Ignjatić (Serbian Cyrillic: Игњатић), is a Serbian surname,[1] a patronymic derived from the masculine given name Ignjat and mostly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.[2]
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Serbo-Croatian |
| Word/name | Ignjat |
| Region of origin | Old Herzegovina |
| Other names | |
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The vast majority of bearers of the surname are Eastern Orthodox (Serbian Orthodox Church) and declare as ethnic Serbs,[1][3] although there are some Croats with the surname.[3] Most of the Orthodox maintain the tradition of slava (patron saint veneration) of St. John the Baptist (Jovanjdan)[4] - other slavas are present as well (such as Saint George's Day[4]).
It may refer to the following people:
- Dragana Ignjatić, a Serbian female kickboxer and gold medalist at the 1993 WAKO World Amateur Championships
- Draško Ignjatić, a Bosnian news presenter; former program director of the RTRS
- Nina and Škoro "Ignjo" Ignjatić, fictional characters in The Scent of Rain in the Balkans, a historical novel written by Gordana Kuić
References
edit- ^ a b Dedijer, Jevto (1909). Naselja srpskih zemalja, knjiga VI [Settlements of the Serbian lands, vol.7] (in Serbian). Beograd: Etnografski zbornik.
- ^ "Ignjatic Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ a b Prezime Ignjatić, actacroatica.com
- ^ a b Đurić-Kozić, Obren (1903). Šuma, Površ i Zupci u Hercegovini [Šuma, Površ and Zupci in Hercegovina] (in Serbian). Beograd: Etnografski zbornik. OCLC 28403830.
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