Bojan

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Bojan
Gendermale
Origin
LanguageSlavic
Word/nameboj "battle"
Derivationboj- (root) + an (suffix)
Other names
NicknamesBoki, Bojči
Related namesBoyan

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]

Notable people named Bojan may include:

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References

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  2. ^ "Število moških z imenom BOJAN: 10.544 (ali 1,0 % vseh moških)" (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.