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Cyrillic script The Cyrillic script ( ) is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic languages, Slavic, Turkic languages, Turkic, Mongolic languages, Mongolic, Uralic languages, Uralic, C ...

: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. By

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 ...

etymology, the name is composed of the root ''mir'' (meaning

peace Peace is a state of harmony in the absence of hostility and violence, and everything that discusses achieving human welfare through justice and peaceful conditions. In a societal sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (suc ...

) and

hypocoristic A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for Isabel or '' Bob'' for Robert, or it ...

suffix ''-ko'' usual in

South Slavic languages The South Slavic languages are one of three branches of the Slavic languages. There are approximately 30 million speakers, mainly in the Balkans. These are separated geographically from speakers of the other two Slavic branches (West Slavic la ...

, which together means "the peaceful one". Mirko is sometimes used as a short, hypocoristic form of

Miroslav Miroslav may refer to: * Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name * ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade * Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic S ...

in some Slavic languages. The name is widely popular in Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Italy and Germany. An alternative spelling in

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

and

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

Mirco Mirco is a masculine given name popular in Italy. Mirco is an alternative spelling of the name Mirko. It may refer to: * Mirco Antenucci (born 1984), Italian footballer * Mirco Baldacci (born 1977), rally driver from San Marino * Mirco Bergamasco ( ...

. The nationality of those men with the forename Mirko who are from outside the Slavic region is listed next to the name. Notable men with the forename Mirko: *

Prince Mirko of Montenegro Prince Mirko Dimitri Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro ( sr-Cyrl, Мирко Петровић-Његош; 17 April 1879 – 2 March 1918) was born in Cetinje, the second son of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and Milena Vukotić. Prince Mirko predec ...

* Mirko Alilović, Croatian handball player *

Mirko Bašić Mirko Bašić (born 14 September 1960) is a Croatian former Team handball, handball player who competed for Yugoslavia men's national handball team, Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He has also played six E ...

Croatian handball player * Mirko Bellodi, Italian footballer *

Mirko Bogović Mirko Bogović (2 February 1816 – 4 May 1893) was a Croatian poet and politician. He graduated in philosophy in Szombathely in 1830, cadet school in Petrovaradin (1833–1837) and law in Pest in 1844. He wrote satirical poems incorporating ro ...

, Croatian poet and politician * Mirko Boland, German footballer * Mirko Bolesan, Italian footballer *

Mirko Bortolotti Mirko Bortolotti (born 10 January 1990) is an Italian auto racing, racing driver from Trento. He has won the Italian Formula 3 Championship in 2008, the FIA Formula Two Championship (2009–2012), FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2011, the Eurocup M� ...

, Italian race car driver *

Mirko Bröder Mirko (Imre) Bröder, or Broeder, Broder, Breder (1911–1943) was a Hungarian–born Yugoslav chess master. Born in Budapest, he grew up in Novi Sad, Voivodina (then Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes), where he studied law. He won a simu ...

, Hungarian-Serbian chess player * Mirko Bunjevčević, Serbian footballer *

Mirko Casper Mirko Casper (born 1 March 1982 in Zell (Mosel), Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of footbal ...

, German footballer * Mirko Castillo, Peruvian footballer *

Mirko Celestino Mirko Celestino (born 19 March 1974 in Albenga) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, specializing in the classic cycle races. His biggest career achievements to date include winning the ''monumental classic''—Giro di Lombard ...

, Italian racing cyclist *

Mirko Corsano Mirko Corsano (born 28 October 1973) is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially br ...

, Italian volleyball player *

Mirko Cvetković Mirko Cvetković ( sr-Cyr, Мирко Цветковић, ; born 16 August 1950) is a Serbian economist and former politician who served as the Prime Minister of Serbia, prime minister of Serbia from 2008 to 2012 and as finance minister from 200 ...

Prime Minister of Serbia (2008-2012) *

Mirko Damjanović Mirko Damjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирко Дамјановић; 1937 – 25 December 2010) was a Serbian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball ...

, Serbian football coach *

Mirko Derenčin Mirko (Cyrillic script: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. By Slavic etymology, the name is composed of the root ''mir'' (meaning peace) and hypocoristic suffix ''-ko'' usual in South Slavic languages, which together m ...

, Hungarian-Croatian nobleman and soldier *

Mirko Dickhaut Mirko Dickhaut (born 11 January 1971) is a German football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word) ...

, German association football player and former player *

Mirko Dorner Mirko Dorner (7 March 1921 in Budapest – 2 May 2004 in Essen) was a German- Hungarian cellist, composer and painter, raised in Belgrade. Dorner was trained at the Belgrade Conservatory and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (1939–42). H ...

, German-Hungarian cellist, composer and painter *

Mirko Eichhorn Mirko Eichhorn (born 30 August 1971) is a former German figure skater. He won two national titles, East German in 1989 and German in 1992. He competed at four World Championships and four European Championships.http://www.berliner-zeitung.de ...

, German figure skater *

Mirko Ellis Mirko Ellis (4 September 1923 – 11 September 2014) was a Swiss-Italian film, stage and television actor. Born Mirko Korcinsky in Locarno to a family of Lithuanian origin, Ellis moved, after his studies, to Italy, where he made his film debut i ...

, Swiss-Italian actor *

Mirko Englich Mirko Englich (born 28 August 1978) is a German Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two silver medals at the European Wrestling Championships in 2003 and 2008. Englich won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), ...

, German Greco-Roman wrestler * Mirko Eramo, Italian footballer * Mirko Fait, Italian saxophonist and composer *Mirko Filipović, better known as

Mirko Cro Cop Mirko Filipović (; born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a Croatian former professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro ...

, Croatian former professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer * Mirko Gashi, Albanian journalist * Mirko Giansanti, Italian motorcycle road racer * Mirko Gori, Italian footballer *

Mirko Grabovac Mirko Grabovac (born 19 September 1971) is a Croatian former professional football player and coach. He changed his nationality to Singaporean in 2001 in order to play for the Singapore national football team, before renouncing it in 2008. He ...

, Singaporean footballer * Mirko Grmek, Croatian and French historian of medicine, writer and scientist * Mirko Guadalupi, Italian footballer * Mirko Höfflin, German ice hockey player *

Mirko Hrgović Mirko Hrgović (born 5 February 1979) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player currently working as an assistant coach for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Club career Široki Brijeg Hrgović has played for Posušj ...

, Bosnian football coach and former player *

Mirko Ilić Mirko Ilić (born 1 January 1956) is a Bosnian-born comics artist and graphic designer based in New York City. Yugoslavian period Ilić was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. His life, schooling and most of his Yugoslav-period-career was located a ...

, Bosnian-born comics artist and graphic designer *

Mirko Ivanić Mirko Ivanić (, ; born 13 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade. Born in Serbia, he plays for the Montenegro national team. Club career Vojvodina Born in Bački Ja ...

, Montenegrin footballer *

Mirko Ivanovski Mirko Ivanovski (; born 31 October 1989) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Pelister, which he captains. Club career Ivanovski began his career with the youth side of Pelister Bitola who was in summer 2006 ...

, Macedonian association footballer * Mirko Jeličić, Australian soccer player *

Mirko Jović Mirko Jović (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирко Јовић; born 13 August 1959 in Zemun) is a Serbian politician who stood for president of Serbia in the 2004 Serbian presidential election for the People's Radical Party, Serbia and Diaspora, and Eu ...

, Serbian politician *

Mirko Jozić Mirko Jozić (; born 8 April 1940) is a Croatian retired professional football manager and player. Managerial career As manager, he won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile with the Yugoslavia under-20 national team composed of famou ...

, Croatian football manager and player * Mirko Jurkovic, American football player * Mirko Kokotović, Croatian footballer * Mirko Koršič, Yugoslav fencer * Mirko Kovač (basketball), Serbian basketball player *

Mirko Kovač (writer) Mirko Kovač (26 December 1938 – 19 August 2013) was a Montenegrin writer. In his rich career he wrote novels, short stories, essays, film scripts, TV and radio plays. Among his best known works are the novella ''Životopis Malvine Trifković ...

, Yugoslav writer * Mirko Kramarić, Croatian footballer * Mirko Lamantia, Italian footballer *

Mirko Lang Mirko Lang is a German actor, who has appeared in many different screenplays, television shows, as well as stage productions. Born in October 1978 in Bremen, West Germany, he currently lives in Berlin. After doing his Abitur he started studying ...

, German actor *

Mirko Marić Mirko Marić (; born 16 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Monza. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marić played for the Croatia national team. Club career NK Široki Brijeg Marić started his professiona ...

Bosnian professional footballer *

Mirko Marjanović Mirko Marjanović ( sr-cyrl, Мирко Марјановић, ; 27 July 1937 – 21 February 2006) was a Serbian politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 1994 to 2000. Biography Marjanović was born on 27 July 1937 in Knin i ...

, Prime Minister of Serbia (1994–2000) * Mirko Martucci, Italian footballer *

Mirko Mihić Mirko Mihić (born 24 July 1965) is a Serbian football coach and retired player. Club career Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Mihić played as a forward for FK Sloboda Tuzla in the Yugoslav First League. He also played in the Yugoslav First League wi ...

, Serbian football coach and retired player *

Mirko Mikić Mirko Mikić (born 23 August 1985) is a Bosnian handball player for RK Borac Banja Luka and the Bosnian national team. He started playing handball for local club RK Kotor Varoš in Kotor Varoš Kotor Varoš ( sr-cyrl, Котор Варош) ...

, Bosnian handball player *

Mirko Milašević Mirko Milašević (; born 27 July 1985) is a Montenegrin handball player for Serbian club Jugović. Club career After starting out at Jugović, Milašević played for fellow Serbian clubs Vojvodina and Crvena zvezda, before returning to his na ...

, Montenegrin handball player * Mirko Mulalić, Slovenian basketball player *

Mirko Müller Mirko Müller (born 12 November 1974) is a German pair skating, pair skater. His first partner was Jekatarina Silnitzkaja, and he later teamed up with Emilie Gras for a year. Müller found his greatest success when Peggy Schwarz became his part ...

, German figure skater *

Mirko Murovic Mirko Murovic (born February 2, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to a Slovenian father and a Swiss mother, and is of Croatian ancestry.Mirko Giacomo Nenzi Mirko Giacomo Nenzi (born 14 November 1989) is an Italian Speed skating, speed skater. He finished sixth in the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Men's 1000 metres, men's 1000 metres event at the 2013 World Single Distanc ...

, Italian speed skater *

Mirko Nišović Mirko Nišović (; born July 2, 1961) is a Serbian retired sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Los Angeles in 1984 with a gold in the C-2 500 m ...

, Serbian sprint canoeist * Mirko Norac Kevo, Croatian general of the Croatian army *

Mirko Novosel Mirko Novosel (30 June 1938 – 20 July 2023) was a Croatian professional basketball coach and player. Playing career Novosel played club basketball, from 1952 to 1966, with Lokomotiva Zagreb (later changed to KK Cibona Zagreb). Coaching caree ...

, Croatian basketball player and coach *

Mirko Oremuš Mirko Oremuš (born 6 September 1988) is a Croatian professional footballer. Club career Oremuš joined the Hajduk Split academy in 2003, joining from Val Kaštel Stari. A youth national team player, he debuted in the Hajduk first team by scorin ...

, Croatian footballer *

Mirko Paetzold Mirko (Cyrillic script: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. By Slavic etymology, the name is composed of the root ''mir'' (meaning peace) and hypocoristic suffix ''-ko'' usual in South Slavic languages, which together mea ...

, German bobsledder * Mirko Palazzi, Sammarinese footballer * Mirko Petrović (athlete), Serbian athlete *

Mirko Petrović (politician) Mirko Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Мирко Петровић; born 1965) is a Serbian businessman, sports executive and former politician. He was the CEO of one of the largest Serbian companies, the Dunav Insurance Company. Biography He was a member ...

, Serbian politician *

Mirko Petrović-Njegoš Mirko Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyr, Мирко Петровић-Његош; 19 August 1820 – 1 August 1867) was a Montenegrin military commander, politician and poet, belonging to the House of Petrović-Njegoš. He was given the title of ''veliki ...

, Montenegrin military commander, politician and poet * Mirko Pieri, Italian footballer *

Mirko Pigliacelli Mirko Pigliacelli (born 30 June 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Catanzaro. Club career Pigliacelli is a graduate of the Roma youth academy. In 2012, he moved to fellow Serie A club Parma. For th ...

, Italian footballer *

Mirko Plantić Mirko Plantić (born 15 January 1985) is a Croatian footballer. Career He had a spell with Austrian 4th tier side SV Sierning in 2012.Mirko Puzović, Yugoslav boxer * Mirko Rački, Croatian painter *

Mirko Radovanović Mirko Radovanović ( sr-cyr, Мирко Радовановић; born 5 April 1986) is a Serbian retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football ...

, Serbian footballer * Mirko Radović, Montenegrin handball player * Mirko Raičević, Montenegrin football player *

Mirko Salvi Mirko Salvi (born 14 February 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Swiss Super League club Basel. Club career Youth Born in Yverdon-les-Bains, Salvi started his early and youth football with local club Yverdon-Sp ...

, Swiss association football player *

Mirko Sandić Mirko Sandić ( sr-Cyrl, Мирко Сандић; 9 May 1942 – 24 December 2006) was a Serbian water polo player who led Yugoslav teams to a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also compete ...

, Serbian water polo player *

Mirko Šarović Mirko Šarović ( sr-cyrl, Мирко Шаровић; born 16 September 1956) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb politician who served as the List of Serb members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3rd Serb member of the ...

Bosnian politician *

Mirko Savini Mirko Savini (born 11 March 1979) is a former Italian footballer who played as defender, currently working for Ascoli as an assistant coach. Career Savini spent most of his early career playing at lower division level, and reached Serie B only ...

, Italian footballer * Mirko Savone, Italian voice-over actor * Mirko Schuster, German association football player * Mirko Selak, Croatian footballer *

Mirko and Stjepan Seljan Mirko Seljan (5 April 1871 – c. 1913) and Stjepan Seljan (19 August 1875 – 7 June 1936) were Croatian explorers. Early life The brothers were born in Karlovac, Croatia (at the time part of Austria-Hungary). After receiving a basic edu ...

, Croatian explorers * Mirko Selvaggi, Italian road bicycle racer *

Mirko Serrano Mirko Matías Serrano Panes (born 28 de mayo 1991) is a Chilean association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Provincial Ovalle in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile. Career In 2021, Serrano signed with San Marcos de Ar ...

, Chilean footballer *

Mirko Slomka Mirko Slomka (; born 12 September 1967) is a German Association football, football manager who last managed Hannover 96. Managerial career Hannover 96 From 1989 to 1999, Slomka was the manager of Hannover 96's U19 squad. Slomka coached several ...

, German football manager * Mirko Spada, Swiss decathlete * Mirko Stangalino, Italian ski mountaineer *

Mirko Stojanović Mirko Stojanović (born 11 June 1939 in Zagreb) is a Croatian retired footballer. In his career, he made four international appearances for the Yugoslavia national team. Playing career Club While playing for NK Dinamo Zagreb he won the 1959–60 ...

, Croatian footballer *

Mirko Szewczuk Mirko Szewczuk, was born ''Volodymyr Szewczuk'' (born 20 September 1919 in Vienna; died 31 May 1957 in Hamburg, Germany) was a German cartoonist of Austrian- Ukrainian origin. Szewczuk was born in 1919 in Vienna, Austria. From 1926-1938, he atten ...

, German cartoonist * Mirko Taccola, Italian footballer * Mirko Tedeschi (cyclist, born 1987), Italian cyclist * Mirko Tedeschi (cyclist, born 1989), Italian cyclist * Mirko Teodorović, Serbian footballer * Mirko Tomassoni, Sammarinese politician * Mirko Tomianovic, Bolivian footballer *

Mirko Tremaglia Mirko Tremaglia (17 November 1926 – 30 December 2011) was an Italian politician and lawyer. Famous for his youth as a fascist soldier, he was one of the most important exponents of the Italian far-right politics during the "First Republic" Ita ...

, Italian politician *

Mirko Trosino Mirko Trosino (born 19 October 1992 in San Miniato) is an Italian road-racing cyclist. Major results ;2012 : 1st Stage 7 Girobio : 3rd U23 National Time Trial Championships : 4th Memorial Elia Da Re ;2017 : 8th National Time Trial Championships ...

, Italian racing cyclist * Mirko Turri, Italian bobsledder *

Mirko Valdifiori Mirko Valdifiori (; born 21 April 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. A Cesena youth-product, he began his career with the senior side in 2004, but was sent on loan to Serie C sides Pavia and Legnano, before m ...

, Italian association football player *

Mirko Vičević Mirko Vičević (30 June 1968) is a Montenegrin retired water polo player. He achieved 1057 goals in his career. He is a member of the World House of Fame. He was part of the Yugoslavia team which won the gold medal in water polo in the 1986 Worl ...

, Montenegrin water polo player * Mirko Vidaković, Croatian biologist * Mirko Vidović, Croatian writer * Mirko Vindiš, Slovenian athletics competitor * Mirko Virius, Croatian painter *

Mirko Vučinić Mirko Vučinić (, ; born 1 October 1983) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a forward. Quick, versatile, and physically strong, Vučinić was known for his creativity, technique, and intelligence as a footballer, as ...

, Montenegrin footballer * Mirko Vuillermin, Italian short track speed skater *

Mirko Wolter Mirko Wolter (born 6 September 1976 in Güstrow, Germany) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Germany. He earned four international caps for the German national speedway team. Career Wolter first rode in the United Kingdom, riding with ...

, German speedway rider

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