Vladan Explained

Vladan
Gender:	male
Meaning:	vlad ("to rule, ruler")
Language:	Serbo-Croatian
Origin:	Slavic
Alternative Spelling:	Serbian: Владан
Variant Forms:	Vladin, Vladun female form Vladana, Vladanka
See also:	Vlada, Vlado, Vlade, Vladko, Vladoje, Vladeta

Vladan^[1] (pronounced as /ʋlǎːdan/, Serbian: Владан) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, a shorter form of Slavic dithematic names with the element vlad meaning "to rule, ruler". It is attested in Serbian society since the Middle Ages. The patronymic surname Vladanović is derived from the name. Feminine forms are Vladana and Vladanka.

It may refer to:

• Vladan Alanović (born 1967), Croatian basketballer
• Vladan Batić (1949–2010), Serbian politician and statesman
• Vladan Desnica (1905–1967), Yugoslav writer
• Vladan Đogatović (born 1984), Serbian footballer
• Vladan Đorđević (1844–1930), Serbian politician and statesman
• Vladan Grujić (born 1981), Bosnian footballer
• Vladan Kostić, Montenegrin footballer
• Vladan Kujović (born 1978), Serbian footballer
• Vladan Lukić (born 1970), Serbian footballer
• Vladan Marković, Serbian swimmer
• Vladan Matić (born 1970), Serbian handballer
• Vladan Milosavljević (born 1980), Serbian footballer
• Vladan Milovanović (born 1970), Serbian footballer
• Vladan Pavlović (born 1984), Serbian footballer
• Vladan Radača (born 1955), Serbian coach and former footballer
• Vladan Savić (born 1979), Montenegrin footballer
• Vladan Spasojević (born 1980), Serbian footballer
• Vladan Vasilijević, Yugoslav specialist in criminal law
• Vladan Vićević (born 1967), Yugoslavian-born Salvadoran football (soccer) player
• Vladan Vukosavljević (disambiguation), several people
• Vladan Živković (1941–2022), Serbian actor

See also

• Slavic names

References

• Book: Grković, Milica. Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. 1977. Vuk Karadžić. Belgrade.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Vladan. Mike Campbell. behindthename.com. 2016-12-11.