predrag
{{Infobox given name
| name = Predrag
| image = Peja Stojakovic Mavs cropped.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Retired Serbian basketballer Predrag Stojaković
| pronunciation = {{IPA|sh|prêdraːɡ|}}
| gender = male
| meaning = "Very beloved"
| region = Eastern Europe
| language = Slavic
| origin = pre- ("very, much") + drag ("dear, beloved")
| alternative spelling = Предраг
| nickname = Peđa
| variant forms =
| related names = Dragan, Miodrag
| name day =
| derived =
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}}
Predrag ({{lang-sr-cyr|Предраг}}) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from pre- ("very, much") and -drag ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved". The usual nickname is Peđa (Pedja). It may refer to:
- Predrag Balašević, ethnic Romanian politician from Serbia
- Predrag Cvitanović, Croatian physicist and academic
- Predrag Danilović, Serbian basketball player
- Peđa Grbin, Croatian lawyer and politician
- Predrag Krunić, Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball coach
- Predrag Lazić, Serbian professional footballer
- Predrag "Miki" Manojlovic, Serbian actor
- Predrag Marković, Serbian politician, author, and historian
- Predrag Matvejević, Yugoslav writer and scholar
- Predrag Mijatović, Yugoslavian football player
- Predrag Samardžiski, Macedonian basketball player
- Predrag Stojaković, Serbian basketball player
References
- {{cite book|author=Milica Grković|title=Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1D9CAQAAIAAJ|year=1977|publisher=Vuk Karadžić}}
- {{cite book|author=Katarina Stojanović|title=Srpska imena: narodna i hrišćanska|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oIDhGAAACAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Gramatik|isbn=978-86-84421-51-9}}
See also
- {{intitle|Predrag}}
External links
- http://www.behindthename.com/name/predrag
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Category:Slavic masculine given names
Category:Croatian masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Montenegrin masculine given names