Perica (, ) is a
Croat
The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...
and
Serb
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia ...
given name, used mostly for men but also for women. It is also prevalent as a surname. Perica is a diminutive of
Petar or
Petra
Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, P ...
, translating to Pete and Peter, or Petra 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 wel ...
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, 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 Liga I club Dinamo București.
Club career Early career
Perica started his playing career in his home-country of Croatia with Zadar in 2012. He made his debu ...
, Croatian professional footballer
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Vjekoslav Perica
Vjekoslav Perica (born 11 July 1955) is a Croatian historian, journalist and writer who specializes in the modern history of religions in the former Yugoslavia.
Biography
In his youth, Perica was a basketball player who was a member of KK Ju ...
, Croatian writer and academic
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Zlatko Perica, guitarist
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Filip Perica, Croatian international rugby player
See also
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Pero (name) Pero is a masculine given name. In South Slavic usage ( sr-Cyrl, Перо) it is a diminutive form of the name Petar. In Portuguese, it was spelled Pêro until the 1990 Orthographic Agreement of Portuguese; now it is spelled Pero. The Portuguese g ...
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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 pre ...
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