Mujić is a Bosnian surname.[2] Its literal meaning is "descendant of Mujo" (Mujo being a nickname for a person with the given name of either Mustafa or Muhamed) and it may indicate Muslim religious affiliation of its bearers. People with the name include:
- Deniz Mujić (born 1990), Austrian footballer of Bosnian descent
- Muhamed Mujić (1933–2016), Bosnian footballer
- Muzafer Mujić (born 1931), Bosnian physiologist
- Nazif Mujić (1970–2018), Bosnian actor
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Language(s) | Bosnian via Turkish from Arabic |
Meaning | son of Mujo, in which Mujo is a Serbo-Croatian hypocorism of either Mustafa or Muhamed |
Region of origin | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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References
edit- ^ "Mujić". ogorje.net. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
Ovo prezime je PATRONIMIK jer je izved.od m.imena prvonositelja MUJE(nom.MUJO):MUJ(O)+deminutiv.nastavak-IC=MUJIC,sto znaci MUJIN SIN.Ime MUJO je hipokoristik od m.os.imena MUSTAFA((<tur.Mustafa<ar.Mustafa,nadimak Muhamedov)=izabrani;odabrani;odlikovani)-prema onomasticarima prof.I.Smailovicu i M.Simundicu,orijentalisti A.Skaljicu i hjp.novi-liber.hr/,ili hipokoristik od m.os.imena MUHAMED(<tur.Muhammed<ar.Muhammad=mnogo hvaljen;slavljen;proslavljen;dostojan svake hvale)-prema jezikoslovcima dru T.Mareticu
- ^ "Mujić Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
Approximately 7,191 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Highest density in: Bosnia and Herzegovina.