Zlatan ( sr-Cyrl, Златан) is a

male Male (Planet symbols, symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or Egg cell, ovum, in the process of fertilisation. A male organism cannot sexual repro ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

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 ...

origin meaning ''Golden''. The name is common amongst all South Slavic countries, namely in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

and

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. The name is found in particularly high frequencies in Bosnia because it is considered ethnically neutral amongst the three dominant Bosnian ethnicities:

Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...

and

Croats 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 ...

. The name is derived from the South Slavic word '' zlato'' - from the

Old Slavic Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic ( ) is the first Slavic literary language and the oldest extant written Slavonic language attested in literary sources. It belongs to the South Slavic subgroup of the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-Europea ...

root ''zolto'' (gold).

People

Zlatan Alomerović Zlatan Alomerović (born 15 June 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca. Early life Alomerović was born in Prijepolje, in southwestern Serbia (still SFR Yugoslavia at the time). He a ...

(born 1991), German football player of Bosniak descent *

Zlatan Arnautović Zlatan Arnautović (; born 2 September 1956) is a Serbian former handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Club career Born in Prijedor, Arnautović started playing handbal ...

(born 1956), Serbian handball player *

Zlatan Azinović Zlatan Azinović (born 31 January 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Kalmar FF Azinović started his professional career at his home town club Kalmar FF in 2005. He was the second choice behin ...

(born 1988), Swedish football player of Bosnian descent *

Zlatan Bajramović Zlatan Bajramović (; born 12 August 1979) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently both the assistant head coach of 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC and the Bosnia and H ...

(born 1979), Bosnian football player and coach *

Zlatan Čolaković Zlatan Čolaković (February 13, 1955 – 2008) was a Croatian Homerist, philologist and researcher. He graduated with a degree in Comparative Literature and Philosophy (1979), finished his Masters (1982) and completed his Doctorate in 1984 at th ...

(1955–2008), Croatian and Bosnian researcher * Zlatan Dudov (1903–1963), Bulgarian film director *

Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Ibrahimović is known for his acrobatic strikes and Volley (association footba ...

(born 1981), Swedish former football player of Bosnian and Croatian descent *

Zlatan Krizanović Zlatan Krizanović (born 17 May 1991) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is also a coach, having spent time working with Torslanda and the Olé Football Academy in New Zealand. Life and career Club care ...

(born 1991), Swedish football player *

Zlatan Ljubijankić Zlatan Ljubijankić (; ; born 15 December 1983) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a forward. International career Ljubijankić was a member of the Slovenia national team between 2006 and 2015. He scored one of the three Sloveni ...

(born 1983), Slovenian football player of Bosnian descent *

Zlatan Muslimović Zlatan Muslimović (; born 6 March 1981) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Early career As a teenager, Muslimović played for the Swedish teams Habo IF and Husqvarna FF. He went on to play for the Swedish t ...

(born 1981), Bosnian football player *

Zlatan Saračević Zlatan Saračević (born 27 July 1956) is a retired Bosnian shot putter who represented SFR Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Biography He was born in Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. but represented the clubs AK Sloboda Tuzla, AK S ...

(born 1956), Bosnian shot putter *

Zlatko Saračević Zlatan "Zlatko" Saračević (5 July 1961 – 21 February 2021) was a Croatian professional handball player and coach who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia men's national handball team, Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics ...

(1961–2021), Croatian handball player (birth name Zlatan) *

Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni Zlatan Stipišić (born 13 August 1968), also known as Gibonni, is a Croatian singer-songwriter and composer. He is one of the most successful and awarded recording artists from Croatia, receiving record-high 43 Porin music awards for his album ...

(born 1968), Croatian musician * Zlatan Stoykov (born 1951), Bulgarian general * Zlatan Vanev (born 1973), Bulgarian weightlifter * Zlatan Ibile (born 1995), Nigerian singer

People

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