Dragan Explained
| Dragan |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | drag (precious) |
| Region: | Southeastern Europe |
| Language: | Serbo-Croatian |
| Origin: | Slavic |
| Alternative Spelling: | Serbian: Драган |
| Related Names: | female form Dragana |
| See also: | Dražen |
| Footnotes: | http://www.behindthename.com/name/dragan |
Dragan[1] (pronounced as /drǎgan/, Serbian: Драган) is a popular Serbo-Croatian masculine given name derived from the common Slavic element drag meaning "dear, beloved". The feminine form is Dragana.
People named Dragan include:
Politicians and office holders
- Dragan Čavić, Bosnian Serb politician
- Dragan Čović, Croat politician in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Dragan Đilas, Serbian politician and businessman
- Dragan Đokanović, Bosnian Serb politician
- Dragan Đorđević, Serbian politician
- Dragan Jočić, Serbian politician
- Dragan Kojadinović, Serbian journalist, politician and Minister of Culture
- Dragan Marković, Serbian politician
- Dragan Maršićanin, Serbian politician
- Dragan Mikerević, Bosnian Serb politician
- Dragan Primorac, Croatian scientist and politician
- Dragan Šutanovac, Serbian Minister of Defense
- Dragan Todorović (politician), Serbian politician
- Dragan Tomić, Serbian politician, acting President of Serbia in 1997
- Dragan Tsankov, Bulgarian politician, twice Prime Minister
- Dragan Vulin, Croatian politician and scientist
Soldiers
Athletes
- Dragan Antanasijević (born 1987), Serbian footballer
- Dragan Bender (born 1997), Croatian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Dragan Blatnjak (born 1981), Bosnian footballer
- Dragan Bogavac, Montenegrin footballer
- Dragan Ćirić, Serbian footballer
- Dragan Džajić, retired Serbian footballer
- Dragan Dimitrovski, Macedonian footballer
- Dragan Dragutinović, Serbian footballer
- Dragan Džajić, Yugoslavian footballer
- Dragan Glogovac, Bosnian Serb footballer
- Dragan Holcer, Yugoslavian footballer
- Dragan Jović, Bosnian football coach
- Dragan Jovanović, Yugoslavian footballer
- Dragan Kanatlarovski, Yugoslavian/Macedonian footballer and manager
- Dragan Kićanović, retired Serbian basketball player
- Dragan Kobiljski, retired Serbian volleyball player and professional coach.
- Dragan Kokotović, Serbian footballer and manager
- Dragan Lukovski, Serbian basketball player
- Dragan Milosavljević, Serbian basketball player
- Dragan Mladenović (footballer) (born 1976), Serbian footballer
- Dragan Mrđa, Serbian footballer
- Dragan Mustapić, Croatian discus thrower
- Dragan Načevski, Macedonian footballer
- Dragan Okuka, Serbian footballer and manager
- Dragan Pantelić, Yugoslavian/Serbian footballer
- Dragan Perić, retired Serbian Olympic athlete
- Dragan Popović, Yugoslavian footballer and coach
- Dragan Punišić, Yugoslavian/Serbian footballer
- Dragan Raca, Serbian basketball coach
- Dragan Radojičić, Serbian/Montenegrin footballer and manager
- Dragan Stančić, Serbian footballer
- Dragan Stojisavljević, Serbian footballer
- Dragan Stojkov, Macedonian footballer
- Dragan Stojković, retired Serbian footballer and current manager
- Dragan Talajić, Croatian footballer and manager
- Dragan Tarlać, retired Serbian basketball player
- Dragan Tešanović (born 1985), Serbian mixed martial arts fighter
- Dragan Travica, Croatian naturalized Italian volleyball player.
- Dragan Umicevic, Swedish ice hockey player
- Dragan Žarković, Serbian footballer
- Dragan Zorić, Serbian sprint canoer
Artists and entertainers
- Dragan Bjelogrlić, Serbian actor
- Dragan Espenschied, German musician and artist
- Dragan Kojić Keba, Gipsy/Serbian folk singer
- Dragan Marinković, Bosnian Serb actor and TV personality
- Dragan Mićanović, Serbian actor
- Dragan Nešić (born 1954), Serbian artist
- Dragan Nikolić, Serbian actor
- Dragan Malesevic Tapi, Serbian painter and Freemason
- Dragan Roganović, renowned Serbian-Australian music producer and DJ
- Dragan Todorović, Yugoslavian writer, journalist, and artist
Notes and References
- http://www.behindthename.com/name/dragan Behind the Name - Dragan
