Vukašin ( Cyrillic script: Вукашин) is an old Slavic name of

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* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

origin. It is composed from two words: Vuk ( wolf) and sin (

son A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current c ...

), so it means sin vuka (son of wolf). In some places in Croatia and Bosnia it can be found as a surname. The name Vukašin can be found in Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Republika Srpska and Croatia (used by Serbs of Croatia). During

sound change A sound change, in historical linguistics, is a change in the pronunciation of a language. A sound change can involve the replacement of one speech sound (or, more generally, one phonetic feature value) by a different one (called phonetic chang ...

phoneme S became š.

Famous people

Nobility

* Vukašin Mrnjavčević, a medieval Serbian king.

Music

Vukašin Brajić Vukašin Brajić ( sr-Cyrl, Вукашин Брајић; ; born 9 February 1984) is a Bosnian Serb pop-rock singer who rose to fame after participating in the first season (2008–09) of '' Operacija trijumf'', the ex-Yugoslav version of ''Star ...

, a Bosnian Serb pop-rock singer.

Sport

Vukašin Tomić Vukašin Tomić (Serbian Cyrillic: Bукaшин Томић; born 8 April 1987 in Kruševac) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Víkingur Gøta in the Faroe Islands Premier League The Faroe Islands Premier League (also known as ''Betri deildi ...

, a Serbian football player. *

Vukašin Aleksić Vukašin Aleksić (born 10 January 1985) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Professional career On 22 September 2012 Aleksić signed one-year contract with the Polish team Turów Zgorzelec after passing the 20-day tryout period. ...

, a Serbian professional basketball player. *

Vukašin Dević Vukašin Dević (Serbian Cyrillic: Вукашин Девић; born 15 March 1984) is a Serbian former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main type ...

, a Serbian football player. * Vukašin Višnjevac, a Serbian footballer and football manager. * Vukašin "Vule" Trivunović, a Serbian football player. *

Vukašin Poleksić Vukašin Poleksić (Serbian Cyrillic: Bукaшин Пoлeкcић, born 30 August 1982) is a Montenegrin retired football goalkeeper. Club career Poleksić started his career at FK Sutjeska Nikšić, breaking into the first team in 2000. During t ...

, a Montenegrin football goalkeeper. *

Vukašin Petranović Vukašin Petranović (born 6 December 1962) is a Montenegrin professional football goalkeeping coach and former player. Petranović was a product of the Dinamo Zagreb youth system but failed to achieve playing for the first team. During his ca ...

, former Yugoslav football player.

Other

Vukašin Šoškoćanin Vukašin Šoškoćanin ( sr-cyr, Вукашин Шошкоћанин, ; 24 June 1958 – 15 May 1991) was a Croatian Serb war commander active during the Croatian War. Biography Born to Milan and Ljubica Šoškoćanin on 24 June 1958, Vukašin ha ...

, Serbian war commander *

Vukašin Mandrapa Vukašin Mandrapa ( sr-Cyrl, Вукашин Мандрапа; died 1942/43) is a saint and a martyr of the Serbian Orthodox Church canonized as Saint Vukašin of Klepci (''Свети Вукашин из Клепаца''). His surname and place ...

, Serbian Orthodox saint and martyr, one of the Martyrs of Jasenovac

Places

Vukašinovac Vukašinovac ( sr, Вукашиновац) is a village in the municipality of Aleksinac, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in ...

, Serbian village near Aleksinac.