Ivica is a
Slavic masculine given name, a diminutive form of
Ivan. The direct English equivalent of the name is Johnny, while the equivalent of its augmentative Ivan is John.
It is one of the frequent male given names in Croatia, and is also present in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In Croatia, the name Ivica became one of the most common masculine given name in the decades between 1950 and 1989, peaking at second most common 1970-1979.
Ivica is also a common character in Croatian jokes, like
Perica.
In Slovenian, Ivica is both a masculine and feminine given name.
Notable people named Ivica
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Ivica Avramović, Serbian footballer
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Ivica Dačić, Serbian politician, Prime Minister of Serbia
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Ivica Dragutinović, Serbian footballer
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Ivica Džidić, Croatian footballer
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Ivica Grlić, Bosnian Croat footballer
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Ivica Kostelić, Croatian alpine skier
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Ivica Kralj, Montenegrin footballer
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Ivica Mornar, Croatian footballer
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Ivica Olić, Croatian footballer
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Ivica Osim
Ivan Osim (6 May 1941 – 1 May 2022), best known as Ivica Osim, was a Bosnian professional Football player, footballer and Manager (association football), football manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football managers of all ...
, Bosnian Croat footballer and coach
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Ivica Račan
Ivica Račan (; 24 February 1944 – 29 April 2007) was a Croatian politician who served as Prime Minister of Croatia from 2000 to 2003, heading two centre-left coalition governments.
Račan became the first prime minister of Croatia not to be a ...
, Croatian politician
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Ivica Rajić Ivica Rajić (born 5 May 1958, Jehovac, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) was a commander in the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) during the 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, later convicted of war crimes.
Rajić ...
, Croatian soldier
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Ivica Šerfezi
Ivan "Ivica" Šerfezi (1 December 1935 – 29 May 2004) was a Croatian pop singer hailing from Zagreb.
Ivan "Ivica" Šerfezi started singing in dance halls, and his first real success was a duet with Domenico Modugno at the Maksimir Stadiu ...
, Croatian singer
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Ivica Zubac
Ivica Zubac ( ; ; born 18 March 1997) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Croatian national basketball team. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in ...
, Croatian basketball player
See also
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