Karadžić ( sr-cyr, Караџић, ) is a Serbian surname, derived from ''karadža'', a colloquial Serbian term for "black ox" or generally for "an animal with black fur or dark complexion", itself derived from Turkish ''karaca'' meaning " roe deer". The Karadžić family name was derived from a progenitor who was called ''karadža'', a nickname found in Serbia since the second half of the 15th century ("Radica, son of Karadža", from the Branković defter). The surname is widespread over former Yugoslavia. It may refer to: *

Vuk Stefanović Karadžić VUK or Vuk may refer to: *Vuk (name), South Slavic given name ** Vuk, Ban of Bosnia (), a member of the Kotromanić dynasty ** Vuk Karadžić (1787–1864), Serbian language reformer and folklorist, often referred to simply as Vuk * ''Vuk'' (film) ...

(1787-1864), Serb linguist, major reformer of the

Serbian language Serbian (, ) is the standard language, standardized Variety (linguistics)#Standard varieties, variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official and national language of Serbia, one of the three official languages of ...

* Milan Karadžić, Montenegrin director *

Milutin Karadžić Milutin () is a Serbian masculine given name of Slavic origin. The name may refer to: *Stephen Uroš II Milutin of Serbia (1253–1321), king of Serbia *Milutin Bojić (1892–1917), poet *Milutin Ivković (1906–1943), footballer *Milutin Milanko ...

(born 1955), Serbian and Montenegrin actor *

Radovan Karadžić Radovan Karadžić ( sr-Cyrl, Радован Караџић, ; born 19 June 1945) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb politician who was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the International Criminal ...

(born 1945), former president of the self-proclaimed Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a convicted war criminal *

Ljiljana Zelen Karadžić Ljiljana (Cyrillic script: Љиљана) is a feminine given name. It may refer to: *Ljiljana Aranđelović (born 1963), Serbian politician and former presidential candidate in the Serbian presidential election, 2004 * Ljiljana Blagojević (born 19 ...

(born 1945), wife of Radovan Karadžić * Šujo Karadžić, Montenegrin and Old-Herzegovinian

uskok The Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organised Crime (), better known as USKOK, is a body of the Croatian criminal justice system, attached to the State's Attorney Office and specializing in investigations related to corruption and ...

Tomislav Karadžić Tomislav "Tole" Karadžić ( sr-cyr, Томислав Толе Караџић; born 10 February 1939) is a Serbian businessman and football administrator. From 2008 to 2016, he served in his second stint as the president of the Football Associati ...

, Serbian football administrator * Goran Karadžić, Serbian basketball player *

Vuk Karadžić (basketball) Vuk Karadžić ( sr-cyr, Вук Караџић, born June 24, 1996) is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK Dynamic Belgrade of the Basketball League of Serbia. Professional career Karadžić played for OKK Beograd, Smederevo 1953 a ...

, Serbian basketball player *

Stevan Karadžić Stevan Karadžić ( sr-cyr, Стеван Караџић; born 16 November 1960) is a Serbian-Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for Sopron Basket, the 2021–22 EuroLeague Women ...

, Serbian basketball coach and former player.

Anthropology

Drobnjaci

The Karadžić brotherhood in

Drobnjaci Drobnjaci ( sr-Cyrl, Дробњаци, ) was a tribe and historical region, Drobnjak, in Old Herzegovina in Montenegro (municipalities from Nikšić to Šavnik, Žabljak and Pljevlja). Its unofficial centre is in Šavnik. The Serb Orthodox ...

, according to tradition, ultimately descends from three brothers that lived prior to 1700 in

Vasojevići The Vasojevići (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin and sr-Cyrl, Васојевићи, ) is a historical Tribes of Montenegro#Brda, highland tribe (''pleme'') and region of Montenegro, in the area of the Brda (Montenegro), Brda. It is the largest ...

, from where they migrated to Drobnjaci. Indeed, the ancestors of the Karadžići migrated from

Lijeva Rijeka Lijeva Rijeka ( sr-Cyrl, Лијева Ријека) is a settlement in the municipality of Podgorica, Montenegro. It is perhaps best known as the paternal ancestral homeland of Slobodan Milošević. Demographics According to the 2011 census, its ...

in Vasojevići in the mid-17th century. In 1930, there were 28 households of Karadžić in

Petnjica Petnjica () is a town in Montenegro in the northern region, and the center of Petnjica Municipality. Petnjica regained its municipality status on May 28, 2013, which it previously had from 1945 to 1957, when it was merged with the Berane Municip ...

, 3 in Malinsko, 3 in Gornja Bukovica, 5 in Pašina voda, and 19 in Palež. Anthropologist

Andrija Luburić Andrija Luburić (16 November 1891 – 19 March 1944) was a Serbian historian and collector of folk songs. He is remembered as one of three major Serbian folklorists of the early 20th century along with Nikola T. Kašiković and Novica Šaulić. ...

said that the Karadžić were "born with the gift of

gusle The gusle () or lahuta (; related to English ''lute'') is a bowed single- stringed musical instrument (and musical style) traditionally used in the Dinarides region of Southeastern Europe (in the Balkans). The instrument is always accompanie ...

playing". The Karadžić brotherhood in Drobnjaci has the ''slava'' (feast day) of

Aranđelovdan Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second- ...

(the slava of Vasojevići), while they have the ''prislava'' of

Đurđevdan George's Day in Spring, or Saint George's Day, is a Slavic religious holiday, the feast of Saint George celebrated on 23 April by the Julian calendar (6 May by the Gregorian calendar). In Croatia and Slovenia, the Roman Catholic version of S ...

(the slava of Drobnjaci).

's grandfather Joksim migrated from Šavnik to Serbia. The Divjanović family in the

Jahorina Jahorina ( sr-Cyrl, Јахорина, ) is a mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located at the tripoint of the municipalities of Pale, Trnovo, Republika Srpska and Trnovo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Part of the Dinaric Alps, it bord ...

region (in Bosnia) hailed from Drobnjaci and was previously surnamed Karadžić, according to epic poet and guslar Ilija Divjanović (1835–1893) whose poems were collected by Bogoljub Petranović.

Negotin Valley

Regarding the

Negotin Valley The Negotin Valley (; ) is a region in northeastern Serbia. It is isolated and distanced from other parts of Central Serbia. The Negotin Valley has unusual climatic features and hydropotential and geomorphologic sites. The region is centered aro ...

, in the early 20th century, there was a Karadžić family in Sikole with the ''slava'' of

Nikoljdan Saint Nicholas Day, also called the "Feast of Saint Nicholas", observed on 6 December (or on its eve on 5 December) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast d ...

, and hailed from Montenegro. In Jasenica, there were two households of a Karadžić family which had the ''slava'' of Jovanjdan, and according to tradition descended from some "Ciganče" who had been brought by an ancestor of the Belobrečić in the 19th century.

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