Hrvoje is a Croatian male ethnic
first name derived from "Hrvat" meaning "
Croat
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, Ge ...
". Notable people with the name include:
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Hrvoje Čale (born 1985), Croatian football back
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Hrvoje Horvat (born 1946), Croatian handball back
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Hrvoje Klasić (born 1972), Croatian historian
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Hrvoje Kovačević (born 1982), Croatian football midfielder
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Hrvoje Panžić (born 1978), Croatian judoka
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Hrvoje Perić (born 1985), Croatian basketball forward
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Hrvoje Petek (born 1958),
Croatian American
Croatian Americans or Croat Americans ( hr, Američki Hrvati) are Americans who have full or partial Croatian ancestry. In 2012, there were 414,714 American citizens of Croat or Croatian descent living in the United States as per revised 2010 Un ...
physicist
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Hrvoje Šarinić
Hrvoje Šarinić (; 17 February 1935 – 21 July 2017) was a Croatian politician who served as Prime Minister of Croatia from 1992 to 1993.
Šarinić was born in Sušak and graduated from the University of Zagreb then-Faculty of Architecture, C ...
(1935–2017), Croatian politician who served as Prime Minister
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Hrvoje Slovenc
Hrvoje Slovenc (born 1976, Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian-American fine art photographer based in New York City. He holds an MS in biochemistry from the University of Zagreb and an MFA in photography from Yale University School of Art.
His phot ...
, (born 1976) Croatian-American fine-art photographer
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Hrvoje Vejić
Hrvoje Vejić (born 8th June, 1977) is a Croatian retired footballer who is the president of NK Jadran Luka Ploče. He plays at the center-back position.
Club career
In 1998, Vejić started his football career in the Croatian capital with NK ...
(born 1977), Croatian footballer
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Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić (c. 1350–1416), Bosnian nobleman, duke of medieval Bosnia
See also
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Slavic names
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'', ...
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External links
*http://www.behindthename.com/name/hrvoje
Croatian masculine given names
Slavic masculine given names