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Pero (given Name)
Pero is a masculine given name. In South Slavic usage ( sr-Cyrl, Перо) it is a diminutive form of the name Petar. In Portuguese, it's spelled Pêro. Notable people with the given name include: * Pêro de Alenquer, 15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast * Pero Antić (born 1982), National Basketball Association player from Macedonia * Pero Blazevski (born 1972), Macedonian former basketball player * Pero Budmani (1835-1914), Dubrovnik linguist and philologist * Pero Bukejlović (born 1946), Prime Minister of Republika Srpska * Pero Cameron (born 1974), New Zealand professional basketball player * Pêro da Covilhã (c. 1460-after 1526), Portuguese diplomat and explorer * Pero Čingrija (1837–1921), Croatian politician * Pero Dujmović (born 1977), Croatian basketball player and agent * Pêro Escobar, 15th century Portuguese navigator * Pero Ferrús, Castilian poet * Pero Jones (c. 1753–c. 1798), the eponym of a bridge in the city of Bristol in the United King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar
Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. People mononymously known as Petar include: * Petar of Serbia ( – 917), early Prince of the Serbia * Petar of Duklja (), early archont in Dioclea * Petar Krešimir (died 1074/1075), King of Croatia and Dalmatia * * Notable people with the name are numerous: * See also * Sveti Petar (other) * Petrić * Petričević Petričević ( sr-cyr, Петричевић) is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from ''Petrič'', a diminutive of Petar. It may refer to: *Bogdan Petričević (born 1989), Montenegrin handball player *Luka Petričević (born 1992), M ... References {{reflist Serbian masculine given names Bulgarian masculine given names Croatian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pero Pejić
Pero Pejić (born 28 November 1982) is a Croatian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. With over 100 goals to his name, he is the highest scoring foreign player in Albanian football history. In 2015, Pero Pejić was one of the top 5 goalscorers in Europe. Club career Early career Pejić began his career at local club NK Zmaj Makarska but soon moved to play for Vrbovec in 2000. After two years at the club, he decided to move to Croatia Sesvete, from there he moved to a bigger club, Slaven Belupo. After three and a half years at the Koprivnica club moved abroad for the first time to play for Albanian side Dinamo Tirana. Dinamo Tirana Pejić moved to Dinamo Tirana in January 2007 and became an immediate hit with fans and players alike, with his scoring ability and his general presence in the side. His first game in Albania was on 3 February 2007 away from home against Kastrioti Krujë in a hard-fought victory. He had to wait until 28 April for his first go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Masculine Given Names
Croatian may refer to: *Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (other) * Croatia (other) * Croatoan (other) * Hrvatski (other) * Hrvatsko (other) * Serbo-Croatian (other) Serbo-Croatian or Croato-Serbian, rarely Serbo-Croat or Croato-Serb, refers to a South Slavic language that is the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. Serbo-Croatian, Serbo-Croat, Croato-Serbian, Croato-Serb ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perica
Perica ( sr, Перица, ) is a Croat and Serb given name, used mostly for men but also for women. It is also prevalent as a surname. Perica is a diminutive of Petar, translating to Pete and Peter in English, respectively.''Croatian-English Dictionary, 7th edition''. Zagreb, Croatia: Školska knjiga, 1996. In Croatian and Serbian popular culture Perica often portrays a stereotype of an innocent or mischievous young boy with a very straightforward way of thinking. An example is Perica Šafranek in the 1970 classic Croatian (then Yugoslav) comedy film ''Tko pjeva zlo ne misli''. He is common in jokes and is similar to Little Johnny in English. Given name * Perica Bukić, Croatian water polo player and politician * Perica Ivetić, Bosnian footballer * Perica Marošević, American Major League Soccer player * Perica Ognjenović, Serbian soccer player * Perica Radić, Serbian soccer player * Perica Stančeski, Macedonian soccer player * Perica Vlašić, Croatian rower * Perica Vukič ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perić
Perić or Peric is a surname, very common in Croatia, Serbia, and the Czech Republic. Notable people with the surname include: * Borislava Perić (born 1972), Serbian table tennis player * Darko Perić (born 1978), Croatian football player * Dragan Perić (born 1964), retired Serbian shot putter and discus thrower * Janko Peric (born 1949), former Canadian politician * Milan Perić (born 1986), Serbian footballer * Nedjeljko Perić (born 1950), Croatian engineer * Nicolás Peric (born 1978), Chilean goalkeeper of Croatian origin *Ozren Perić (born 1987), Bosnian footballer *Ratko Perić (born 1944), Bishop of Mostar-Duvno and Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan * Sladan Peric (born 1982), Danish professional football player *Stjepan Perić (born 1983), Croatian actor * Valter Perić (1919–1945), resistance leader in Sarajevo during World War II Another version of the same surname is Perich: * Anton Perich (born 1945), Croatian-American filmmaker, photographer, and video art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perović
Perović ( sr-Cyrl, Перовић, ) — transliterated as ''Perovic'' or ''Perovich'', meaning "''son of Pero''" — is a Montenegrin, Serbian and Croatian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ana Perović (born 1977), basketball player * Darko Perović (born 1965), comics artist * Dragan Perović, alpine skier * Ivo Perović (1882–1958), politician * Kosta Perović (born 1985) Serbian basketball player of Montenegrin descent * Latinka Perović (born 1933), communist politician and historian * Marko Perović (born 1972), footballer * Marko Perović (born 1984), footballer * Miodrag Perović, Montenegrin journalist, businessman, and university professor * Nenad Perović (born 1993), footballer * Sandra Perović, Serbian television author, film critic, journalist * Slavko Perović (born 1934), prominent Serbian and Yugoslav singer * Slavko Perović (born 1954), Montenegrin politician * Slavko Perović (footballer) (born 1989), Serbian footballer * Val P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Pero
Michael Pero (born 26 February 1960) is a New Zealand businessman and entrepreneur. Professional history Pero founded his mortgage broking business in 1991. In 2011, Pero established a real estate company under the same brand name. In recent surveys, Colmar Brunton reported that the Pero brand awareness was significantly higher than all other mortgage brokers and most people surveyed considered Mike Pero Mortgages to be New Zealand's most trusted mortgage adviser. In 1999 and 2003, Pero won the New Zealand Pacific Business Award for categories Business of the Year, and Business Person of the Year. In 2003, Mike Pero Mortgages was named the Westpac Franchise of the Year. In 2014, Mike Pero Real Estate was ranked 23rd in the Deloitte Fast 50 with 327.8% growth, which placed it 6th in the category of ‘Retail or consumer product’. Pero was a founding member of the NZ Mortgage Brokers Association and recognised for his services to the Mortgage Broking Industry of New Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Pero
George Pero (April 16, 1916 – March 23, 1988) was an American tennis player in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Miami, Florida. Pero played on the University of Miami tennis team that went unbeaten for three years between 1938 and 1940. While Pero was on the team, it lost to only two other colleges (Stanford and the University of California), and Pero himself didn't lose a single match during his sophomore and junior years at Miami. Pero enlisted in the Army Air Corp in the spring of 1942. After World War II, he continued his tennis career, winning the Southern Championships and several state titles including Kentucky, Louisiana and Alabama. During his career, he had wins over future International Tennis Hall of Fame enshrinees Frank Parker, Sidney Wood and Don McNeill, and former NCAA singles champion Gardner Larned. At the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters, Pero reached the singles final in 1947 before falling to future International Tennis Hall o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pêro Vaz De Caminha
Pêro Vaz de Caminha (c. 1450 – 15 December 1500; , ; also spelled Pedro Vaz de Caminha) was a Portuguese knight that accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral to India in 1500 as a secretary to the royal factory. Caminha wrote the detailed official report of the April 1500 discovery of Brazil by Cabral's fleet (''Carta de Pêro Vaz de Caminha'', dated 1 May, 1500). He died in a riot in Calicut, India, at the end of that year. Biography Pêro Vaz de Caminha was the son of Vasco Fernandes de Caminha, a knight of the household of the Duke of Guimarães (later Braganza). His ancestors were among the first settlers of Neiva during the reign of Ferdinand I (r.1367–83). On 8 March 1476, Pêro Vaz de Caminha was appointed ''mestre da balança'' (master of the scale) of the royal mint of Porto, one of the many positions held by his father at the time. The appointment letter, which characterized Pêro Vaz as a knight of the royal household, was written from Toro, suggesting that Pêro Vaz h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pero Škorić
Petar "Pero" Škorić (; born 18 June 1969) is a Serbian former footballer. He was a member of the Yugoslavia under-20 team that won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from 10 to 25 October 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th contested and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tournament the Yugoslavs defeated each of .... References 1969 births Living people Footballers from Novi Sad Serbian footballers German footballers Yugoslav footballers FK Vojvodina players FK Spartak Subotica players Yugoslav First League players Karlsruher SC players Karlsruher SC II players SV Darmstadt 98 players 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 players Men's association football defenders 2. Bundesliga players {{Serbia-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pero Stanić
Pero Stanić (born 21 September 1963) is a former professional volleyball player from Bosnia and Herzegovina who was active in Yugoslavia and Croatia. He played for Modriča, OK Vojvodina, HAOK Mladost, Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. the island had a population of that ..., Almeria and SG Eltmann. Now he is a coach at OK Napredak Odžak. References 1963 births Volleyball coaches Living people {{Croatia-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pero Simić
Pero Simić (2 July 1946 – 11 October 2016) was a Bosnian Serb journalist and historian. He is most notable for authoring the first complete political biography of Josip Broz Tito, which has been published in all languages of the former Yugoslavia, in seven editions with a circulation of 58,500 copies, under the titles ''Tito, secret of the century'' and ''Tito the phenomenon of the century''. The book has been translated into Polish and German and will soon be published in Bulgarian and other world languages. Biography Born in Skočić near Zvornik, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia. He finished primary school in Skočić and Kozluk near Zvornik, then went to high school in Zvornik, Lukavac and Loznica. He moved to Belgrade for post-secondary education, graduating from the University of Belgrade's School of Economics. Politics Simić was president of the Youth Organization of Serbia from 1971-73. In those years, in his public speeches he was saying that "dissatisfaction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
