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: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. By Slavic etymology, the name is composed of the root ''mir'' (meaning

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suffix ''-ko'' usual in South Slavic languages, which together means "the peaceful one". Mirko is sometimes used as a short, hypocoristic form of Miroslav in some Slavic languages. The name is widely popular in Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Italy and Germany. The alternative spelling in

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is Mirco. The nationality of those men with the forename Mirko who are from outside the Slavic region is listed next to the name. Notable men with the forename Mirko: *

Prince Mirko of Montenegro Prince Mirko Dimitri Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro ( sr-Cyrl, Мирко Петровић-Његош; 17 April 1879 – 2 March 1918) was born in Cetinje, the second son of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and Milena Vukotić. Prince Mirko p ...

Mirko Alilović Mirko Alilović (born 15 September 1985) is a Croatian handball goalkeeper for SC Pick Szeged. He won the silver medals both, on the World Championship (2009) and the European Championship (2008, 2010), and a bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ...

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 ...

* Mirko Bellodi, Italian *

Mirko Bogović Mirko Bogović (2 February 1816, in Varaždin – 4 May 1893, in Zagreb) was a Croatian poet and politician. He graduated in philosophy in Szombathely in 1830, cadet school in Petrovaradin (1833–1837) and law in Pest, Hungary, Pest in 1844. He ...

* Mirko Boland, German *

Mirko Bolesan Mirko (Cyrillic script: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. By Slavic etymology, the name is composed of the root ''mir'' (meaning peace) and hypocoristic suffix ''-ko'' usual in South Slavic languages, which together m ...

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Mirko Bortolotti Mirko Bortolotti (born 10 January 1990) is an Italian racing driver from Trento. He has won the Italian Formula 3 Championship in 2008, the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2011, the Eurocup Megane Trophy in 2013 and the Blancpain GT Series Endur ...

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Mirko Bröder Mirko (Imre) Bröder, or Broeder, Broder, Breder (1911–1943) was a Hungarian–born Yugoslav chess master. Born in Budapest, he grew up in Novi Sad, Voivodina (then Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes), where he studied law. He won a simul ...

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Mirko Bunjevčević Mirko Bunjevčević (; born February 5, 1978) is former Serbian football defender, currently coach in Red Star youth academy. Career Born in Karlovac (SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia), he started playing football since young age, along his elder broth ...

* Mirko Casper, German * Mirko Castillo, Peruvian *

Mirko Celestino Mirko Celestino (born 19 March 1974 in Albenga) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, specializing in the classic cycle races. His biggest career achievements to date include winning the ''monumental classic''—Giro di Lomba ...

, Italian *

Mirko Corsano Mirko Corsano (born 28 October 1973 in Casarano) is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Playing as a libero, he claimed his first title for the ''Azzurri'' in 1999 a ...

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Mirko Cvetković Mirko Cvetković ( sr-Cyr, Мирко Цветковић, ; born 16 August 1950) is a Serbian economist and former politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2008 to 2012 and as finance minister from 2007 to 2008, and again from ...

Mirko Damjanović Mirko Damjanović ( Cyrillic: Мирко Дамјановић) (1937 – 25 December 2010) was a Serbian football coach. He was head coach of FK Partizan from 1973 to 1974. He also worked at FK Rad, FK Leotar FK Leotar ( sr-cyrl, ФК Ле ...

Mirko Derenčin Mirko (Cyrillic script: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. By Slavic etymology, the name is composed of the root ''mir'' (meaning peace) and hypocoristic suffix ''-ko'' usual in South Slavic languages, which together m ...

Mirko Dickhaut Mirko Dickhaut (born 11 January 1971) is a German football coach and a former player. Career statistics References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dickhaut, Mirko 1971 births Living people 2. Bundesliga managers Sportspeople from Kass ...

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Mirko Dorner Mirko Dorner (March 7, 1921 in Budapest – May 2, 2004 in Essen) was a German- Hungarian cellist, composer and painter, raised in Belgrade. Dorner was trained at the Belgrade Conservatory and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (1939–42). ...

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Mirko Eichhorn Mirko Eichhorn (born 30 August 1971) is a former German figure skater. He won two national titles, East German in 1989 and German in 1992. He competed at four World Championships A world championship is generally an international competitio ...

, German *

Mirko Ellis Mirko Ellis (4 September 1923 – 11 September 2014) was a Swiss-Italian film, stage and television actor. Born Mirko Korcinsky in Locarno to a family of Lithuanian origin, Ellis moved, after his studies, to Italy, where he made his film debut i ...

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Mirko Englich Mirko Englich (born 28 August 1978) is a German Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two silver medals at the European Wrestling Championships in 2003 and 2008. Englich won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He defeated U.S.A's Adam Wheeler ...

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Mirko Eramo Mirko Eramo (born 12 July 1989) is an Italian professional football player currently playing as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up ...

, Italian * Mirko Fait, Italian *Mirko Filipović, better known as

Mirko Cro Cop Mirko Filipović (; born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a retired Croatian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cr ...

Mirko Gashi Mirko Gashi ( sr-cyr, Мирко Гаши, Mirko Gaši; 2 January 1939 – July 1995) was an Albanian writer. Born in Kralje, he studied journalism in Belgrade and worked as a journalist in ''Flaka e vëllazërimit'' in Skopje and in Radio Prishti ...

, Albanian * Mirko Giacomo Nenzi, Italian * Mirko Giansanti, Italian * Mirko Gori, Italian * Mirko Grabovac *

Mirko Grmek Mirko Dražen Grmek (9 January 1924 – 6 March 2000) was a Croatian and French historian of medicine, writer and scientist. He was one of the pioneers and founders of the history of medicine. His entire opus promotes the historical research of me ...

* Mirko Guadalupi, Italian *

Mirko Höfflin Mirko Höfflin (born June 18, 1992) is a German professional ice hockey forward currently playing for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth round (151st overall) of the 2010 N ...

, German * Mirko Hrgović *

Mirko Ilić Mirko Ilić (born 1 January 1956) is a Bosnian-born comics artist and graphic designer based in New York City. Yugoslavian period Ilić was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. His life, schooling and most of his Yugoslav-period-career was located at ...

Mirko Ivanić Mirko Ivanić (, ; born 13 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Red Star Belgrade. Born in Serbia, he represents the Montenegro national team. Club career Vojvodina Born in Bački Jarak, Ivanić c ...

Mirko Ivanovski Mirko Ivanovski ( mk, Мирко Ивановски; born 31 October 1989) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești. Club career Ivanovski began his career with the youth side of Pelist ...

* Mirko Jeličić, Australian * Mirko Jović *

Mirko Jozić Mirko Jozić (; born 8 April 1940) is a Croatian retired professional football manager and player. Managerial career As manager, he won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile with the Yugoslavia under-20 national team composed of fam ...

* Mirko Jurkovic, American *

Mirko Kokotović Mirko Kokotović (; 15 April 1913 – 15 November 1988) was a Bosnian/Croatian footballer who played international football for both the Croatian and Royal Yugoslavian national teams. Club career He became national champion of the Kingdom of Yu ...

Mirko Koršič Mirko Koršič (18 January 1914 – 12 December 1981) was a Yugoslav fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill m ...

Mirko Kovač (basketball) Mirko Kovač (born 1 March 1983) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Kumanovo Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Munic ...

* Mirko Kovač (writer) * Mirko Kramarić *

Mirko Lamantia Mirko Lamantia (born 1 March 1990) is an Italian football goalkeeper. History Lamantia started out playing at a young age for Novara. In 2007-2008, the young keeper moved to Genoa in co-ownership .Genoa CFC Report and Accounts on 31 December 200 ...

, Italian * Mirko Lang, German * Mirko Marić *

Mirko Marjanović Mirko Marjanović ( sr-cyrl, Мирко Марјановић, ; 27 July 1937 – 21 February 2006) was a Serbian politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 1994 to 2000. Biography Marjanović was born on 27 July 1937 in Knin in ...

* Mirko Martucci, Italian *

Mirko Mihić Mirko Mihić (born July 24, 1965) is a Serbian football coach and retired player. Club career Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Mihić played as a striker for FK Sloboda Tuzla in the Yugoslav First League. He also played in the Yugoslav First League wit ...

* Mirko Mikić *

Mirko Milašević Mirko Milašević (; born 27 July 1985) is a Montenegrin handball player for Serbian club Jugović. Club career After starting out at Jugović, Milašević played for fellow Serbian clubs Vojvodina and Crvena zvezda, before returning to his na ...

* Mirko Mulalić * Mirko Murovic, Canadian * Mirko Müller, German *

Mirko Nišović Mirko Nišović (; born July 2, 1961) is a Serbian retired sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Los Angeles in 1984 with a gold in the C-2 500 ...

Mirko Norac Kevo Mirko Norac (born 19 September 1967) is a former Croatian general of the Croatian Army (HV), and a convicted war criminal. He was the first Croatian Army general to be found guilty of war crimes by a Croatian court, in 2003, after his case was t ...

Mirko Novosel Mirko Novosel (born 30 June 1938) is a Croatian former professional basketball coach and player. Novosel coached some of the greatest players in former Yugoslavia and Croatia, such as Croatian Hall of Fame players Krešimir Ćosić and Dražen Pe ...

* Mirko Oremuš * Mirko Paetzold, German * Mirko Palazzi, Sammarinese * Mirko Petrović (athlete) * Mirko Petrović (politician) * Mirko Petrović-Njegoš * Mirko Pieri, Italian * Mirko Pigliacelli, Italian * Mirko Plantić *

Mirko Puzović Mirko Puzović (born April 24, 1956 in Аranđelovac, Serbia) is a retired boxer from Yugoslavia. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg). In the semifina ...

* Mirko Rački * Mirko Radovanović * Mirko Radović *

Mirko Raičević Mirko Raičević (Cyrillic: Mиpкo Paичeвић, born 22 March 1982), also known by his nickname Ćiro, is a Montenegrin footballer who finished his career at OFK Titograd. International career He made his debut for Montenegro in his country ...

* Mirko Ruggiu, Sardinian King * Mirko Salvi, Swiss *

Mirko Sandić Mirko Sandić ( sr-cyrl, Мирко Сандић; 9 May 1942 – 24 December 2006) was a Serbian water polo player who led Yugoslav teams to a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also compete ...

* Mirko Savini, Italian * Mirko Savone, Italian *

Mirko Schuster Mirko Schuster (born 21 July 1994) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Regionalliga West club SV Rödinghausen. Playing career Youth career Born in Mannheim, Schuster started out playing in the youth ranks of SV Waldhof Mannhe ...

, German * Mirko Selak *

Mirko and Stjepan Seljan Mirko Seljan (5 April 1871 – c. 1913) and Stjepan Seljan (19 August 1875 – 7 June 1936) were Croatian explorers. Early life The brothers were born in Karlovac, Croatia (at the time part of Austria-Hungary). After receiving a basic ed ...

* Mirko Selvaggi, Italian * Mirko Serrano, Chilean *

Mirko Slomka Mirko Slomka (; born 12 September 1967) is a German Association football, football manager who last managed Hannover 96. Managerial career Hannover 96 From 1989 to 1999, Slomka was the manager of Hannover 96's U19 squad. Slomka coached several ...

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Mirko Stojanović Mirko Stojanović (born 11 June 1939 in Zagreb) is a Croatian retired footballer. In his career, he made four international appearances for the Yugoslav national team. Playing career Club While playing for NK Dinamo Zagreb he won the 1959–60 ...

Mirko Szewczuk Mirko Szewczuk, was born ''Volodymyr Szewczuk'' (born 20 September 1919 in Vienna; died 31 May 1957 in Hamburg, Germany) was a German cartoonist of Austrian-Ukrainian origin. Szewczuk was born in 1919 in Vienna, Austria. From 1926-1938, he attend ...

, German *

Mirko Šarović Mirko Šarović ( sr-cyrl, Мирко Шаровић; born 16 September 1956) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 3rd Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2003. From 2000 to 2002, he also served as the 4t ...

Mirko Spada Mirko Spada (born 26 January 1969) is a retired male decathlete from Switzerland. He set his personal best (7984 points) in the men's decathlon on 2 July 1995 in Helmond, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = ...

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Mirko Stangalino Mirko Remo Stangalino (born 18 August 1946) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Together with Renzo Meynet and Osvaldo Ronc, he placed first in the civilian team category in the 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama The Mezzalama Trophy ( it, Trofeo Mezzalama, f ...

, Italian *

Mirko Taccola Mirko Taccola (born 18 April 1970 in Pisa, Italy) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented Italy at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ...

, Italian * Mirko Tedeschi (cyclist, born 1987), Italian * Mirko Tedeschi (cyclist, born 1989), Italian * Mirko Teodorović * Mirko Tomassoni, Sammarinese * Mirko Tremaglia, Italian * Mirko Trosino, Italian * Mirko Turri, Italian *

Mirko Uhlig Mirko Uhlig (born 22 June 1981 in Aachen, Germany) is a German artist in the field of contemporary experimental music. Music He first appeared with surreal sound collages and musique concrète-techniques under the moniker Aalfang Mit Pferdeko ...

, German * Mirko Valdifiori, Italian *

Mirko Vičević Mirko Vičević (30 June 1968) is a Montenegrin retired water polo player. He achieved 1057 goals in his career. He is a member of the World House of Fame. He was part of the Yugoslavia team which won the gold medal in water polo in the 1986 Worl ...

* Mirko Vidaković *

Mirko Vindiš Miroslavo ("Mirko") Vindiš (born 8 November 1963 in Ptuj) is a retired long-distance runner from Slovenia, who won the 1988 edition of the Vienna Marathon. He represented Yugoslavia (1988) and Slovenia (1992) in the men's marathon at the Summer O ...

* Mirko Virius *

Mirko Vučinić Mirko Vučinić (, ; born 1 October 1983) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a forward. Having caught the attention of Pantaleo Corvino, the sporting director of the Italian club Lecce, he transferred there in the s ...

* Mirko Vuillermin, Italian * Mirko Wolter, German

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