Bukvić (Serbian Cyrillic: Буквић) is surname found most commonly in North Bosnia [1](Tesanj & Gracanica), Eastern Herzegovina, Croatia,[2] and less commonly in Serbia.[3] It derives from Bukva, which means "beech" in English. The suffix ić is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. So, the last name can be translated as Beech's son. There are 6,659 documented bearers of this surname.[4] Most bearers in Bosnia and Herzegovina are Serbs and Bosniaks, while in Croatia and Bačka Bunjevci most commonly bear it. It may refer to:
- Aleksandar Bukvić (1878-?), Serbian Politician
- Amar Bukvić (born 1981), Croatian actor
- Amir Bukvić (born 1951), Bosnian actor, playwright and screenwriter
- Ana Bukvić Ivković (1947-2016), Serbian painter
- Anda Bukvić Pažin, Croatian literary translator, theorist and critic
- Ante Bukvić (born 1987), Luxembourger footballer
- Danica Bukvić (born 1951), Serbian politician
- Dragomir Bukvić (born 1954), Serbian basketball player and coach
- Dragutin Bukvić (1885-1960), revolutionary and trade union activist
- Marin Bukvić (born 1989), Croatian actor
- Milorad Bukvić (born 1976), Serbian footballer
- Radivoje Bukvić (born 1979), Serbian actor
- Robert Bukvić (born 1980), German businessman and former basketball player of Croatian descent
- Semir Bukvić (born 1991), Bosnian football goalkeeper
- Svetozar Bukvić (1958-2020), Serbian politician
- Teza Bukvić (1927-1992), Croatian socio-political worker
References
edit- ^ "Slike Govore - Tesanj".
- ^ "Acta Croatica". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Poreklo Srpskih Porodica I Prezimena (11)". Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ "Bukvić Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History".
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