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Mandić Selo
Mandić ( sr-cyr, Мандић) is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a matronymic of the feminine given name Manda, a hypocorism of ''Mandalena'', a variant of Magdalena imported from Italian. Notable people with the name include: * Aleksandar Mandić (born 1988), Serbian politician * Andrija Mandić (born 1965), Montenegrin Serb politician * Ante Mandić (1881-1959), Croatian and Yugoslavian politician and lawyer * Danilo Mandic, English engineer * Danko Mandić (born 1957), Croatian sailor * David Mandić (born 1997), Croatian handball player * Dominik Mandić (1889–1973), Bosnian Croat Franciscan priest and supporter of the Ustaše movement * Dušan Mandić (born 1994), Serbian water polo player * Đuka Mandić (1822-1892), mother of Nikola Tesla * Igor Mandić (1939–2022), Croatian writer and journalist * Igor Mandić (born 1991), Bosnian handball player * John Mandic (1919-2003), American basketball player of Croatian origin * Josip Mandić (1883–1959), Croatian lawy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matronymic
A matronymic is a personal name based on the given name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. Around the world, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronymic surnames. In some cultures in the past, matronymic last names were often given to children of unwed mothers. Or if a woman was especially well known or powerful, her descendants might adopt a matronym based on her name. A matronymic is a derived name, as compared to a matriname, which is an inherited name from a mother's side of the family, and which is unchanged. Terminology of English The word ''matronymic'' is first attested in English in 1794 and originates in the Greek μήτηρ ''mētēr'' "mother" (GEN μητρός ''mētros'' whence the combining form μητρo- ''mētro''-), ὄνυμα ''onyma'', a variant form of ὄνομα ''onoma'' "name", and the suffix -ικός -''ikos'', which was originally used to form adjectives with the sense "p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
