Božidar (
Bulgarian
Bulgarian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bul ...
,
Macedonian
Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia.
Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...
, sr-cyr, Божидар, pl, Bożydar, sometimes transliterated as Bojidar, or Bozhidar) 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'', ...
meaning "Divine gift". It is a
calque of the
Greek name
Theodore
Theodore may refer to:
Places
* Theodore, Alabama, United States
* Theodore, Australian Capital Territory
* Theodore, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Banana, Australia
* Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada
* Theodore Reservoir, a lake in Sask ...
, itself derived from the Greek word "Theodoros".
Božo Božo ( sr, Божо) is a South Slavic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Božo Bakota (1950–2015), Croatian footballer
*Božo Biškupić (born 1938), Croatian politician and lawyer
*Božo Broketa (1922–1985), Yugosla ...
is a
nickname form of Božidar. People with the name include:
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Božidar Adžija
Božidar Adžija ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар Аџија; 24 December 1890 – 9 July 1941) was a Yugoslav communist politician and publicist.
Biography
A native of Drniš in the Kingdom of Dalmatia (present-day Croatia), of Croat and Serb descent, ...
(1890–1941), Yugoslav left-wing politician and journalist
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Božidar "Boško" Antić (born 1944), Bosnian Serb striker
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Božidar Antunović
Božidar Antunović ( sr-cyr, Божидар Антуновић, born July 24, 1991) is a Serbian shot puter. He was a Silver medalist at the World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada.
He studied at the University of Arizona, where he was a ...
(born 1991), Serbian shot putter
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Božidar Bandović (born 1969), Serbian football manager and former player
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Božidar Beravs
Božidar "Božo" Beravs (born December 24, 1948) is a former Slovenian ice hockey player. He played for the Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo and the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; ...
(born 1948), Slovenian ice hockey player
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Bozidar Brazda
Bozidar Brazda (born 1972 in Cambridge, Canada) is an artist. He lives and works in New York City.
Biography
Brazda is a Canadian-born, New York-based artist. He is the son of folk musician Andrew Brazda and the grandson of the award-winni ...
(born 1972), artist, writer, and musician
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Božidar Čačić
Božidar Čačić (born 28 June 1972) is a Croatian retired football defender.
Club career
He spent most of his professional career playing in Croatia's Prva HNL and in Slovenia's Prva Liga. He also spent one year in Australia, playing for S ...
(born 1972), Croatian retired football defender
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Božidar Ćosić (born 1982), Serbian professional footballer
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Božidar Debenjak
Božidar Debenjak (born 7 May 1935) is a Slovenian Marxist philosopher, social theorist and translator.
Biography
He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1961, he became professor at the University of Ljubl ...
(born 1935), Slovenian Marxist philosopher, social theorist and translator
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Božidar Delić
Božidar Delić ( sr-cyr, Божидар Делић, ; 20 February 1956 – 23 August 2022) was a Serbian general and politician who served as the vice president of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2007 to 2012 and again from 2 to 23 August ...
(born 1956), retired Yugoslav Army general, current vice president of Serbia
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Božidar Đelić
Božidar Đelić ( sr-cyr, Божидар Ђелић, ; born 1 April 1965) is a Serbian economist and former politician. A longtime member of the Democratic Party, he was highly positioned in politics of Serbia after the overthrow of Slobodan ...
(born 1965), Serbian economist and politician
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Božidar Drenovac
Božidar Drenovac (; 2 January 1922 – 24 July 2003) was a Serbian football player and manager.
Club career
He was born in Ćuprija in 1922. Still young he joined Belgrade club SK Jugoslavija in 1936, making his senior debut in the 1938–39 ...
, (1922–2003), Serbian football player and manager
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Božidar Đurašković
Božidar Ðurašković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Ђурашковић; born 27 December 1924) is a former Yugoslav middle distance runner who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Ulcinj
Ulcinj ( cyrl, Улцињ, ; ) is a town on ...
(born 1924), Yugoslav former middle distance runner
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Božidar Đurković
Božidar Đurković (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар Ђурковић; born 4 January 1972) is a retired Serbian football player.
Career
After starting in his hometown Spartak Subotica, Đurković has played for home league FK Vojvodina, Bulg ...
, (born 1972), retired Serbian football player
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Božidar Ferjančić (1929–1998), Serbian historian
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Božidar Finka
Božidar Finka (19 December 1925 – 17 May 1999) was a Croatian linguist, lexicographer and member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Life and education
Božidar Finka was born in Sali on 19 December 1925. In 1947 he finished high sch ...
(1925–1999), Croatian linguist and lexicographer
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Božidar Grujović Božidar ( Bulgarian, Macedonian, sr-cyr, Божидар, pl, Bożydar, sometimes transliterated as Bojidar, or Bozhidar) is a Slavic given name meaning "Divine gift". It is a calque of the Greek name Theodore, itself derived from the Greek word ...
, pseudonym of Teodor Filipović (1778–1807), Serbian writer, jurist and educator
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Bozidar Iskrenov
Bojidar Georgiev Iskrenov ( bg, Божидар Гeopгиeв Искренов, born 1 August 1962), nicknamed Gibona (Гибона means "The Gibbon"), Gibi (Гиби) and The Joy of the People (Радостта на народа), is a former Bu ...
(born 1962), former Bulgarian footballer
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Božidar Ivanović
Božidar Ivanović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Божидар Ивановић; born in Cetinje, Montenegro (then Yugoslavia), 24 August 1946) is a chess Grandmaster who now represents Montenegro, a politician, and a chess official. He has served as M ...
(born 1946), Montenegrin Yugoslav chess grandmaster and politician
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Božidar Jakac
Božidar Jakac (July 16, 1899 – November 20, 1989) was a Slovene Expressionist, Realist and Symbolist painter, printmaker, art teacher, photographer and filmmaker. He produced one of the most extensive oeuvres of pastels and oil paintings ...
(1899–1989), Slovene Expressionist, Realist and Symbolist painter
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Božidar Janković (1849–1920), the Commander of the Serbian Third Army
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Božidar Jelovac
Božidar Jelovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар Јеловац ; born 31 July 1987 in Karlovac) is a Serbian football forward who currently plays for Utica City FC in the Major Arena Soccer League. Jelovac had also previously played for the G ...
(born 1987), Serbian football forward
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Božidar Jović
Božidar Jović (born 13 February 1972) is a retired Croatian handball player.
He played for the Croatia men's national handball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Croatia won the gold medal. He also won a gold medal at the Wor ...
(born 1972), retired Croatian handball player
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Božidar Kalmeta
Božidar Kalmeta (; born 15 January 1958) is a Croatian politician and member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party. From 2003 to 2011 he served in the Croatian Government as Croatia's Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure und ...
(born 1958), Croatian politician
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Božidar Kantušer
Božidar Kantušer (Bozidar Kantuser) (December 5, 1921, Pavlovski Vrh, Slovenia – May 9, 1999, Paris) was a Slovene composer of classical music. He was a Slovenian citizen and an American citizen.
Kantušer is the author of symphonic music, ...
(1921–1999), Slovene composer
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Prince Božidar Karađorđević
Prince Bojidar Karageorgevitch ( sr, Кнез Божидар Карађорђевић / ''Knez Božidar Karađorđević''; 11 January 1862 – 2 April 1908) was a Serbian artist, art writer, world traveller, and member of the Serbian Karađorđev ...
(1862–1908), Serbian artist and writer on art
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Božidar Kavran
Božidar Kavran (1913–1948) was a member of the Croatian World War II Ustaše regime.
Kavran was born in Zagreb on 22 September 1913. He served as leader of the Ustaše from May 1943 onwards. He attempted to organize a rebellion against the Comm ...
(1913–?), Croatian Ustaše war criminal
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Božidar Leiner
Božidar Dragutin Leiner (3 April 19193 May 1942) was Croatian communist and Partisan.
Leiner was born in village Čukovec, near Ludbreg, on April 3, 1919 to a Croatian Jewish family. He was raised with three siblings, sister Adela, and brothers ...
(1919–1942), Croatian communist and Partisan
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Božidar Maljković
Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Божа Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia.
He is one of the most successful bask ...
(born 1952), Serbian professional basketball coach
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Božidar Matić (1937–2016), president of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Božidar "Boki" Milošević (1931–2018), Serbian clarinetist
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Božidar Petranović (1809–1874), Serbian author, scholar, journalist, historian of Serbian literature
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Božidar Purić
Božidar Purić ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар Пурић; 19 February 1891 – 28 October 1977) was a Serbian and Yugoslav politician and diplomat. Between 1928 and 1934 he was a chargé d'affaires in the Embassy of Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the United ...
(1891–1977), Serbian and Yugoslav politician and diplomat
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Božidar Radošević
Božidar Radošević (born 4 April 1989 in Split (city), Split) better known by the nickname Rado, is a Croats, Croatian professional football goalkeeper who plays for Croatian First Football League, Prva HNL club HNK Gorica, Gorica.
Personal li ...
(born 1989), Croatian footballer
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Božidar Rašica
Božidar Rašica (28 December 1912 – 13 September 1992) was an architect, scenographer and painter.
Career
Rašica was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, to Serbian people, Serbian parents. He studied in Rome, Belgrade, Warsaw and finally Zagreb, ...
(1912–1992), architect, scenographer and painter
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Božidar Sandić
Božidar Sandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар Сандић; 26 October 1922 – 1 January 2008) was a Serbian football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified ...
(1922–2008), Serbian football player
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Božidar Senčar (1927–1987), Croatian football midfielder
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Božidar Širola Dr. Božidar Širola (1889 in Žakanje – 1956 in Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest ...
(1889–1956), Croatian composer and musicologist
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Božidar Špišić
Božidar Špišić (September 6, 1879 in Sisak - August 31, 1957 in Zagreb) was a Croatian orthopedist and rector of the University of Zagreb.
In 1908, Špišić formed the first orthopedic bureau in Croatia, which is seen as the founding of or ...
(1879–1957), Croatian orthopedist and rector of the University of Zagreb
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Božidar Tadić
Božidar Tadić (, born 14 July 1983) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Tadic previously played for FK Obilić in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. In 2006, he played abroad in the Beta Ethniki with ...
(born 1983), Serbian footballer
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Božidar Urošević
Božidar Urošević (; born 9 February 1975) is a Serbian retired football goalkeeper. After finishing his career, he became goalkeeping coach.
Career
He started his career playing in the youth squads of his home town FK Priština. In 1992, he p ...
(born 1975), Serbian professional football player
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