Borojević Explained

Borojević (Serbian: Боројевић; [[plural|pl.]] Borojevići, Боројевићи) is a Serbian and Croatian surname. It derives from personal name Boroje (Бороје), derived from the word bor meaning "pine", with the possessive suffix -ev (Boroje's). The suffix ić is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. Thus the last name can be translated as Boroje's son.

People with last name Borojević:

• Svetozar Borojević von Bojna, Austro-Hungarian field marshal described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War
• Igor Borojević, Serbian musician
• Petar Borojević (1916—1982), National Hero of Yugoslavia
• Nikola Borojević (1795-1872), Serbian poet
• Slavko Borojević (1919-1999), Yugoslav academician and plant geneticist

See also

• • Bogojević
• Borojevići, Croatia
• Borojevići, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bor, Serbia