 metres at a meet in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France. She competed for Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where she finished in 22nd place...
(born 1961), Croatian high jumper - Danilo II Petrović-Njegoš, Montenegrin Prince
- Draško PetrovićDraško PetrovicDraško Petrović, MSc is a Serbian politician and businessman.He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School before going on to obtain a Masters degree from the Faculty of Transport at the same university.In May 1990 he became one of the founding members of the Democratic Party's Youth...
, current CEO of Telekom Srbija - Dražen PetrovićDražen PetrovicDražen Petrović was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s before joining the American NBA in 1989...
, Croatian basketball player - Goran PetrovićGoran PetrovicGoran Petrović is one of the most significant and most widely read among contemporary Serbian writers. He studied Yugoslav and Serbian literature at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology. He works as a librarian in a city library in Žiča, very close to Žiča Monastery...
, Serbian writer - Karađorđe Petrović, leader of First Serbian uprisingFirst Serbian UprisingThe First Serbian Uprising was the first stage of the Serbian Revolution , the successful wars of independence that lasted for 9 years and approximately 9 months , during which Serbia perceived itself as an independent state for the first time after more than three centuries of Ottoman rule and...
- Ljupko PetrovićLjupko PetrovicLjubomir "Ljupko" Petrović is a Bosnian Serb former football player, today a football manager and winner of the European Cup in 1991 with Red Star.-Biography:...
, Serbian football coach - Nenad Petrović (born 1925), Serbian writer
- Nenad Petrović (born 1907), Croatian chess problemist
- Mihailo "Alas" PetrovićMihailo PetrovicMihailo Petrović Alas , was an influential Serbian mathematician and inventor. He was also a distinguished professor at Belgrade University, an academic of the Serbian Royal Academy, and a fisherman. He was a student of Henri Poincaré, Charles Hermite and Charles Émile Picard...
, Serbian mathematician and inventor - Miodrag "Čkalja" PetrovićMiodrag Petrovic CkaljaMiodrag Petrović was a Serbian actor who was one the most popular comedians of former Yugoslavia....
, Serbian actor - Mirko PetrovićMirko Petrovic (politician)Mirko Petrović is a Serbian politician and former Chief Executive Officer of one of the largest Serbian companies, the Dunav Insurance Company. He was a member of the Founding Committee of the Democratic Party in December 1989...
, Serbian politician and current CEO of Dunav osiguranje - Nikola I Petrović-NjegošNicholas I of MontenegroNikola I Mirkov Petrović-Njegoš was the only king of Montenegro, reigning as king from 1910 to 1918 and as prince from 1860 to 1910. He was also a poet, notably penning "Onamo, 'namo!", a popular song from Montenegro.-Early life:Nikola was born in the village of Njeguši, the ancient home of the...
- Olja Petrović, Serbian retired football goalkeeper
- Petar I Petrović-NjegošPetar I Petrovic-NjegošPetar I Petrović Njegoš was the ruler of Montenegro, the Cetinje Episcop of the Serbian Orthodox Church and Exarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church throne. He was the most popular spiritual and military leader from the Petrović dynasty...
- Petar II Petrović-NjegošPetar II Petrovic-NjegošPetar II Petrović-Njegoš , was a Serbian Orthodox Prince-Bishop of Montenegro , who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state. However, he is most famous as a poet...
- Sava II Petrović-NjegošSava II Petrovic-NjegošSava II Petrović Njegoš was the Vladika of Montenegro, of the Petrović-Njegoš Dynasty. He succeeded Danilo I as Vladika in 1735....
- Hajduk Veljko PetrovićHajduk Veljko PetrovicVeljko Petrović , known simply as Hajduk Veljko , was a one of the voivodes of the Serbian Revolutionary forces in the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.-Life:He was born in Lenovac near Zaječar....
, Serbian duke, one of the First Serbian UprisingFirst Serbian UprisingThe First Serbian Uprising was the first stage of the Serbian Revolution , the successful wars of independence that lasted for 9 years and approximately 9 months , during which Serbia perceived itself as an independent state for the first time after more than three centuries of Ottoman rule and...
's leading figures - Veljko PetrovićVeljko Petrovic (poet)Veljko Petrović , poetry and prose writer, art and literary critic and theoretician, was born in Sombor on February 4, 1884. After graduating from high school in his home town, he went to Budapest to study law. From 1906 to 1907 he was co-editor of Croatia magazine, founded in Pest...
, Serbian poet - Vladimir "Pižon" Petrović, Serbian footballer and coach
- Branimir PetrovićBranimir PetrovicBranimir Petrović is a Serbian football midfielder who plays for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast....
, Serbian footballer - Madeleine PetrovicMadeleine PetrovicMadeleine Petrovic is an Austrian politician. From 1994 to 1996 she was federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party....
- Željko PetrovićŽeljko PetrovicŽeljko Petrović is a retired Montenegrin footballer and was the technical coach of Feyenoord Rotterdam in the 2004/2005 season.-Club career:...
, Montenegrin footballer and current coach - Zoran PetrovićZoran PetrovicZoran Petrović is a retired Serbian football referee.He is known for having refereed four matches in the FIFA World Cup, two in the 1986 World Cup and two in 1990 World Cup.-External sources:...
, Serbian football referee - Dusan PetrovicDušan PetrovicDušan Petrović is a Serbian politician, a long-time member of Democratic Party and the current Minister of Agriculture, Trade, Forestry and Water Management...
, Serbian politician
See also
- House of Petrović-NjegošHouse of Petrovic-NjegošThe House of Petrović-Njegoš was the Royal House of Montenegro from 1696 to 1918. Montenegro had enjoyed de facto independence from the Ottoman Empire from 1711 but only received formal international recognition as an independent principality in 1878.Montenegro was ruled from inception by...
- IX-th Belgrade Gymnasium "Mihailo Petrovic-Alas", high school in BelgradeBelgradeBelgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
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