Bojan (Serbian Cyrillic and Macedonian: Бојан; Ukrainian, Russian and Bulgarian Cyrillic: Боян, transcribed Boyan) is a Slavic given name, derived from the Slavic noun boj "battle." The ending -an is a suffix frequently found in anthroponyms of Slavic origin. The feminine variant is Bojana. The name is recorded in historical sources among Serbs, Bulgarians, Czechs, Poles, Croats, Slovenians, Macedonians, Ukrainians and Russians.[1] In Slovenia, it is the 18th most popular name for males, as of 2010.[2]

Bojan
Pronunciation[ˈbojan]
Gendermale
Origin
Language(s)Slavic
Word/nameboj "battle"
Derivationboj- (root) + an (suffix)
Other names
Nickname(s)Boki, Bojči
Related namesBoyan

Notable people named Bojan may include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Miklosich, Franz (1860). Die Bildung der slavischen Personennamen (in German). Vienna: Aus der kaiserlich-königlichen Hoff- und Staatdruckerei. pp. 10, 36.
  2. ^ "Število moških z imenom BOJAN: 10.544 (ali 1,0 % vseh moških)" (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.