Krivokapić ( sr-cyr, Кривокапић), is a
Montenegrin and
Serbian surname, a
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor.
Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...
of the nickname ''
krivokapa'', which means "crooked cap". Bearers of the surname traditionally exist in Upper
Cuce
Cuce (Cyrillic: Цуце, ) is a historical tribe (''pleme'') and region in Montenegro, located in the area of the Katunska nahija from Old Montenegro.
History
The toponym ''Cuce'' is first mentioned in 1431 in documents from Kotor, then again ...
, in western
Montenegro
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, from where they have migrated to
Prokuplje
Prokuplje ( sr-cyrl, Прокупље, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Toplica District in southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the city urban area has a population of 27,333 inhabitants, while the administrative area has 4 ...
, southern
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...
(in 1875
). The families are predominantly Orthodox Christian.
It may refer to following people:
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Miloš Krivokapić (1819–1907), Montenegrin commander
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Miodrag Krivokapić (born 1949), Serbian actor
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Milorad Krivokapić (born 1956), Serbian water polo player
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Boris Krivokapić (born 1958), Serbian professor and scientist
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Zdravko Krivokapić
Zdravko Krivokapić ( cyrl, Здравко Кривокапић; born 2 September 1958) is a Montenegrin professor and politician who served as Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2020 to 2022.
In addition to his professorship at the Universities ...
(born 1958), Prime Minister of Montenegro
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Miodrag Krivokapić (born 1959), Montenegrin footballer
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Ranko Krivokapić (born 1961), Montenegrin politician
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Marko Krivokapić (born 1976), Serbian handball player
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Radivoj Krivokapić (born 1953), Yugoslav handball player
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Radovan Krivokapić (born 1978), Serbian footballer
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Goran Krivokapić (born 1979), Montenegrin classical guitarist
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Milorad Krivokapić (born 1980), Serbian-Hungarian handball player
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Montenegrin surnames
Serbian surnames