Ivica is a Slavic masculine given name, a diminutive form of

Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic languages, Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John (given name), John) from Hebrew language, Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. T ...

. The direct English equivalent of the name is Johnny, while the equivalent of its augmentative Ivan is John. It is one of the frequent male given names in Croatia, and is also present in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Croatia, the name Ivica became one of the most common masculine given name in the decades between 1950 and 1989, peaking at second most common 1970-1979. Ivica is also a common character in Croatian jokes, like

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 Dictio ...

. In Slovenian, Ivica is both a masculine and feminine given name.

Notable people named Ivica

* Ivica Avramović, Serbian footballer *

Ivica Dačić Ivica Dačić ( sr-cyr, Ивица Дачић, ; born 1 January 1966) is a Serbian politician serving as first deputy prime minister of Serbia and minister of foreign affairs since 2022, roles which he previously served under governments of Mirk ...

, Serbian politician, Prime Minister of Serbia *

Ivica Dragutinović Ivica Dragutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивица Драгутиновић, ; born 13 November 1975) is a Serbian former professional footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive left back. After nearly one decade ...

, Serbian footballer * Ivica Džidić, Croatian footballer * Ivica Grlić, Bosnian Croat footballer *

Ivica Kostelić Ivica Kostelić (; born 23 November 1979) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Croatia. He specialized in slalom and combined, but was also one of the few alpine World Cup ski racers able to score points in all disciplines. He is the bro ...

, Croatian alpine skier *

Ivica Kralj Ivica Kralj (, ; born 26 March 1973) is a Montenegrin former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his playing career, Kralj was best known for his time at Partizan, having three spells at the club and winning five major trophies. He als ...

, Montenegrin footballer * *

Ivica Mornar Ivica Mornar (born 12 January 1974) is a Croatian retired footballer. He started as a striker, but was mostly deployed as a winger during his career. Mornar began his career with Hajduk Split before going on to play for Eintracht Frankfurt, S ...

, Croatian footballer *

Ivica Olić Ivica Olić (; born 14 September 1979) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is an assistant coach of the Croatia national team. During his career, he played for German Bundesliga clubs such as Hamburger SV, VfL Wolf ...

, Croatian footballer * Ivica Osim, Bosnian Croat footballer and coach * Ivica Račan, Croatian politician *

Ivica Rajić Ivica Rajić (born 5 May 1958, Jehovac, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) was a commander in the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, later convicted of war crimes. Rajić was ...

, Croatian soldier *

Ivica Šerfezi Ivan "Ivica" Šerfezi (1 December 1935 – 29 May 2004) was a Croatian pop singer hailing from Zagreb. Ivan "Ivica" Šerfezi started singing in dance halls, and his first real success was a duet with Domenico Modugno at the Maksimir Stadium ...

, Croatian singer

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Notable people named Ivica

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