Karadžić (surname)
Karadžić ( sr-cyr, Караџић, ) is a Serbian surname, derived from ''karadža'', a colloquial Serbian term for "black ox" or generally for "an animal with black fur or dark complexion", itself derived from Turkish ''karaca'' meaning "roe deer". The Karadžić family name was derived from a progenitor who was called ''karadža'', a nickname found in Serbia since the second half of the 15th century ("Radica, son of Karadža", from the 1455 defter of the Branković lands, Branković defter). The surname is widespread over former Yugoslavia. It may refer to: * Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1787-1864), Serb linguist, major reformer of the Serbian language * Milan Karadžić, Montenegrin director * Milutin Karadžić (born 1955), Serbian and Montenegrin actor * Radovan Karadžić (born 1945), former president of the self-proclaimed Republika Srpska (1992–95), Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a convicted war criminal * Ljiljana Zelen Karadžić (born 1945), wife of Ra ...
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