Miletić ( sr-Cyrl, Милетић, ;

plural In many languages, a plural (sometimes list of glossing abbreviations, abbreviated as pl., pl, , or ), is one of the values of the grammatical number, grammatical category of number. The plural of a noun typically denotes a quantity greater than ...

: , ) is a Bosnian, Croatian, and

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, and is one of the common surnames in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

and

Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

. It derives from personal name

Mileta Mileta () is a masculine given name and a surname of Slavic origin. It may refer to: ;Masculine given name * Mileta Jakšić (1863–1935), poet * Mileta Lisica (born 1966), basketball player * Mileta Radulović (born 1981), football goalkeeper ...

, cognate of the English name Milius. The suffix ''ić'' is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. Thus the last name can be translated as ''Mileta's son''. There are several families in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,

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and Serbia who carry this last name. The most numerous and the most prominent of the Miletići are found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in Croatia. It is one of the most common surnames in two counties of Croatia. People with last name Miletić: *

Boris Miletić Boris Miletić (; born 2 September 1975) is a Croatian economist and politician who has been prefect of Istria County since 2021 and president of the Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) from 2014 to 2021. Miletić did his undergraduate studies a ...

(born 1975), Croatian politician and mayor of

Pula Pula, also known as Pola, is the largest city in Istria County, west Croatia, and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istria, Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, wi ...

* Ljubica Miletić (1948–2020), Serbian poet, translator and essayist * Lyubomir Miletich (1863–1937), Bulgarian linguist, ethnographer, dialectologist and historian, brother of Svetozar Miletić * Marinko Miletić (born 1980), German football player of Croatian origin currently playing for

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

* Miloje Miletić (born 1953), Lt. General, Chief-of-staff of the

Serbian Armed Forces The Serbian Armed Forces () is the military of Serbia. The President of the Republic acts as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while administration and defence policy is carried out by the Government through the Ministry of Defence. The h ...

* Minja Miletić (born 1980), Serbian journalist and television presenter *

Miroslav Miletić Miroslav Miletić (; (22 August 1925 – 3 January 2018) was a Croatian composer and a violin and viola player and teacher. Education Born in Sisak, Croatia, Miletić graduated violin from the Zagreb Academy of Music in 1953, in the class of Stj ...

(1925–2018), Croatian composer and

viola The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the ...

player *

Nemanja Miletić (footballer, born January 1991) Nemanja Miletić (; born 16 January 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greek Super League club Volos and the Serbia national team. He operates equally as a centre-back and right-back. Club career Sloga Kra ...

, Serbian footballer *

Nemanja Miletić (footballer, born July 1991) Nemanja Miletić may refer to: * Nemanja Miletić (footballer, born January 1991), Serbian association football player who plays for Omonia * Nemanja Miletić (footballer, born July 1991), Serbian association football player who plays for FK Par ...

, Serbian footballer *

Oktavijan Miletić Oktavijan Miletić (1 October 1902, Zagreb – 17 August 1987, Zagreb) was a Croatian cinematographer and director. His avant-garde work in the period from 1928 to 1945 remains as one of the foundations of Croatian film. Miletić was one of the ...

(1902–1987), Croatian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

and

Film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

* Pat Miletić (born 1966), Croatian mixed martial artist (MMA), known as ''The Croatian Sensation'' * Predrag Miletić (born 1952), Serbian film, television, and theatre actor * Predrag Miletić (basketball) (born 1984), Serbian basketball player *

Slavomir Miletić Slavomir Miletić (Serbian Cyrillic: Славомир Милетић; 1930–2022) was a Serbian sculptor, who lived in the Netherlands. He attended the Académie des Beaux-Arts de l'Institut de France. He was noted for his sometimes large wo ...

(1930–2022), Yugoslav sculptor from

, now living in the Netherlands *

Slobodan Miletić Slobodan Miletić (born 19 August 1969) is a retired Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map ...

(born 1969), Serbian footballer * Stjepan Miletić (1868–1908), Croatian playwright, director, critic, and writer *

Svetozar Miletić Svetozar Miletić ( sr-cyr, Светозар Милетић; 22 February 1826 – 4 February 1901) was a Serbian lawyer, journalist, author and politician who served as the mayor of Novi Sad between 1861 and 1862 and again from 1867 to 1868. ...

(1826–1901), an advocate, politician, mayor of

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

, and the political leader of Serbs in

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

Places named Miletić: * Miletići in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Srpski Miletić in Serbia *

Miletićevo Miletićevo () is a village located in the Plandište municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011, the village has a population of 497 inhabitants. Name In Serbian, the village is known as ''Miletićevo'' (Миле� ...

in Serbia

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