Perica (, ) is a

Croat The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

and

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given name, used mostly for men but also for women. It is also prevalent as a surname. Perica is a diminutive of

Petar Petar (, sr-Cyrl, Петар) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. People ...

Petra Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, P ...

, translating to Pete and Peter, or Petra in English, respectively.''Croatian-English Dictionary, 7th edition''. Zagreb, Croatia: Školska knjiga, 1996. In Croatian and Serbian popular culture Perica often portrays a stereotype of an innocent or mischievous young boy with a very straightforward way of thinking. An example is Perica Šafranek in the 1970 classic Croatian (then Yugoslav) comedy film '' Tko pjeva zlo ne misli''. He is common in jokes and is similar to

Little Johnny Little Johnny jokes are about a small boy who naively poses questions and makes statements that are very embarrassing to his "grownup" listeners (such as parents and teachers), and has a very straightforward way of thinking. At times he is wel ...

in English.

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Perica Bukić Perica Bukić (born 20 February 1966) is a Croatian former professional water polo player and politician. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. Bukić was given the honour to carry the national flag of Croatia at the ...

, Croatian water polo player and politician * Perica Ivetić, Bosnian footballer * Perica Marošević, American Major League Soccer player *

Perica Ognjenović Perica Ognjenović ( sr-cyr, Перица Огњеновић; born 24 February 1977) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Rudar Prijedor. He played as a forward or right ...

, Serbian soccer player *

Perica Radić Perica Radić (; born 13 March 1984 in Smederevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian retired football player, who played as a goalkeeper. Career Radić played the position of goalkeeper for the French team FC Nantes Atlantique in 2000&nd ...

, Serbian soccer player *

Perica Stančeski Perica Stančeski (; born 29 January 1985) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career After coming through the youth system at Partizan, Stančeski was sent out on loan to Hajduk Beograd in 2003. He ...

, Macedonian soccer player *

Perica Vlašić Perica Vlašić (2 June 1932 – 12 August 2004) was a Croatian rower who competed for Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics and at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also competed in seven European Rowing Championships and won eight consecutive Yugo ...

, Croatian rower * Perica Vukičević, handball player

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* Kristina Perica, Croatian sprinter *

Petar Perica Petar Perica, SJ (27 June 1881, in Kotišina near Makarska – 25 October 1944, in Daksa) was a Croatian Catholic priest and a member of the Jesuits. He authored the hymns "Zdravo Djevo" and "Do nebesa nek se ori". He was born in 1881 in Kotiši ...

, Croatian Catholic priest * Rose Perica Mofford (maiden name of Perica that was kept as middle name), Governor of Arizona from 1988 to 1991 *

Stipe Perica Stipe Perica (; born 7 July 1995) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a striker for Liga I club Dinamo București. Club career Early career Perica started his playing career in his home-country of Croatia with Zadar in 2012. He made his debu ...

, Croatian professional footballer *

Vjekoslav Perica Vjekoslav Perica (born 11 July 1955) is a Croatian historian, journalist and writer who specializes in the modern history of religions in the former Yugoslavia. Biography In his youth, Perica was a basketball player who was a member of KK Ju ...

, Croatian writer and academic *

Zlatko Perica Zlatko Perica (born 16 February 1969 in Rijeka, Yugoslavia) is a guitarist. He played for the German group Tangerine Dream,Filip Perica Filip () is a masculine given name and a surname, cognate to Philip. The male name Filip comes from the Greek "philos" (love) and "hippos" (horse), which means "horse lover". In Croatia, the name Filip was among the most common masculine given nam ...

, Croatian international rugby player

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