Milovan ( sr-Cyrl, Милован) is a
Slavic name
Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries.
The main types of Slavic names:
* Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ...
derived from the passive adjective ''milovati'' ("caress"). It is recorded in Serbia since the Late Middle Ages. Variants include Milovanac and Milovanče.
Given name
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Milovan Bojić (born 1955), Serbian politician
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Milovan Ćirić (1918–1986), Serbian football manager
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Milovan Đilas
Milovan Djilas (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Милован Ђилас, Milovan Đilas, ; 12 June 1911 – 20 April 1995) was a Yugoslav communist politician, theorist and author. He was a key figure in the Partisan movement during World War II, as well ...
(1911–1995), Montenegrin-Serbian Communist politician, theorist and author in Yugoslavia
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Milovan Đorić
Milovan Đorić (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Ђорић; born 6 August 1945) is a Serbian association football, football manager and former player. He is often referred to by his nickname Bata Đora.
Đorić last ...
(born 1945), Serbian football player and manager
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Milovan Danojlić (1937–2022), Serbian writer
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Milovan Destil Marković
Milovan DeStil Marković ( sr-Cyrl, Милован ДеСтил Марковић; born 9 November 1957 in Čačak, Yugoslavia, today Serbia) is a Serbian visual artist, who began his career in the early 1980s. Active for over two decades, he is r ...
(born 1957), visual artist
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Milovan Drašković (born 1995), Montenegrin basketball player
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Milovan Drecun (born 1957), Serbian journalist of Montenegrin descent
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Milovan Gavazzi (1895–1992), Croatian ethnologist
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Milovan Glišić (1847–1908), Serbian writer, dramatist, and literary theorist
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Milovan Ilic Minimaks (1938–2005), Serbian radio and TV journalist
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Milovan Jakšić (1909–1953), Serbian footballer
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Milovan Jović (1955–2009), Serbian footballer
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Milovan Kapor (born 1991), Canadian soccer player
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Milovan Krivokapić (born 1949), Serbian politician
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Milovan Milovanović (1863–1912), Serbian politician, diplomat and constitutional lawyer
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Milovan Milović (born 1980), Serbian footballer
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Milovan Mirosevic (born 1980), Chilean footballer
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Milovan Obradović (born 1956), Serbian footballer
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Milovan Petrovikj (born 1990), Macedonian footballer
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Milovan Minja Prelević (1970–2019), Montenegrin footballer and coach
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Milovan Raković (born 1985), Serbian professional basketball player
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Milovan Rajevac
Milovan Rajevac (Serbian: Милован Рајевац; born 2 January 1954) is a Serbian Manager (association football), football manager and former professional player.
Playing career
Born in Čajetina, Rajevac played as a Defender (associat ...
(born 1954), Serbian footballer
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Milovan Savić (born 1953), Croatian middle-distance runner
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Milovan Sikimić (born 1980), Serbian footballer
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Milovan Stanković (born 1969), Serbian writer
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Milovan Stepandić (1954–2020), Serbian basketball coach
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Milovan Vesnić ( 2014), Serbian racing driver
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Milovan Vidaković (1780–1841), Serbian writer
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Milovan Vitezović
Milovan Vitezović (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Витезовић; 11 September 1944 – 22 March 2022) was a Serbian writer, professor and screenwriter.
He wrote poems, novels, essays, prose literature for chi ...
(1944–2022), Serbian writer, poet, play writer and satirist
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Milovan Zoričić (1884–1971), Croatian football official and criminal judge
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Milovan Zoričić (statistician) (1850–1912), Croatian statistician
Surname
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Berndt Lubich von Milovan, ''Hauptsturmführer'' in the Waffen SS during World War II
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Irena Milovan (1937–2020), Yugoslav ballet dancer
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Ivan Milovan (born 1940), Croatian Roman Catholic prelate
Place names
* Milovan, a village in
Pleșoi Commune, Dolj County, Romania
See also
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Milovanov
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Milovanović
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Miloslav
Miloslav is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mil-'', "merciful" or "dear", and ''-slav'' ''glory''.
Name variants
* feminine form: Miloslava
* diminutive form: Miloš
* Polish: Miłosław/Miłosława
* Czech fe ...
, "
Mila"''
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Slavic names
Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic peoples, Slavic countries.
The main types of Slavic names:
* Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', ''Niemir, Němir/měr''), * ...
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