Vuksan
Vuksan (Serbian Cyrillic: Вуксан) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from Slavic noun vuk, "wolf". It is a hypocoristic, possibly of the name Vukoslav.[1] It is attested in the Middle Ages,[a] and Serbian epic poetry.[2] It is also used as a surname. The patronymic surname Vuksanović is derived from the name. It may refer to:
As given name:
- Vuksan Bilanović, Serbian pop lyrics writer (Kraj i tačka)
- Vuksan (fl. 1477), Rovca knez[3] and epic character (Vuksan od Rovaca)
- Vuksan (fl. 1616/17), donator to the Morača monastery[4]
- Vuksan Gela (or Gelja), legendary founder of the northern Albanian Gruda tribe[5]
As surname:
- Dušan Vuksan (1881–1944), Yugoslav historian and educator
- Radoje M. Vuksan (fl. 1898), Austro-Hungarian Serb educator and writer[6]
See also
Annotations
- ^ Such as in the 1477 register of the newly conquered lands of the Duchy of St. Sava,[3] and 1485 defter in the Sanjak of Scutari.[7]
References
- ^ Grković 1977, p. 60.
- ^ Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1833). Narodne srpske pjesme: Različne junačke pjesme. U štampariji Brejtkopfa i Eršla. p. 283.
- ^ a b др Слободан Зечевић. Гласник Етнографског музеја у Београду књ. 45: Bulletin of the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade. Etnografski muzej u Beogradu. p. 196. GGKEY:FWHZ5Y2J8NF.
- ^ Академик Петар Влаховић. Гласник Етнографског музеја у Београду, књ. 60. Etnografski muzej u Beogradu. p. 160. GGKEY:U7N129X9368.
- ^ Jovićević, Andrija (1923), "Malesija", Насеља и пореклo становништва, Akademija: 47–48
- ^ Bosanska vila. Nikola T. Kašiković. 1898. p. 128.
- ^ Никола Пантелић. Гласник Етнографског музеја у Београду књ. 47. Etnografski muzej u Beogradu. pp. 61–. GGKEY:66N5JNKFLFP.
Sources
- Grković, Milica (1977). Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. Belgrade: Vuk Karadžić.