Predojević

Predojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Предојевић) is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from the Old Serbian[1] name Predoje. It is traditionally found in Herzegovina,[2] borne by ethnic Serbs.[3] The surname is found in Serbs in Ervenik, Croatia.[4] It may refer to:

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

See also

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

References

1. Grković 1977, p. 160.
2. Milićević 2005.
3. Janjatović 1993.
4. "Српска презимена у Далмацији". Poreklo. 5 April 2012.

Sources

• Grković, Milica (1977). Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. Belgrade: Vuk Karadžić.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Janjatović, Đorđe (1993). Презимена Срба у Босни. Sombor: Prosveta-Trgovina.
• Milićević, Risto (2005). Hercegovačka prezimena. Belgrade.