Ignjatić Explained

Ignjatić (Serbian: Игњатић), is a Serbian surname, a patronymic derived from the masculine given name Ignjat and mostly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.^[1]

The vast majority of bearers of the surname are Eastern Orthodox (Serbian Orthodox Church) and declare as ethnic Serbs, although there are some Croats with the surname.^[2] Most of the Orthodox maintain the tradition of slava (patron saint veneration) of St. John the Baptist (Jovanjdan) - other slavas are present as well (such as Saint George's Day).

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

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