Bojan (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

and Macedonian: Бојан; Ukrainian,

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

and Bulgarian Cyrillic: Боян, transcribed ''Boyan'') is a Slavic given name, 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 and adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can ca ...

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 coll ...

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 a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...

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, Macedonians,

Ukrainians Ukrainians (, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, forming the List of contemporary eth ...

and

Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...

. In

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

, 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. Notable people named Bojan may include: *

Bojan Accetto Bojan Accetto (4 September 1922 in Ljubljana – 26 July 2007) was a Slovenian physician, the founder of gerontology in Slovenia. He was a professor of internal medicine nd of social gerontology at the Faculty of Social Sciences in Ljubljana. H ...

(1922–2007), Slovenian physician *

Bojan Adamič Bojan Adamič a.k.a. Master (; 9 August 1912 – 3 November 1995), Slovene Partisans nom de guerre Gregor, was a well-known Slovene composer of jazz, the Slovenian song festival music, and particularly film scores. He was also an avid photograph ...

, Slovene composer of jazz, the Slovenian song festival music, and film scores *

Bojan Aleksandrović Bojan Aleksandrović (, born 5 January 1977) is a Timok Vlach/ Romanian priest who in 2004 successfully defied the Serbian authorities to build a Romanian Orthodox church in Malajnica, the first Romanian Orthodox Church in the Timok Valley in ...

(born 1977), Timok Vlach Romanian Orthodox priest *

Bojan Aleksov Bojan Aleksov (born in 1971) is a Serbian historian, and anti-war and human rights activist. He is best known as a voice against the Yugoslav Wars through his engagement with the Center for Anti-War Action, Women in Black and Conscientious Objec ...

, Serbian anti-war and human rights activist and historian *

Bojan Avramović Bojan Avramović (born 17 September 1997) is a Serbian football player who plays for FC Egg. He also holds Austrian citizenship. Career Club career Avramović started his career at Schwarz-Weiss Bregenz. In 2011 he joined the AKA Vorarlberg aca ...

(born 1997), Serbian football player *

Bojan Bakić Bojan Bakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Бакић; born January 8, 1983) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Barsy Atyrau of the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship. Professional career The Montenegrin guard started his prof ...

(born 1983), Montenegrin professional basketball player *

Bojan Banjac Bojan Banjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Бањац; born 24 October 1971) is a former Serbian association footballer. Career After playing with FK Zemun in the First League of FR Yugoslavia, Banjac moved to France in 1996 where he played 2 ...

(born 1971), Serbian association footballer *

Bojan Bazelli Bojan Bazelli, (born 15 August 1957) is a Montenegrin cinematographer and director of film, commercials, and music videos. His credits include collaborations with filmmakers like Abel Ferrara, Gore Verbinski, Doug Liman, Paul Schrader, Ad ...

, ASC (born 1957), Montenegrin cinematographer and director *

Bojan Beljanski Bojan Beljanski (; born 22 June 1986) is a Serbian handball player for Vojvodina and the Serbia national team. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Sintelon (later known as Tarkett), Beljanski moved to Spain and signed with Arr ...

(born 1986), Serbian handball player * Bojan Beljić (born 1985), Serbian professional footballer * Bojan Bogdanović (born 1989), Croatian basketball player * Bojan Bojanovski, director of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence of Macedonia * Bojan Božović (born 1985), Montenegrin professional footballer * Bojan Brać (born 1989), Serbian professional footballer * Bojan Brnović (born 1979), Montenegrin professional footballer * Bojan Čečarić (born 1993), Serbian professional footballer * Bojan Čiča (born 1996), Serbian football defender * Bojan Ciger (born 1994), Serbian professional footballer * Bojan Čop (1923–1994), Slovene linguist * Bojan Čukić (born 1988), Serbian professional footballer * Bojan Cvjetićanin (born 1999), Slovenian singer and vocalist of the band Joker Out * Bojan Đerić (born 1982), Serbian professional basketball coach * Bojan Dimitrijević (actor) (born 1973), Serbian actor * Bojan Dimitrijević (politician) (born 1963), Serbian economist and politician * Bojan Dimitrov or Boyan Dimitrov (born 1916, date of death unknown), Bulgarian alpine skier * Bojan Dimoski (born 2001), Macedonian professional footballer * Bojan Djordjic (born 1982), Swedish footballer of Serbian descent * Bojan Dojkić (born 1984), Serbian footballer * Bojan Đorđev (born 1977), Serbian theatre director and theorist * Bojan Dubajić (born 1990), Serbian professional footballer *

Bojan Dubljević Bojan Dubljević ( sr-Cyrl, Бојан Дубљевић; born 24 October 1991) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB. He also represents the senior Montenegrin national basketball team ...

(born 1991), Montenegrin basketball player * Bojan Đurković (born 1989), Croatian sports shooter * Bojan Enravota, 9th century Bulgarian Christian martyr and saint * Bojan Filipović (born 1976), Serbian professional footballer * Bojan Gjorgievski (born 1992), Macedonian footballer * Bojan Globočnik (1962–2021), Slovenian ski jumper * Bojan Gočanin (born 1997), Serbian footballer * Bojan Gojak (born 1979), Serbian football defender * Bojan Golubović (born 1983), Bosnian professional footballer *

Bojan Gorišek Bojan Gorišek (born June 6, 1962) is a Slovenian pianist. Education and career Gorišek studied under the tutelage of Aci Bertoncelj at the Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana, from which he graduated in 1986. He later studied in C ...

(born 1962), Slovenian pianist * Bojan Grego (born 1970), Croatian sailor * Bojan Hadzihalilovic (born 1964), Sarajevo-based graphic designer * Bojan Hodak (born 1971), Croatian professional football coach and former player * Bojan Isailović (born 1980), Serbian professional footballer *

Bojan Jambrošić Bojan Jambrošić (born 28 September 1985, in Čakovec, SFR Yugoslavia), is a Croatian pop singer who in 2009 won the first season of talent show ''Hrvatska traži zvijezdu'', the Croatian version of ''Idol series''. After his win, he was signed ...

(born 1985), Croatian pop singer, winner of Hrvatska traži zvijezdu * Bojan Jamina (1979–2022), Bosnian professional footballer * Bojan Janić (born 1982), Serbian volleyball player *

Bojan Jokić Bojan Jokić (born 17 May 1986) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played 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 ...

(born 1986), Slovenian football player * Bojan Jorgačević (born 1982), Serbian football player * Bojan Jovanović (born 1980), Croatian fencer * Bojan Jovanovski a.k.a. Boki 13 (born 1986), Macedonian TV personality * Bojan Jović (born 1982), Serbian football goalkeeper * Bojan Jovičić (born 1977), Serbian professional basketball coach and former player * Bojan Kajgo or Boban Kajgo (born 1989), Canadian soccer player of Serbian origin * Bojan Knežević (Croatian footballer) (born 1997), Croatian footballer * Bojan Knežević (Serbian footballer) (born 1989), Serbian footballer * Bojan Kocew (born 1930), Bulgarian cyclist * Bojan Kosić (born 1990), Montenegrin alpine skier * Bojan Kostreš (born 1974), Serbian politician * Bojan Kovačević (born 2004), Serbian professional footballer * Bojan Krasić (born 1983), Serbian football defender * Bojan Kraut (1908–1991), Slovene mechanical engineer and textbook writer * Bojan Krivec (born 1987), Slovenian professional basketball player * Bojan Križaj (born 1957), Slovenian alpine skier * Bojan Krkić (born 1990), Spanish footballer * Bojan Krstevski (born 1989), Macedonian professional basketball player * Bojan Krstović (born 1980), Serbian professional basketball player * Bojan Kumar (born 1950), Yugoslav ice hockey player * Bojan Kumer (born 1974), Slovenian politician * Bojan Kurajica (born 1947), Croatian-Bosnian chess grandmaster * Bojan Kusmuk (born 1969), Serbian basketball coach and former player * Bojan Lazić (born 1974), professional Serbian football player * Bojan Letić (born 1992), Bosnian professional footballer * Bojan Ljubevski (born 1996), Macedonian handball player * Bojan Lugonja (born 1998), Austrian football player * Bojan Madzovski (born 1994), Macedonian handball player * Bojan Magazin (born 1976), Bosnian football manager and former player * Bojan Malinić (born 1990), Serbian football striker * Bojan Mališić (born 1984), Serbian professional footballer * Bojan Mamić (born 1981), Serbian footballer * Bojan Marjanović (born 1981), Serbian pianist and composer based in Norway * Bojan Markoski (born 1983), Macedonian football defender * Bojan Marković (born 1985), Bosnian professional footballer *

Bojan Marović Bojan Marović ( sr-cyrl, Бојан Маровић; born 21 May 1984) is a Montenegrin singer and actor. He is from Podgorica Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegr ...

(born 1984), Montenegrin singer * Bojan Matić (born 1991), Serbian professional footballer * Bojan Mihajlović (footballer, born 1973), Serbian footballer * Bojan Mihajlović (footballer, born 1988), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer * Bojan Mijailović (born 1995), Serbian professional footballer * Bojan Mikulić (born 1980), Serbian and Bosnian and Herzegovinian academic sculptor * Bojan Miladinović (born 1982), Serbian professional footballer, vice-president of Napredak Kruševac * Bojan Miljuš (born 1994), Serbian football defender * Bojan Milovanović (born 1960), Serbian politician and administrator * Bojan Miovski (born 1999), Macedonian footballer * Bojan Mišić (born 1978), Serbian football goalkeeper * Bojan Mitic (born 1985), Paralympian Track and field athlete from Switzerland * Bojan Mlađović (born 1995), Serbian professional footballer * Bojan Mohar (born 1956), Slovenian and Canadian mathematician * Bojan Najdenov (born 1991), Macedonian footballer *

Bojan Nastić Bojan Nastić (; born 6 July 1994) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Polish club Wisła Płock. Nastić started his professional career at Vojvodina, before joining Genk in 2016. In 2019, he was loaned to Oost ...

(born 1994), Bosnian professional footballer * Bojan Navojec (born 1976), Croatian theatre and film actor * Bojan Neziri (born 1982), Serbian footballer * Bojan Ostojić (born 1984), Serbian professional footballer * Bojan Pajtić (born 1970), Serbian lawyer, former politician, professor at the University of Novi Sad * Bojan Pandžić (born 1982), Swedish football referee * Bojan Pavićević (born 1975), Serbian futsal player * Bojan Pavlović (footballer, born 1985), Serbian football manager and former player * Bojan Pavlović (footballer, born 1986), Serbian professional footballer *

Bojan Pečar Bojan Pečar (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Печар) (22 March 1960 – 13 October 1998) was a Yugoslav and Serbian musician, best known as bass player of the cult Yugoslav rock band Ekatarina Velika. Previously he was a member of the new ...

(Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Печар) (1960–1998), Yugoslav and Serbian musician * Bojan Petrić (born 1984), Bosnian-Herzegovinian football player * Bojan Počkar (1963–1996), Slovenian mountain climber * Bojan Polak (1918–2004), Yugoslav military officer, communist politician and athlete * Bojan Popović (born 1983), Serbian professional basketball player * Bojan Postružnik (1952–1989), Slovenian archer * Bojan Prašnikar (born 1953), Slovenian football manager and former player * Bojan Prešern (born 1962), Slovenian rower who competed for Yugoslavia * Bojan Puzigaća (born 1985), Bosnian professional footballer *

Bojan Radetić Bojan Radetić (, born August 19, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Pagrati B.C., Pagrati of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a tall Power forward (basketball), power forward. Professional career Senior caree ...

(born 1988), Serbian professional basketball player * Bojan Radović (born 1992), Montenegrin volleyball player * Bojan Radulović (basketball) (born 1992), Slovenian-Serbian professional basketball player * Bojan Radulović (footballer) (born 1999), professional footballer * Bojan Rajković (born 1991), Serbian volleyball player * Bojan Rašić (born 1985), politician in Serbia * Bojan Razpet (born 1960), Yugoslav ice hockey player * Bojan Regoje (born 1981), Bosnian professional footballer * Bojan Roganović (born 2000), Montenegrin footballer * Bojan Ropret (born 1957), Slovene cyclist * Bojan Samardžija (born 1985), Bosnia and Herzegovina cross-country skier * Bojan Sanković (born 1993), Montenegrin professional footballer * Bojan Šaranov (born 1987), Serbian footballer * Bojan Šarčević (born 1974), Bosnian-French visual artist * Bojan Savnik (born 1914, date of death unknown), Yugoslav canoeist * Bojan Šejić (born 1983), Serbian football goalkeeper * Bojan Simić (born 1976), Serbian footballer * Bojan Šljivančanin (born 1982), Montenegrin footballer * Bojan Šober (born 1957), bass-baritone opera singer and manager * Bojan Spasojević (footballer, born 1980), Serbian footballer * Bojan Spasojević (footballer, born 1992), Serbian footballer * Bojan Krkić Sr. (born 1962), Serbian footballer *

Bojan Šrot Bojan Šrot (born 9 February 1960 in Celje, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian politician, judge, lawyer, and Mountaineering, mountaineer. He served for six terms as Mayor of the City Municipality of Celje. Early life, education, and m ...

(born 1960), Slovenian politician, judge, lawyer, and mountaineer * Bojan Stamenković (born 1981), Serbian football midfielder * Bojan Stepanović (born 1983), Serbian footballer * Bojan Štih (1923–1986), Slovene literary critic, stage director, and essayist * Bojan Stupica (1910–1970), Slovenian actress and theatrical director * Bojan Subotić (born 1990), Serbian-Montenegrin professional basketball player * Bojan Tadić (born 1981), Bosnian footballer * Bojan Tadić (basketball) (born 1972), Serbian professional basketball player * Bojan Tokić (born 1981), Slovenian table tennis player *

Bojan Tomašević Bojan Tomašević ( sr-cyr, Бојан Томашевић, born June 20, 2001) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for KK FMP, FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League, Adriatic League. Early career Tomašević star ...

(born 2001), Montenegrin professional basketball player * Bojan Torbica (born 1974), Serbian politician, president of the Movement of Socialists * Bojan Trajkovski (born 1986), Macedonian professional basketball player * Bojan Trkulja (born 1982), Bosnian footballer * Bojan Udovič (1957–2015), Slovene cyclist * Bojan Ušumović (born 1988), Serbian football defender * Bojan Veličković (born 1988), Serbian MMA fighter * Bojan Vručina (born 1984), Croatian professional footballer * Bojan Vučković (born 1980), Serbian chess Grandmaster * Bojan Vučković (footballer) (born 1970), Serbian footballer * Bojan Vujić (born 1974), Bosnian diplomat and former professional tennis player * Bojan Vuletić (born 1971), composer, musician and producer * Bojan Westin (1926–2013), Swedish actress * Bojan Zajić (born 1980), Serbian professional footballer and coach * Bojan Zavišić (born 1979), Serbian footballer * Bojan Zdelar (born 2000), Serbian sprint canoeist * Bojan Zdešar (born 1984), Slovenian freestyle swimmer * Bojan Žirović (born 1971), Serbian actor *Bojan Živanović (born 1989), Serbian football defender * Bojan Živković (born 1981), Serbian football midfielder * Bojan Zogović (born 1989), Montenegrin footballer * Bojan Zoranović (born 1990), Serbian football forward *

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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