Predojević Explained

Predojević (Serbian: Предојевић) is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from the Old Serbian name Predoje. It is traditionally found in Herzegovina, borne by ethnic Serbs. The surname is found in Serbs in Ervenik, Croatia.^[1] It may refer to:

• Borki Predojević (b. 1987), Bosnian chess Grandmaster
• Draženko Predojević, Bosnian Serb acquitted war crime indictee (Army of Republika Srpska)
• Telli Hasan Pasha (Hasan-paša Predojević, d. 1593), Ottoman Bosnian military commander
• Gabrijel Predojević, Bishop of Marča 1642–1644
• Maksim Predojević, Bishop of Marča 1630–1642
• Matthias Predojević (born 1976), German-Croatian footballer
• Nemanja Predojević, Serbian TV actor (Potpisani)
• Vasilije Predojević, Bishop of Marča 1644–1648
• Vladimir Predojević, Serbian icon painter (St. Michael's Cathedral)
• Srđan Predojević, Serbian TV-host (RTV Pink)

See also

• Predojević church, ruins of a 16th-century church in Plana, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Predović, surname
• Predić, surname

Sources

• Book: Grković, Milica. Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. 1977. Vuk Karadžić. Belgrade.
• Book: Janjatović, Đorđe. 1993. Презимена Срба у Босни. Sombor. Prosveta-Trgovina.
• Book: Milićević, Risto. 2005. Hercegovačka prezimena. Belgrade.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Српска презимена у Далмацији. Poreklo. 5 April 2012.