Perica ( sr, Перица, ) is a

Croat The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Ge ...

and

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

given name, used mostly for men but also for women. It is also prevalent as a surname. Perica is a diminutive of

Petar Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. P ...

, 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 ''One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away'' is a 1970 Croatian comedy-drama film. Its original title is ''Tko pjeva zlo ne misli'', which means "He Who Sings Means No Harm". Directed by Krešo Golik and based on a novella by Vjekoslav Majer, the film a ...

''. 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.

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Perica Bukić Perica Bukić (born 20 February 1966) is a Croatian former professional water polo player and politician. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. Bukić was given the honour to carry the national flag of Croatia at the ...

, Croatian water polo player and politician *

Perica Ivetić Perica Ivetić (born 28 November 1986) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defender or as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, ...

, Bosnian footballer *

Perica Marošević Perica ( sr, Перица, ) is a Croats, Croat and Serbs, 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 ...

, American Major League Soccer player *

Perica Ognjenović Perica Ognjenović ( sr-cyr, Перица Огњеновић; born 24 February 1977) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He played as a forward or right winger. At one point considered to be among Serbia's brightest foo ...

, Serbian soccer player *

Perica Radić Perica Radić ( sr, Перица Радић; born 13 March 1984 in Smederevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football player, he plays the position of goalkeeper for the French team AS Cannes. Career Radić played the position of g ...

, Serbian soccer player *

Perica Stančeski Perica Stančeski (; born 29 January 1985) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career After coming through the youth system at Partizan, Stančeski was sent out on loan to Hajduk Beograd in 2003. He la ...

, Macedonian soccer player *

Perica Vlašić Perica Vlašić (2 June 1932 – 12 August 2004) was a Croatian rower who competed for Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics and at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also competed in seven European Rowing Championships and won eight consecutive Yugo ...

, Croatian rower *

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

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Kristina Perica Kristina Perica (born 5 November 1979) is a Croatian sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug ...

, Croatian sprinter *

Petar Perica Father Petar Perica (27 June 1881, in Kotišina near Makarska – 25 October 1944, in Daksa) was a Croatian Roman Catholic Jesuit priest. He authored the hymns "Zdravo Djevo" and "Do nebesa nek se ori". He was born in 1881 in Kotišina near Maka ...

, Croatian Catholic priest *

Rose Perica Mofford Rose Mofford (née Perica; June 10, 1922September 15, 2016) was an American civil servant and politician of the Democratic Party whose career in state government spanned 51 years. Beginning her career with the State of Arizona as a secretary, Moff ...

(maiden name of Perica that was kept as middle name), Governor of Arizona from 1988 to 1991 *

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 *

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. In his youth, Perica was a talented basketball player who was a member of KK Jugop ...

, Croatian writer and academic *

Zlatko Perica Zlatko Perica (born 16 February 1969 in Rijeka, Yugoslavia) is a guitarist. He has played for the German group Tangerine Dream,

, guitarist

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