Kȁčić () is a
Croatian surname. It is chiefly distributed in the city of
Split
Split(s) or The Split may refer to:
Places
* Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia
* Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay
* Split Island, Falkland Islands
* Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua
Arts, entertai ...
, and the area of southern and central
Dalmatia
Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see names in other languages) is one of the four historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of the Adriatic Sea, str ...
. Etymologically it derives from the word ''kača'' "snake".
It may refer to:
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Kačić noble family, which includes medieval Hungarian branch ''Kacsics''
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Andrija Kačić Miošić
Andrija Kačić Miošić (; 17 April 1704 – 14 December 1760) was a Croatian poet and Franciscan friar, descendant of one of the oldest and most influential Croatian noble families - Kačić.
Biography
Born in Brist near Makarska, he became ...
(1704–1760), Croatian poet and Franciscan friar
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Hrvoje Kačić (born 1932), former Croatian water polo player, academician and politician
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Miro Kačić
Miro Kačić (7 July 1946 – 6 February 2001) was a Croatian linguist.
After finishing primary school in Pučišća and high school in Zagreb, he enrolled in Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Zagreb where he graduated in Romance studie ...
(1946–2001), Croatian linguist
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Igor Kačić (1975–1991), youngest victim of the Vukovar massacre
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Croatian surnames