Ljubica ( sr-cyr, Љубица and mk, Љубица) is a Slavic feminine given name meaning "love" or "kiss", where -ica is a diminutive suffix. Also, ''ljubica'' means violet, while the actual flower is ''ljubičica'', a superdiminutive. It is Serbo-Croatian in origin, used throughout the former Yugoslavia.

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* Bulgarian: ''Lyubitsa'', Любица * Slovak: ''Ľubica''

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Ljubica Acevska Ljubica Z. Acevska (born 1957) is a Macedonian diplomat. A former U.S. citizen by naturalization and an economic consultant by profession, she quit her job in 1992 to become Macedonia's unofficial liaison in Washington, D.C. and relinquished U. ...

(born 1957), Macedonian diplomat *

Ljubica Čakarević Ljubica Čakarević (Serbian language, Љубица Чакаревић–Ди Сорно; later, Ljubica Čakarević-Di Sorno; 1894–1980) was a Serbian combatant and heroine in World War I. Biography Ljubica Čakarević was born in Užice, in 1 ...

(1894–1980), Serbian combatant *

Ljubica Drljača Ljubica Drljača (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубица Дрљача; born 4 August 1978 in Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another ...

(born 1978), Serbian basketball coach and player *

Ljubica Ivošević Dimitrov Ljubica Ivošević Dimitrov (17 July 1884 – 27 May 1933) was a Serbian and Bulgarian textile worker, labour activist, newspaper editor and the first Serbian proletarian poet. Biography Born on 17 July 1884 in the village of Saranovo near Ra ...

(1884–1933), Serbian-Bulgarian textile worker, activist, newspaper editor and poet * Ljubica Janković (1894–1974), Serbian ethnomusicologist * Ljubica Jelušič (born 1960), Slovenian politician *

Ljubica Luković Ljubica Luković ( sr, Љубица Луковић) (1858-1915) was a Serbian nurse, social worker, teacher, translator and president of the Circle of Serbian Sisters. She was instrumental in establishing the first nurses' training course in Serbi ...

(1858–1915), Serbian nurse, social worker, teacher and translator * Ljubica Marić (1909–2003), Serbian composer * Ljubica Mrdaković Todorović (born 1962), Serbian doctor and politician * Ljubica Nenezić (born 1997), Montenegrin handball player *

Ljubica Ostojić Ljubica Ostojić (20 March 1945 – 29 May 2021) was a Bosnian poet, writer and playwright from Bosnia and Herzegovina. She wrote in Croatian and taught dramaturgy at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. Early life and education Born ...

(1945–2021), Bosnian poet, writer and playwright *

Ljubica Otašević Ljubica "Buba" Otašević ( sr-cyr, Љубица Оташевић; born August 2, 1933 – April 12, 1998) was a Yugoslav and Serbian actress, body double, and basketball player. Early life Born in the village of Ljutovnica near Gornji Milanova ...

(1933–1998), Serbian actress, body double and basketball player * Ljubica Sokić (1914–2009), Serbian painter *

Ljubica Štefan Ljubica Štefan (1921–2002) was a Croatian historian. She was awarded honorific title Righteous Among the Nations.

(1921–2002), Croatian historian *

Ljubica Vukomanović Ljubica Vukomanović ( sr-cyr, Љубица Вукомановић; September 1788 – 26 May 1843) was Princess consort of the Principality of Serbia as the wife of Miloš Obrenović, Prince of Serbia, and the founder of the Obrenović dynast ...

(1788–1843), Serbian Princess consort *

Ljubica Živković Ljubica Živković ( Jocić, 25 September 1936 – 13 June 2017) was a Serbian and Yugoslav chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1966). She was a winner of the Yugoslav Women's Chess Championship (1959). Bio ...

(1936–2017), Serbian chess player

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