Ljubica ( sr-cyr, Љубица and ) is a

Slavic Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to: Peoples * Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia ** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples ** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples ** West Slav ...

feminine given name meaning "love" or "kiss", where -ica is a

diminutive suffix 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 som ...

. Also, ''ljubica'' means violet, while the actual flower is ''ljubičica'', a superdiminutive. It is

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...

in origin, used throughout the former Yugoslavia.

Variants

* Bulgarian: ''Lyubitsa'', Любица * Slovak: ''Ľubica''

Notable people

* Ljubica Acevska (born 1957), Macedonian diplomat *

Ljubica Čakarević Ljubica Čakarević (Serbian language, Љубица Чакаревић–Ди Сорно; later, Ljubica Čakarević-Di Sorno; 1894–1980) was a Serbian combatant and heroine in World War I. Biography Ljubica Čakarević was born in Užice, in 1 ...

(1894–1980), Serbian combatant *

Ljubica Drljača Ljubica Drljača (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубица Дрљача; born 4 August 1978) is a Serbian basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball c ...

(born 1978), Serbian basketball coach and player *

Ljubica Ivošević Dimitrov Ljubica Ivošević Dimitrov (; ; 17 July 1884 – 27 May 1933)Pr ...

(1884–1933), Serbian-Bulgarian textile worker, activist, newspaper editor and poet * Ljubica Janković (1894–1974), Serbian ethnomusicologist *

Ljubica Jelušič Ljubica Jelušič (born 16 June 1960 in Koper, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian politician. She is a lecturer in defense studies at the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Social Sciences, served as Minister of Defence in the government of Bor ...

(born 1960), Slovenian politician * Ljubica Jembrih (born 1974), Croatian politician * Ljubica Luković (1858–1915), Serbian nurse, social worker, teacher and translator *

Ljubica Marić Ljubica Marić (Љубица Марић , 18 March 1909 – 17 September 2003) was a composer from Yugoslavia. She was a pupil of Josip Štolcer-Slavenski. She was known for being inspired by Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Eastern Orthodox Church, ...

(1909–2003), Serbian composer * Ljubica Mrdaković Todorović (born 1962), Serbian doctor and politician *

Ljubica Nenezić Ljubica Glendža née Nenezić; (born 15 January 1997) is a Montenegrin handball player for HC Gloria Buzău and the Montenegrin national team. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Semifinalist'': 2016 *EHF Cup The EHF Europea ...

(born 1997), Montenegrin handball player *

Ljubica Ostojić Ljubica Ostojić (20 March 1945 – 29 May 2021) was a Bosnian poet, writer and playwright from Bosnia and Herzegovina. She wrote in Croatian and taught dramaturgy at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. Early life and education Bor ...

(1945–2021), Bosnian poet, writer and playwright *

Ljubica Otašević Ljubica "Buba" Otašević ( sr-cyr, Љубица Оташевић; born August 2, 1933 – April 12, 1998) was a Yugoslav and Serbian actress, body double, and basketball player. Early life Born in the village of Ljutovnica near Gornji Milanova ...

(1933–1998), Serbian actress, body double and basketball player *

Ljubica Sokić Ljubica "Cuca" Sokić (9 December 1914 – 8 January 2009) was a prominent Serbs, Serbian and Yugoslavs, Yugoslav Painting, painter of the twentieth century. Biography She was born in Bitola, North Macedonia, where her mother Ruža was refugee d ...

(1914–2009), Serbian painter *

Ljubica Štefan Ljubica Štefan (1921–2002) was a Croatian historian. She was awarded honorific title Righteous Among the Nations.

(1921–2002), Croatian historian *

Ljubica Vukomanović Ljubica Vukomanović ( sr-cyr, Љубица Вукомановић; September 1788 – 26 May 1843) was Princess consort of the Principality of Serbia as the wife of Miloš Obrenović, Prince of Serbia, and the founder of the Obrenović dyn ...

(1788–1843), Serbian Princess consort *

Ljubica Živković Ljubica Živković ( Jocić, 25 September 1936 – 13 June 2017) was a Serbian and Yugoslav chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1966). She was a winner of the Yugoslav Women's Chess Championship (1959). Bi ...

(1936–2017), Serbian chess player

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