Božović (

Cyrillic The Cyrillic script ( ), Slavonic script or the Slavic script, is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking co ...

: ''Божовић'', ;

plural The plural (sometimes list of glossing abbreviations, abbreviated pl., pl, or ), in many languages, is one of the values of the grammatical number, grammatical category of number. The plural of a noun typically denotes a quantity greater than the ...

: ''Božovići, Божовићи'') is

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also * * * Old Serbian (disambiguation ...

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, and is one of the most common surnames in

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...

and

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It derives from personal name ''

Božo Božo ( sr, Божо) is a South Slavic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Božo Bakota (1950–2015), Croatian footballer *Božo Biškupić (born 1938), Croatian politician and lawyer * Božo Broketa (1922–1985), Yugosl ...

'' (Божо), cognate of the English name

Theodor Theodor is a masculine given name. It is a German form of Theodore. It is also a variant of Teodor. List of people with the given name Theodor * Theodor Adorno, (1903–1969), German philosopher * Theodor Aman, Romanian painter * Theodor Blueger, ...

. The part ''ov'' designates possession: ''Božov'' means ''Božo's''. The suffix ''ić'' is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. Thus the last name can be translated as ''Božo's son'' or ''Božo's daughter''. There are several families in

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, and

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

who carry this last name. The most numerous and the most prominent of the Božovići are the Serbian

Old Herzegovina Old Herzegovina ( sr, Стара Херцеговина, Stara Hercegovina) is a historical region, covering the eastern parts of historical Herzegovina, outside the scope of modern Herzegovina. A large section of ''Old Herzegovina'' belongs to ...

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, mea ...

of Božovići, who are originally from the Piva River region. More of the Božovići are found in

Eastern Herzegovina East Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Istočna Hercegovina, Источна Херцеговина) is the eastern part of the historical Herzegovina region in Bosnia and Herzegovina, east of the Neretva river, part of the Republika Srpska entity. Major ...

, in the

Užice Užice ( sr-cyr, Ужице, ) is a city and the administrative centre of the Zlatibor District in western Serbia. It is located on the banks of the river Đetinja. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 59,747. The C ...

region, and in

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a international recognition of Kosovo, partiall ...

. Despite the common last name, they are not mutually related. People with last name Božović: * Bojan Božović, footballer, born 1985 * Janko Božović, Austrian handball player *

Milivoje Božović Milivoje Božović (born December 15, 1985) is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK Budućnost Bijeljina of the First League of Republika Srpska. Career He played with Belgrade clubs Lavovi 063, Mega Vizura and OKK Beograd before jo ...

, basketball player * Miodrag Božović, coach * Mladen Božović, footballer, born 1984 * Petar Božović, actor *

Radoman Božović Radoman Božović ( sr, Радоман Божовић; born 13 January 1953) is a Serbian politician and former Prime Minister of Serbia. Biography Božović was born in Šipačno, Montenegro in 1953. He completed grades 1-3 of elementary school ...

, former

Prime Minister of Serbia The prime minister of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, премијерка Србије, premijerka Srbije; masculine: премијер/premijer), officially the president of the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, председница Влад� ...

* Saša Božović (1912–1995), Serbian doctor, writer and antifascist * Vladimir Božović, footballer, born 1981 *

Vojin Božović Vojin "Škoba" Božović (Cyrillic: Војин Божовић; 1 January 1913 – 19 April 1983) was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin football player and manager. Playing career Club He was among the best players in the history of Montenegro and one ...

, football player and manager, born 1913 *

Vukajlo Božović Vukajlo Božović ( sr-cyr, Вукајло Божовић; d. 1926), known as Priest Vukajlo (поп Вукајло) was a Serbian Orthodox priest and revolutionary. Božović participated in the Balkan Wars, as a commander of a detachment in Ibar ...

, military commander Recipients of the Order of the People's Hero of Yugoslavia: * Božo Božović (1907-1993) * Vlado Božović (1915-2010) * Vukosav Božović (1916-1943) * Dragoljub Božović Žuća (1922-1943) * Radislav Božović Raško (1910-1942) * Radomir Božović Raco (1915-2000)

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