Predrag Explained

Predrag
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /sh/
Gender:	male
Meaning:	"Very beloved"
Region:	Eastern Europe
Language:	Slavic
Origin:	pre- ("very, much") + drag ("dear, beloved")
Alternative Spelling:	Предраг
Nickname:	Peđa
Related Names:	Dragan, Miodrag

Predrag (Serbian: Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from pre- ("very, much") and -drag ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved". The usual nickname is Peđa (Pedja). It may refer to:

• Predrag Balašević, ethnic Romanian politician from Serbia
• Predrag Cvitanović, Croatian physicist and academic
• Predrag Danilović, Serbian basketball player
• Peđa Grbin, Croatian lawyer and politician
• Predrag Krunić, Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball coach
• Predrag Lazić, Serbian professional footballer
• Predrag "Miki" Manojlovic, Serbian actor
• Predrag Marković, Serbian politician, author, and historian
• Predrag Matvejević, Yugoslav writer and scholar
• Predrag Mijatović, Yugoslavian football player
• Predrag Samardžiski, Macedonian basketball player
• Predrag Stojaković, Serbian basketball player

References

• Book: Milica Grković. Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. 1977. Vuk Karadžić.
• Book: Katarina Stojanović. Srpska imena: narodna i hrišćanska. 2007. Gramatik. 978-86-84421-51-9.

External links

• http://www.behindthename.com/name/predrag