Mandušić ( sr-cyr, Мандушић) is a

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and ...

surname, a

matronymic A matronymic is a personal name based on the given name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. Around the world, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronymic surnames. In som ...

derived from ''Manduša'', an augmentative from ''Manda'' (a diminutive of ''Mandalena''), hence ''Mandušić''. It is found in

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

and

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. In

Sredska, Kosovo Sredska ( al, Srecka, sr-cyr, Средска) is a village in the municipality of Prizren, Kosovo. It was the seat of medieval Sredačka župa, Sredačka Župa. Geography History Anthropology Yugoslav ethnologist Tatomir Vukanović ( ...

, the Mandušić family belonged to a Serbian brotherhood called '' Pejčić'', which hailed from

Tetovo Tetovo ( mk, Тетово, , sq, Tetovë/Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, w ...

, which they left after murdering Turk oppressors; a part of the Mandušići settled in Montenegro. At least 14 individuals with the surname died during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. It may refer to: *

Vuk Mandušić Vuk Mandušić ( sr-Cyrl, Вук Мандушић; Vučen Mandušić, ''Vucen Mandussich''; 1645 – died 13 July 1648) was the ''capo direttore'' of the Morlach army, one of the most prominent '' harambaša'' (rebel leaders) in the Dalmati ...

(d. 1648), Morlach leader * Aleksa Mandušić (1887–1959), American soldier in World War I and Medal of Honor recipient *Ljubica Mandušić-Gazikalović, Serbian Righteous Among the Nations *Gornji Mandušići, hamlet in Katuni, Šestanovac, Croatia

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