Bašić is a South Slavic surname. It is assumed that it derived from the word ''baša'', meaning "chief", itself a loanword from Turkish ''başı'', meaning "head". Its literal meaning is "Little chief". It is one of the most common surnames in two Dalmatian counties of

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Family crest

''"In a blue background on a green ground, a warrior dressed in red with high black boots and a hat, left-handed sideways with gold with a belt to which black covers are fastened. In his raised right he holds a

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with a golden cross opposite the neck of a kneeling bearded Turk dressed in a rainbow white

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with a belt, which with raised hands begs for mercy."'' This description from the book is describing the conflicts that the Bassich family of Austria had against the Turks while defending Vienna.

Notable people

Film and theater

Actors/Actresses

* Ivana Bašić *

Relja Bašić Relja Bašić (14 February 1930 – 7 April 2017) was a Croatian actor. With a career that lasted more than half a century, he is considered one of the most prolific performers of that country. Biography Bašić was born on 14 February 1930 i ...

Senad Bašić Senad Bašić (born 26 August 1962) is a Bosnian film, theater and television actor, and comedian. Bašić graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo in 1987. He works as a professor at the Academy, specializing in acting. Award ...

Architects

* Nikola Bašić

Arts

* Ivana Bašić

Music

Classical

* Elly Bašić * Jasmin Bašić * Mladen Bašić

Science

* Nino Bašić, mathematician

Sports

* Andrija Bašić, water polo player * Alen Bašić, football player * Edin Bašić, handball player * Ivan Bašić, football player * Karlo Bašić, sailor * Josip Bašić, football player * Lovre Bašić, basketball player * Luka Bašič, ice hockey player * Marko Bašić (footballer, born 1984) * Marko Bašić (footballer, born 1988) *

Mirko Bašić Mirko Bašić (born 14 September 1960 in Bjelovar, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He has also played six EHF Champions League finals winning two in ...

, handball player *

Mirza Bašić Mirza Bašić (; born 12 July 1991) is a Bosnian professional tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title and is a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team. Bašić reached his first Grand Slam tournament after qualifying for t ...

, tennis player * Nermin Bašić, football manager *

Sonja Bašić Sonja Bašić (born 26 November 1987) is a Croatian handball player for Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball and the Croatian national team. She competed for the Croatian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Her father is handball coach a ...

, handball player * Toma Bašić, football player * Tomislav Bašić, football player * Tomislav Bašić, sailor * Tonči Bašić, football player * Zlatko Bašić, football player and coach

Politics

* Đorđe Bašić, Serbian politician

Other

* Azra Bašić née Alešević, camp guard during Bosnian War

References

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