Dragoljub (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгољуб) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from Slavic drag- ("dear, beloved") and ljub ("love, to like"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "dear love". It may refer to:
- Dragoljub Brnović, Montenegrin footballer
- Dragoljub Čirić, Serbian chess player
- Dragoljub Janošević, Serbian chess player
- Dragoljub Jeremić, footballer
- Dragoljub Ljubičić, Serbian actor
- Dragoljub Mićunović, Serbian politician
- Dragoljub Mihailović, Chetnik leader
- Dragoljub Milošević, football player and coach
- Dragoljub Minić, Montenegrin chess player
- Dragoljub Ojdanić, Serbian civil servant
- Dragoljub Popović, judge
- Dragoljub Simonović, Serbian footballer
- Dragoljub Velimirović, Serbian chess player
- Dragoljub Vidačić, basketball player and coach
Gender | male |
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Language(s) | Slavic |
Origin | |
Word/name | drag ("dear, beloved") + -ljub ("love, to like") |
Meaning | "Dear love" |
Region of origin | Eastern Europe |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Драгољуб |
Nickname(s) | Draža |
Related names | Ljubodrag, Milodrag |
See also
editReferences
edit- Milica Grković (1977). Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. Vuk Karadžić.
- Katarina Stojanović (2007). Srpska imena: narodna i hrišćanska. Gramatik. ISBN 978-86-84421-51-9.