Perica ( sr, Перица, ) is a
Croat and
Serb given name, used mostly for men but also for women. It is also prevalent as a surname. Perica is a diminutive of
Petar, translating to Pete and Peter in English, respectively.
[''Croatian-English Dictionary, 7th edition''. Zagreb, Croatia: Školska knjiga, 1996.]
In Croatian and Serbian popular culture Perica often portrays a stereotype of an innocent or mischievous young boy with a very straightforward way of thinking. An example is Perica Šafranek in the 1970 classic
Croatian (then
Yugoslav) comedy film ''
Tko pjeva zlo ne misli''. He is common in jokes and is similar to
Little Johnny
Little Johnny jokes are about a small boy who naively poses questions and makes statements that are very embarrassing to his "grownup" listeners (such as parents and teachers), and has a very straightforward way of thinking. At times he is well ...
in English.
Given name
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Perica Bukić, Croatian water polo player and politician
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Perica Ivetić, Bosnian footballer
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Perica Marošević, American Major League Soccer player
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Perica Ognjenović, Serbian soccer player
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Perica Radić, Serbian soccer player
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Perica Stančeski, Macedonian soccer player
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Perica Vlašić, Croatian rower
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Perica Vukičević
Perica Vukičević (born 29 September 1942) is a former Croatian Team handball, handball player.
Vukičević is one of the original players of RK Kvarner. He was also part of the golden generation of Kvarner which was led by Vlado Stenzel in the ...
, handball player
Surname
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Kristina Perica, Croatian sprinter
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Petar Perica, Croatian Catholic priest
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Rose Perica Mofford (maiden name of Perica that was kept as middle name), Governor of Arizona from 1988 to 1991
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Stipe Perica
Stipe Perica (; born 7 July 1995) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian First Division A club Standard Liège.
Club career Early career
Perica started his playing career in his home-country of Croatia with Zadar in 2012. ...
, Croatian professional footballer
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Vjekoslav Perica, Croatian writer and academic
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Zlatko Perica
Zlatko Perica (born 16 February 1969 in Rijeka, Yugoslavia) is a guitarist.
He has played for the German group Tangerine Dream, , guitarist
See also
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Pero (name)
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Ivica
Ivica is a Slavic masculine given name, a diminutive form of Ivan. The direct English equivalent of the name is Johnny, while the equivalent of its augmentative Ivan is John.
It is one of the frequent male given names in Croatia, and is also pres ...
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