Bojan (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

and Macedonian: Бојан;

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

and

Bulgarian Cyrillic The Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet is used to write the Bulgarian language. The Cyrillic alphabet was originally developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th – 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School. It has been used in First Bu ...

: Боян, transcribed ''Boyan'') is a

Slavic given name Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries. The main types of Slavic names: * Two-basic names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ...

, derived from the Slavic noun ''boj'' "battle." The ending ''-an'' is a

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, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...

frequently found in

anthroponym Anthroponymy (also anthroponymics or anthroponomastics, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος ''anthrōpos'' / 'human', and ὄνομα ''onoma'' / 'name') is the study of ''anthroponyms'', the proper names of human beings, both individual and co ...

s of Slavic origin. The feminine variant is Bojana. The name is recorded in historical sources among

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

Bulgarians Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe. Etymology Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely understo ...

Czechs The Czechs ( cs, Češi, ; singular Czech, masculine: ''Čech'' , singular feminine: ''Češka'' ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, c ...

Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Ce ...

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...

Slovenians The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Slovenci ), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as their n ...

, Macedonians,

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. The majority ...

and

Russians , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

. In

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

, it is the 18th most popular name for males, as of 2010.Število moških z imenom BOJAN: 10.544 (ali 1,0 % vseh moških)
(in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. The name Bojan may refer to: *

Bojan Bogdanović Bojan Bogdanović (; born 18 April 1989) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Croatian national team internationally. Standing at , he plays t ...

(born 1989), Croatian basketball player *

Bojan Djordjic Bojan Djordjic ( or Bojan Đorđić; born 6 February 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Starting off his career with IF Brommapojkarna in the late 1990s, he is best remembered for his time with Manche ...

(born 1982), Swedish footballer of Serbian descent * Bojan Enravota, 9th century Bulgarian Christian martyr and saint *

Bojan Jokić Bojan Jokić (born 17 May 1986) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back. Jokić amassed 100 caps with the Slovenia national team between 2006 and 2019. Club career Jokić made his senior debut in 2003 wit ...

(born 1986), Slovenian football player *

Bojan Jorgačević Bojan Jorgačević ( sr-Cyrl, Бојан Јоргачевић, born 12 February 1982) is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Belgrade, Jorgačević began his career in his home town with FK Rad. Gent Jorgač ...

(born 1982), Serbian football player * Bojan Jovanovski (born 1986), Macedonian TV personality *

Bojan Križaj Bojan Križaj () (born 3 January 1957) is a Slovenian, back then Yugoslavian, former alpine skier. During his international career he competed for the then-existing Yugoslavia. He competed at three Winter Olympics. Career Križaj, born in Kra ...

(born 1957), Slovenian alpine skier *

Bojan Krkić Bojan Krkić Pérez (; sr-Cyrl, Бојан Кркић Перез, ; born 28 August 1990), also known as simply Bojan, is a Spanish professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different t ...

(born 1990), Spanish footballer *

Bojan Marović Bojan Marović ( sr-cyrl, Бојан Маровић; born 21 May 1984) is a Montenegrin singer and actor. He is from Podgorica where he resides. Biography Bojan was born to parents Darko (1963–2001) and Sanja (1967). On April 7, 2001, his fath ...

(born 1984), Montenegrin singer *

Bojan Neziri Bojan Neziri (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Незири, born 26 February 1982) is a Serbian football defender who last played for FK Inđija in the Serbian SuperLiga. Career Before, he played for FC Metalurh Donetsk since 2003, but was loaned t ...

(born 1982), Serbian football player *

Bojan Šarčević Bojan Šarčević (; born 1974) is a visual artist. His work includes Video art, video, installations, site-responsive architectural interventions, photographic collage, more or less abstract sculpture, and printed publications. Bojan Šarčević i ...

(born 1974), Bosnian-French visual artist *

Bojan Stupica Miroslava "Mira" Stupica ( sr-cyr, Мирослава Мира Ступица; née Todorović; 17 August 1923 – 19 August 2016) was a Serbian actress best known for her work in the theater, but also had extensive career on television and in fi ...

(1910–1970), Slovenian theatrical director * Bojan Zdešar (born 1984), Slovenian freestyle swimmer *

Bojan Zulfikarpašić Bojan Zulfikarpašić ( sr-cyr, Бојан Зулфикарпашић), known professionally as Bojan Z. (born February 2, 1968) is a Serbian jazz pianist. Early life He started playing and studying piano at the age of 5 in music school "Kosta ...

(born 1968), Serbian jazz pianist

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