Bašić
| Pronunciation | Serbo-Croatian: [bâʃitɕ] |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | chief |
| Region of origin | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Bassich, Bashich, Basic, Baschich, Baschitsch |
Bašić is a South Slavic surname.
It is assumed that it derived from the word baša, meaning "chief", itself a loanword from Turkish başı, meaning "head". Its literal meaning is "Little chief".
It is one of the most common surnames in two Dalmatian counties of Croatia.[1]
Family crest
"In a blue background on a green ground, a warrior dressed in red with high black boots and a hat, left-handed sideways with gold with a belt to which black covers are fastened. In his raised right he holds a scimitar with a golden cross opposite the neck of a kneeling bearded Turk dressed in a rainbow white kaftan with a belt, which with raised hands begs for mercy."
This description from the book is describing the conflicts that the Bassich family of Austria had against the Turks while defending Vienna.[2]
Notable people
Film and theater
Actors/Actresses
Architects
Arts
Music
Classical
Science
- Nino Bašić, mathematician
Sports
- Andrija Bašić, water polo player
- Alen Bašić, football player
- Edin Bašić, handball player
- Ivan Bašić, football player
- Karlo Bašić, sailor
- Josip Bašić, football player
- Lovre Bašić, basketball player
- Luka Bašič, ice hockey player
- Marko Bašić (footballer, born 1984)
- Marko Bašić (footballer, born 1988)
- Mirko Bašić, handball player
- Mirza Bašić, tennis player
- Nermin Bašić, football manager
- Sonja Bašić, handball player
- Toma Bašić, football player
- Tomislav Bašić, football player
- Tomislav Bašić, sailor
- Tonči Bašić, football player
- Zlatko Bašić, football player and coach
Politics
- Đorđe Bašić, Serbian politician
Other
- Azra Bašić née Alešević, camp guard during Bosnian War
See also
References
- ^ "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Brstilo Rešetar, Matea (2010-07-23). "Heraldičko nazivlje na temu ratovanja s Osmanlijama". Povijesni prilozi (in Croatian). 29 (38): 71–96. ISSN 0351-9767.