Božović (

Cyrillic The Cyrillic 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 countries in Southeastern Europe, Ea ...

: ''Божовић'', ;

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

: ''Božovići, Божовићи'') is a Montenegrin and Serbian

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, and is one of the most common surnames in

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and

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It derives from personal name '' Božo'' (Божо), cognate of the English name Theo. *The part ''-ov'' designates possession and is characteristic of

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and as a surname in Bulgaria: ''Božov'' means ''Božo's'' (in other South Slavic areas: Božin). It also represents the form of surnames, or middle names, given after the father, until the 19th century. * The ''-ić'' part is a

diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...

descendant designation, used as a surname from the late 19th or 20th century and may represent the name of a family, or a brotherhood within a clan/tribe or the clan/tribe itself. Thus the last name can be translated as ''Božo's son'' or ''Božo's daughter'' or ''Božo's descendant''. There are several families in

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and

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who carry this last name. The most numerous of the Božovići are the Serbian Old Herzegovina

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, a clan may claim descent from a founding member or apical ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity. Many societie ...

of Božovići, who are originally from the Piva River region. More of the Božovići are found in Eastern Herzegovina, in the Užice region, and in

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. Despite their common last name, these families often don't share common genetic origin. People with last name Božović: * Bojan Božović, footballer, born 1985 * Janko Božović, Austrian handball player *

Milivoje Božović Milivoje Božović (born 15 December 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 j ...

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

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

* Saša Božović (1912–1995), Serbian medical doctor, writer and

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( Tito's partisan) military officer. * Vladimir Božović, footballer, born 1981 * Vojin Božović, football player and manager, born 1913 * Vukajlo Božović, 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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