Predrag

Predrag

Pronunciation	[prêdraːɡ]
Gender	male
Language	Slavic
Origin
Word/name	pre- ("very, much") + drag ("dear, beloved")
Meaning	"Very beloved"
Region of origin	Eastern Europe
Other names
Alternative spelling	Предраг
Nickname	Peđa
Related names	Dragan, Miodrag

Predrag (Serbian Cyrillic: 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).

Notable people with the name

A-J

• Predrag Alempijević (born 1970), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Antonijević (born 1959) , Serbian director and screenwriter
• Predrag Azdejković (born 1978), Serbian activist, journalist, writer
• Predrag Balašević (born 1974), Serbian-Romanian politician
• Predrag Bambić (born 1958), Serbian film and television cinematographer
• Predrag Banović (born 1969), Bosnian Serb war criminal
• Predrag Benaček (born1959), Bosnian basketball coach
• Predrag Bjelac (born 1962), Serbian actor
• Predrag Bobić (born 1960), Croatian musician, guitarist and music pedagogue
• Predrag Bogosavljev (born, 1959), Serbian basketball executive
• Predrag Bošković (born 1972). Montenegrin politician and sports administrator
• Predrag "Pedj" Bojić (born 1984). Australian soccer player
• Predrag Bošnjak (born 1985). Hungarian footballer
• Predrag Brzaković (1964–2012), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Bubalo (born 1954). Serbian politician
• Predrag Bulatović (born 1956). Montenegrin politician
• Predrag Cvetanović (born 1967), Serbian politician
• Predrag Cvitanović (born 1946), Croatian physicist and academic
• Predrag Đajić (1922–1979), Yugoslav footballer
• Predrag Danilović (born 1970), Serbian basketball player
• Predrag Đorđević (born 1972), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Đorović (born 1983), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Dragić (1945–2012), Serbian humanist and writer
• Predrag Drobnjak (born 1975), Montenegrin basketball player
• Predrag Ejdus (1947–2018), Serbian actor
• Predrag Erak (born 1970), Bosnian football player and manager
• Predrag Filipov (born 1956), Serbian doctor of medical sciences, politician and diplomat
• Predrag Filipović (footballer) (born 1975), Montenegrin footballer
• Predrag Filipović (racewalker) (born 1978), Serbian racewalker
• Predrag Finci (born 1946), Bosnian–British philosopher, author, and essayist
• Predrag Ginculj (born 1983), Serbian politician
• Predrag Gojković Cune (1932–2017), Serbian vocalist and recording artist
• Predrag Golubović (1935–1994), Serbian film director and screenwriter
• Predrag Gosta (born 1972), Serbian-American conductor and musician
• Predrag Govedarica (born 1984), Serbian footballer
• Predrag "Peđa" Grbin (born 1979), Croatian lawyer and politician
• Predrag Jaćimović (born 1957), Serbian basketball coach
• Predrag Jelenković (born 1965), Serbian politician
• Predrag Jeremić (born 1987), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Jokanović (born 1968), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Jokić (born 1983), Montenegrin water polo player
• Predrag Joksimović (born 1977) , former Serbian basketball player
• Predrag "Peđa D'Boy" Jovanović (born 1950), Serbian musician
• Predrag Jovanović (footballer) (born 1965), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Jović (born 1987), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Jurić (born 1961), Bosnian footballer

K-P

• Predrag Kašćelan (born 1990), Montenegrin footballer
• Predrag Keros (1933–2018), Croatian doctor and professor
• Predrag Kodžo (born 1973), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Kojović (born 1965), Bosnian Serb politician
• Predrag Koraksić Corax (born 1933), Serbian political caricaturist
• Predrag Kovačević, Bosnian guitarist
• Predrag Krunić (born 1967), Bosnian basketball coach
• Predrag Laković (1929–1997), Serbian actor
• Predrag Lazić (born 1982), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Luka (born 1988), Serbian footballer
• Predrag "Miki" Manojlovic (born 1950), Serbian actor
• Predrag Manojlović (water polo) (1951–2014), Yugoslav water polo player
• Predrag Marković (born 1955), Serbian politician, author, and historian
• Predrag J. Marković (born 1965), Serbian politician and historian
• Predrag Marsenić (born 1970), Serbian engineer and politician
• Predrag Materić (born 1977), Serbian–French basketball player and sports agent
• Predrag Matić (1962–2024), Croatian politician
• Predrag Matvejević (1932–2017), Yugoslav writer and scholar
• Predrag Mihailović (born 1974), Australian water polo coach
• Predrag Mijatović (born 1969), Montenegrin football player
• Predrag Mijić (footballer) (born 1984), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Miletić (born 1952), Serbian actor
• Predrag Miletić (basketball) (born 1984), Serbian basketball player
• Predrag Milinković (1933–1998), Serbian actor
• Predrag Milićević Barbarien (1963–2013), Serbian painter
• Predrag Milosavljević (1908—1989), Serbian painter
• Predrag Miloš (born 1955), Serbian swimmer
• Predrag Milošević (composer) (1904–1988), Serbian composer and conductor
• Predrag Mirčeta (born 1984), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Mitić (born 1969), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Momirović (born 1977), Serbian sprinter
• Predrag Mužijević, Bosnian pianist
• Predrag K. Nikić, Serbian Yoga teacher
• Predrag Nikolić (born 1960), Bosnian Serb chess grandmaster
• Predrag Nikolić (director) (born 1962), Serbian director, screenwriter and media advisor
• Predrag Ocokoljić (born 1977), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Ostojić (1938–1996), Yugoslav chess player
• Predrag Pajdic (born 1965), Serbian-British artist, art historian and curator
• Predrag Pajić (born 1993), Macedonian basketball player
• Predrag Palavestra (1930–2014), Yugoslav author, literary historian and academic
• Predrag Papaz (born 1987), Bosnian footballer
• Predrag Patić (born 1967), Serbian politician
• Predrag Pavlović (born 1986), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Pašić (born 1958), Bosnian footballer
• Predrag Pažin (born 1973), Bulgarian footballer
• Predrag Peruničić (born 1967), Serbian handball player
• Predrag Počuča (born 1986), Croatian-Serbian footballer
• Predrag Puharić (born 1977), Bosnian computer security expert and politician

R-Z

• Predrag "Preki" Radosavljević (born 1963), Serbian-American soccer player and coach
• Predrag Radovanović (1911–1964), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Radošević, Montenegrin boxer
• Predrag Rajić (born 1987), Serbian politician
• Predrag Rajković (born 1995), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Rakić, Bosnian drummer and music manager
• Predrag Raković (1912–1944), Yugoslav military officer
• Predrag Ranđelović (footballer, born 1976), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Ranđelović (footballer, born 1990), Macedonian footballer
• Predrag Ristanović (born 1972), Serbian football player and manager
• Predrag Ristić (1931–2019), Serbian architect and university professor
• Predrag Ristović (born 1975), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Rogan (born 1974), Serbian football manager and former player
• Predrag Rusevski (born 1983), Macedonian tennis player
• Predrag Samardžiski (born 1986), Macedonian basketball player
• Predrag Sarić (1921–1979), Croatian rower
• Predrag Šarić (born 1959), Croatian basketball player
• Predrag Savović (born 1976), Montenegrin basketball player
• Predrag Sikimić (born 1982), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Šimić (born 1979), Bosnian footballer
• Predrag Spasić (born 1965), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Stamenković (born 1977), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Stanimirović (born 1995), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Stanković (born 1968), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Stevanović (born 1991), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Stilinović (born 1954), Croatian football manager
• Predrag Stipanović (born 1964), Croatian military officer
• Predrag Stojaković (born 1977), Serbian basketball player
• Predrag Stojanović (born 1958), Serbian academic and politician
• Predrag Štromar (born 1969), Croatian politician
• Predrag Šuput (born 1977), Serbian basketball player
• Predrag Šustar (born 1970), Croatian philosophy professor and politician
• Predrag Tasovac (1922–2010), Serbian actor
• Predrag Timko (born 1948), Yugoslav handball player
• Predrag Tomić (born 1953), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Umičević (born 1963), Serbian engineer and politician
• Predrag Valenčić (born 1963), Croatian footballer
• Predrag Vejin (born 1992), Serbian handball player
• Predrag Vranicki (1922–2002), Yugoslav philosopher
• Predrag Vujović (born 1983), Montenegrin footballer
• Predrag Vuković (born 1966), Serbian politician
• Predrag Vušović (1960–2011), Croatian actor
• Predrag Zimonjić (born 1970), Serbian water polo player
• Predrag Živadinović (born 1983), Serbian footballer
• Predrag Živković Tozovac (1936–2021), Serbian folk singer and composer

See also

• All pages with titles containing Predrag

References

• Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Predrag
• Milica Grković (1977). Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. Vuk Karadžić.
• Katarina Stojanović (2007). Srpska imena: narodna i hrišćanska. Gramatik. ISBN 978-86-84421-51-9.