Radovan ( sr-cyr, Радован) is a
Slavic male given name, derived from the passive adjective ''radovati'' ("rejoice"), itself from root ''rad-'' meaning "care, joy". It is found in
Serbia
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North Macedonia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Croatia
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Czech Republic
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Slovakia
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Russia
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Ukraine
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Bulgaria
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. It is recorded in Serbia since the High Middle Ages.
Male variations and diminutives (and nicknames) include Radovanče,
Radan,
Radánek, Rade, Rado,
Radič
Radič ( sr-Cyrl, Радич) is a Serbian names, Serbian masculine given name, popular in the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Slavic word root ''rad-'' ("happy, eager, to care"), with the Slavic suffix ''-ič'', a diminutive of Radoslav, Radom ...
, Radko,
Radvan,
Radúz,
Radek, and cognates
Radomir,
Radomil and
Radoslav
Radoslav () is a common Slavic masculine given name, derived from ''rad-'' ("happy, eager, to care") and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "eager glory". It is known since the Middle Ages. Th ...
. Female forms include Radka, Radana, Radomirka, Radmila, Radica.
Nameday
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s include 13 January in Croatia, and 14 January in Slovakia and Czech Republic.
Notable people
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Radovan (master), 13th-century Croatian sculptor and architect
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Radovan Jelašić, Serbian economist
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Radovan Jovićević, Serbian composer, producer and musician
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Radovan Karadžić, Bosnian Serb politician and convicted war criminal
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Radovan Krejčíř, Czech organized crime boss and convicted criminal
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Radovan Lukavský, Czech actor and theatrical pedagogue
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Radovan Sloboda (ice hockey), Slovak ice hockey player
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Radovan Sloboda (politician), Slovak politician and sports administrator
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Radovan Vujović, Serbian actor
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Radovan Zogović, Montenegrin poet
Fictional characters
* Prince Radovan, character in the Czech fairy-tale ''
Princezna se zlatou hvězdou
''The Princess with the Golden Star'' ( cs, Princezna se zlatou hvězdou) is a 1959 Czech fairy tale fantasy film written and directed by Martin Frič.
Plot
A beautiful princess Lada was born with a golden star on her forehead. Her father the ...
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See also
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all pages named Radovan
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Radovanović
References
Sources
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External links
Forvo.com pronunciation of the name Radovan
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Slavic masculine given names
Serbian masculine given names
Croatian masculine given names
Czech masculine given names
Montenegrin masculine given names
Slovak masculine given names
Bulgarian masculine given names