Predrag ( sr-cyr, Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from ''pre-'' ("very, much") and ''
-drag ''-drag'' () and ''-drog'' is a common Slavic given name word root, '' drag'' meaning "dear, beloved", in single-lexemed and dithematic (two lexemes) names.
__NOTOC__ Examples Single-lexeme names
*Serbo-Croatian Dragan ; Dragana (with past partici ...
'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in
Slavic dithematic names
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'', ' ...
. It roughly means "very beloved". The usual nickname is Peđa (Pedja).
Notable people with the name
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Predrag Alempijević
Predrag Alempijević (; born 23 December 1970) is a Serbian retired 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 ...
(born 1970), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Antonijević
Predrag "Gaga" Antonijević ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Гага Антонијевић; born 7 February 1959) is a Serbian film director and screenwriter. In 2021, he was awarded the Order of Karađorđe's Star.
Filmography
;TV works
Refer ...
(born 1959) , Serbian director and screenwriter
* Predrag Azdejković (born 1978), Serbian activist, journalist, writer
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Predrag Balašević
Predrag Balašević (, sr-Cyrl, Предраг Балашевић; born 5 January 1974 in Podgorac) is a Serbian politician of Timok Vlach ethnicity who is currently the leader of the Vlach National Party.
Biography
Balašević created the ...
(born 1974), Serbian-Romanian politician
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Predrag Bambić
Predrag Bambić is a Serbian film and television cinematographer and producer born August 7, 1958, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.Predrag Banović
Predrag Banović (born 28 October 1969Profile icty.org; accessed 13 April 2015. in (born 1969), Bosnian Serb war criminal
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Predrag Benaček
Predrag Benaček (born 29 March 1959) is a Bosnian professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Olomoucko of the Czech National League.
Playing career
A power forward, Benaček played 20 seasons in Yugosl ...
(born1959), Bosnian basketball coach
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Predrag Bjelac
Predrag Bjelac ( sr-cyr, Предраг Бјелац; born 30 June 1962) is a Serbian actor. He portrayed Igor Karkaroff in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' and Lord Donnon in '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian''. He is a gradua ...
(born 1962), Serbian actor
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Predrag Bobić
Predrag Bobić (born May 18, 1960), sometimes credited as Dragan Bobić and known by his nickname Bleka, is a Croatian musician, guitarist and music pedagogue. He is most notable as a former bassist of rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje.
Music career ...
(born 1960), Croatian musician, guitarist and music pedagogue
* Predrag Bogosavljev (born, 1959), Serbian basketball executive
* Predrag Bošković (born 1972). Montenegrin politician and sports administrator
* Predrag "Pedj" Bojić (born 1984). Australian soccer player
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Predrag Bošnjak
Predrag Bošnjak (born 13 November 1985) is a Hungarian retired footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Born as a Serb in Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, he played with several Serbian lower league clubs before moving to Hungary ...
(born 1985). Hungarian footballer
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Predrag Brzaković
Predrag "Peca" Brzaković (; 27 September 1964 – 14 September 2012) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
After starting out at Radnički Beograd, Brzaković played for OFK Beograd in the Yugoslav Secon ...
(1964–2012), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Bubalo
Predrag Bubalo (; born 14 October 1954) is a Serbian politician who held various ministerial positions in the Government of Serbia. He served as the Minister of Foreign Economic Relations in 2004, as the Minister of Economy from 2004 to 2007 a ...
(born 1954). Serbian politician
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Predrag Bulatović
Predrag Bulatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Булатовић; born 16 July 1956) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin politician, current member of the Parliament of Montenegro and vice-president of the Democratic People's Party (Montenegro), ...
(born 1956). Montenegrin politician
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Predrag Cvetanović
Predrag Cvetanović ( sr-cyr, Предраг Цветановић; born 1967) is a politician in Serbia. He was the mayor of Odžaci from 2010 to 2012 and served in the Assembly of Vojvodina from 2012 to 2016. During his time as an elected official ...
(born 1967), Serbian politician
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Predrag Cvitanović
Predrag Cvitanović (; born April 1, 1946) is a theoretical physicist regarded for his work in nonlinear dynamics, particularly his contributions to periodic orbit theory.
Life
Cvitanović earned his B.S. from MIT in 1969 and his Ph.D. at Corn ...
(born 1946), Croatian physicist and academic
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Predrag Đajić
Predrag Đajić ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Ђајић; 1 May 1922 – 13 May 1979) was a Yugoslav footballer.
Club career
He had started his playing career before World War II, and had played in Slavija Sarajevo in the 1930s before coming to S ...
(1922–1979), Yugoslav footballer
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Predrag Danilović
Predrag "Saša" Danilović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг "Саша" Даниловић, ; born February 26, 1970), usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilović, is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player, considered one o ...
(born 1970), Serbian basketball player
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Predrag Đorđević
Predrag Đorđević (alternatively Djordjević, sr-cyr, Предраг Ђорђевић; born 4 August 1972) is a Serbian retired footballer.
Known for his set pieces, Đorđević played as a left midfielder for Greek club Olympiacos for 13 y ...
(born 1972), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Đorović
Predrag Đorović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Ђоровић; born 3 June 1983) is a Serbian retired football midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position ...
(born 1983), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Dragić
Predrag R. Dragić Kijuk (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Р. Драгић Кијук; 8 December 1945 – 29 January 2012) was a Serbian humanist, writer, essayist, anthologist, playwright, literary and art critic, lexicographer, medievalist, his ...
(1945–2012), Serbian humanist and writer
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Predrag Drobnjak
Predrag "Peđa" Drobnjak ( sr-cyrl, Предраг "Пеђа" Дробњак; born 27 October 1975) is a Montenegrin professional basketball scout and former player. At , he played at the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (bask ...
(born 1975), Montenegrin basketball player
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Predrag Ejdus
Predrag Ejdus ( sr-cyr, Предраг Ејдус; 24 July 1947 – 28 September 2018) was a Serbian actor of theater, film and television. His extensive body of work includes over 200 theater productions, 50 films and 30 television series.
Ejdu ...
(1947–2018), Serbian actor
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Predrag Erak
Predrag Erak (; born 1 July 1970) is a Bosnian football manager and former player.
Playing career Club
Born in Travnik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, he started playing with NK Vlašić Turbe. Then he played for Čelik Zenica and Hajduk Split in t ...
(born 1970), Bosnian football player and manager
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Predrag Filipov
Predrag Filipov (; born January 7 1956) is a Serbian doctor, internal medicine specialist, doctor of medical sciences, politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former ambassador of Yugoslavia, i.e. Serbia and M ...
(born 1956), Serbian doctor of medical sciences, politician and diplomat
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Predrag Filipović (footballer)
Predrag Filipović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Филиповић; born 12 January 1975) is a Montenegrin retired footballer.
Club career
He left Dutch Eredivisie club Roda JC for Lokeren in January 2006. In July 2007, he moved from SC ...
(born 1975), Montenegrin footballer
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Predrag Filipović (racewalker) Predrag Filipović may refer to:
* Predrag Filipović (racewalker) (born 1978), Serbian racewalker
* Predrag Filipović (footballer)
Predrag Filipović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Филиповић; born 12 January 1975) is a Montenegr ...
(born 1978), Serbian racewalker
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Predrag Finci
Predrag Finci (born 5 August 1946) is a Bosnian–British philosopher, author, and essayist.
Biography
Predrag Finci started his career as an actor. In 1968 Finci played the role of Gavrilo Princip in the film ''Sarajevski atentat'' directed ...
(born 1946), Bosnian–British philosopher, author, and essayist
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Predrag Ginculj
Predrag Ginculj ( sr-cyr, Предраг Гинцуљ; born 1983) is a politician in Serbia. He has served in the Assembly of Vojvodina since 2012 as a member of the Serbian Progressive Party.
Private career
Ginculj is a master economist. He is fr ...
(born 1983), Serbian politician
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Predrag Gojković Cune
Predrag Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Гојковић; 6 November 1932 – 21 July 2017), better known by his nickname Cune, was a Serbian vocalist and recording artist with a career spanning six decades.
Biography
In 1939, he enro ...
(1932–2017), Serbian vocalist and recording artist
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Predrag Golubović
Predrag Golubović (25 June 1935 – 18 July 1994) was a Serbian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 25 films between 1964 and 1986. His 1981 film ''Peacetime in Paris'' was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film F ...
(1935–1994), Serbian film director and screenwriter
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Predrag Gosta
Predrag Gosta (Cyrillic: ''Предраг Госта'') is a Serbian-American conductor, harpsichordist, and baritone.
Life and career
Predrag Gosta was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (present day Serbia), on 14 January 1972. His father was born t ...
(born 1972), Serbian-American conductor and musician
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Predrag Govedarica
Predrag Govedarica ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Говедарица; born 21 October 1984) is a Serbs, Serbian retired Association football, football midfielder who last played for FK IMT, IMT.
Career
In August 2014, Govedarica joined FK Napredak ...
(born 1984), Serbian footballer
* Predrag "Peđa" Grbin (born 1979), Croatian lawyer and politician
* Predrag Jaćimović (born 1957), Serbian basketball coach
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Predrag Jelenković
Predrag Jelenković ( sr-cyr, Предраг Јеленковић; born 1965) is a politician in Serbia. He has served in the National Assembly of Serbia since 2016 as a member of the Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS).
Early life and career ...
(born 1965), Serbian politician
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Predrag Jeremić
Predrag Jeremić (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Јеремић; born 22 November 1987 in Šabac) is a Serbian football midfielder who plays for MB in the Faroe Islands. at Srbijafudbal He is a midfielder, but sometimes he plays as right-back ...
(born 1987), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Jokanović
Predrag Jokanović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Пpeдpaг Јокановић; born 26 October 1968) is a Serbian retired professional footballer, and is a manager.
In his playing days, spent almost exclusively in Portugal – exactly ten years, nine of ...
(born 1968), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Jokić
Predrag Jokić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Предраг Јокић; born 3 February 1983 in Kotor) is a Montenegrin 1.88 m tall water polo player. He is a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Sum ...
Predrag Jović
Predrag Jović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Јовић; born 29 May 1987) is a Serbs, Serbian Association football, football Defender (association football), defender who plays for Munja Barič.
Career
Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Jović returned ...
(born 1987), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Jurić
Predrag Jurić (born 4 November 1961) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina-born retired association footballer.
International career
He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1986 European Championship qualification match away against England and h ...
(born 1961), Bosnian footballer
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Predrag Kašćelan
Predrag Kašćelan (Cyrillic: Предраг Кашћелан; born 30 June 1990) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for Alga Bishkek as defender.
Club career
He had a spell alongside cousin Mladen at Russian side Arsenal Tula. In Augus ...
(born 1990), Montenegrin footballer
* Predrag Keros (1933–2018), Croatian doctor and professor
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Predrag Kodžo
Predrag 'Peca' Kodžo (; born on January 30, 1973) is a Serbian footballer. In Serbia, he is well known as "Peca". Well known for his technical skills and attractive playing style.
Career in Inđija
Being born in Inđija, the majority of Predr ...
(born 1973), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Kojović
Predrag Kojović (; born 2 July 1965) is a member of the national House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, House of Representatives since 2018.
From 2014 to 2018, Kojović was a member of the House of Representatives of the Federation ...
(born 1965), Bosnian Serb politician
* Predrag Koraksić Corax (born 1933), Serbian political caricaturist
* Predrag Kovačević, Bosnian guitarist
* Predrag Krunić (born 1967), Bosnian basketball coach
* Predrag Laković (1929–1997), Serbian actor
* Predrag Lazić (born 1982), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Luka (born 1988), Serbian footballer
* Miki Manojlovic, Predrag "Miki" Manojlovic (born 1950), Serbian actor
* Predrag Manojlović (water polo) (1951–2014), Yugoslav water polo player
* Predrag Marković (born 1955), Serbian politician, author, and historian
* Predrag J. Marković (born 1965), Serbian politician and historian
* Predrag Marsenić (born 1970), Serbian engineer and politician
* Predrag Materić (born 1977), Serbian–French basketball player and sports agent
* Predrag Matić (1962–2024), Croatian politician
* Predrag Matvejević (1932–2017), Yugoslav writer and scholar
* Predrag Mihailović (born 1974), Australian water polo coach
* Predrag Mijatović (born 1969), Montenegrin football player
* Predrag Mijić (born 1984), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Miletić (born 1952), Serbian actor
* Predrag Miletić (basketball) (born 1984), Serbian basketball player
* Predrag Milinković (1933–1998), Serbian actor
* Predrag Milićević Barbarien (1963–2013), Serbian painter
* Predrag Milosavljević (1908—1989), Serbian painter
* Predrag Miloš (born 1955), Serbian swimmer
* Predrag Milošević (1904–1988), Serbian composer and conductor
* Predrag Mirčeta (born 1984), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Mitić (born 1969), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Momirović (born 1977), Serbian sprinter
* Predrag Mužijević, Bosnian pianist
* Predrag K. Nikić, Serbian Yoga teacher
* Predrag Nikolić (born 1960), Bosnian Serb chess grandmaster
* Predrag Nikolić (director) (born 1962), Serbian director, screenwriter and media advisor
* Predrag Ocokoljić (born 1977), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Ostojić (1938–1996), Yugoslav chess player
* Predrag Pajdic (born 1965), Serbian-British artist, art historian and curator
* Predrag Pajić (born 1993), Macedonian basketball player
* Predrag Palavestra (1930–2014), Yugoslav author, literary historian and academic
* Predrag Papaz (born 1987), Bosnian footballer
* Predrag Patić (born 1967), Serbian politician
* Predrag Pavlović (born 1986), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Pašić (born 1958), Bosnian footballer
* Predrag Pažin (born 1973), Bulgarian footballer
* Predrag Peruničić (born 1967), Serbian handball player
* Predrag Počuča (born 1986), Croatian-Serbian footballer
* Predrag Puharić (born 1977), Bosnian computer security expert and politician
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* Predrag Radosavljević, Predrag "Preki" Radosavljević (born 1963), Serbian-American soccer player and coach
* Predrag Radovanović (1911–1964), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Radošević, Montenegrin boxer
* Predrag Rajić (born 1987), Serbian politician
* Predrag Rajković (born 1995), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Rakić, Bosnian drummer and music manager
* Predrag Raković (1912–1944), Yugoslav military officer
* Predrag Ranđelović (footballer, born 1976), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Ranđelović (footballer, born 1990), Macedonian footballer
* Predrag Ristanović (born 1972), Serbian football player and manager
* Predrag Ristić (1931–2019), Serbian architect and university professor
* Predrag Ristović (born 1975), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Rogan (born 1974), Serbian football manager and former player
* Predrag Rusevski (born 1983), Macedonian tennis player
* Predrag Samardžiski (born 1986), Macedonian basketball player
* Predrag Sarić (1921–1979), Croatian rower
* Predrag Šarić (born 1959), Croatian basketball player
* Predrag Savović (born 1976), Montenegrin basketball player
* Predrag Sikimić (born 1982), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Šimić (born 1979), Bosnian footballer
* Predrag Spasić (born 1965), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Stamenković (born 1977), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Stanimirović (born 1995), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Stanković (born 1968), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Stevanović (born 1991), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Stilinović (born 1954), Croatian football manager
* Predrag Stipanović (born 1964), Croatian military officer
* Predrag Stojaković (born 1977), Serbian basketball player
* Predrag Stojanović (born 1958), Serbian academic and politician
* Predrag Štromar (born 1969), Croatian politician
* Predrag Šuput (born 1977), Serbian basketball player
* Predrag Šustar (born 1970), Croatian philosophy professor and politician
* Predrag Tasovac (1922–2010), Serbian actor
* Predrag Timko (born 1948), Yugoslav handball player
* Predrag Tomić (born 1953), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Umičević (born 1963), Serbian engineer and politician
* Predrag Valenčić (born 1963), Croatian footballer
* Predrag Vejin (born 1992), Serbian handball player
* Predrag Vranicki (1922–2002), Yugoslav philosopher
* Predrag Vujović (born 1983), Montenegrin footballer
* Predrag Vuković (born 1966), Serbian politician
* Predrag Vušović (1960–2011), Croatian actor
* Predrag Zimonjić (born 1970), Serbian water polo player
* Predrag Živadinović (born 1983), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Živković Tozovac (1936–2021), Serbian folk singer and composer
See also
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References
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