Karadžić ( sr-cyr, Караџић, ) is a Serbian surname, derived from ''karadža'', a colloquial Serbian term for "black ox" or generally for "an animal with black fur or dark complexion", itself derived from Turkish ''karaca'' meaning " roe deer". The Karadžić family name was derived from a progenitor who was called ''karadža'', a nickname found in Serbia since the second half of the 15th century ("Radica, son of Karadža", from the Branković defter). The surname is widespread over former Yugoslavia. It may refer to:
* Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1787-1864), Serb linguist, major reformer of the Serbian language
* Milan Karadžić, Montenegrin director
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Milutin Karadžić Milutin ( sr, Милутин) is a Serbian masculine given name of Slavic origin. The name may refer to:
*Stephen Uroš II Milutin of Serbia (1253–1321), king of Serbia
*Milutin Bojić (1892–1917), poet
*Milutin Ivković (1906–1943), football ...
Ljiljana Zelen Karadžić Ljiljana (Cyrillic script: Љиљана) is a feminine given name. It may refer to:
*Ljiljana Aranđelović (born 1963), Serbian politician and former presidential candidate in the Serbian presidential election, 2004
*Ljiljana Blagojević (born 195 ...
(born 1945), wife of Radovan Karadžić
* Šujo Karadžić, Montenegrin and Old-Herzegovinian
uskok
The Uskoks ( hr, Uskoci, , singular: ; notes on naming) were irregular soldiers in Habsburg Croatia that inhabited areas on the eastern Adriatic coast and surrounding territories during the Ottoman wars in Europe. Bands of Uskoks fought ...
Stevan Karadžić
Stevan Karadžić ( sr-cyr, Стеван Караџић; born 16 November 1960) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player.
Early life
He was born 16 November 1960 in Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia.Vuk Stefanović Karadžić's grandfather Joksim migrated from Šavnik to Serbia.
The Divjanović family in the Jahorina region (in Bosnia) hailed from Drobnjaci and was previously surnamed Karadžić, according to epic poet and guslar Ilija Divjanović (1835–1893) whose poems were collected by Bogoljub Petranović.
Negotin Valley
Regarding the Negotin Valley, in the early 20th century, there was a Karadžić family in Sikole with the ''slava'' of Nikoljdan, and hailed from Montenegro. In Jasenica, Negotin, Jasenica, there were two households of a Karadžić family which had the ''slava'' of Jovanjdan, and according to tradition descended from some "Ciganče" who had been brought by an ancestor of the Belobrečić in the 19th century.
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Drobnjaci
Serbian surnames