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Ekmečić

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Language(s)
  
Serbo-Croatian

Language(s)
  
Turkish

Derivation
  
ekmečija (sh); ekmekci (tr)

Meaning
  
"bread maker" or "bread seller"

Ekmečić is a Serbo-Croatian surname, derived from the word ekmečija, a Turkish loanword (ekmekci), meaning "bread maker" or "bread seller" (ekmek means "bread"). Its literal meaning is "the descendant of an ekmekci" or "little bread maker".

People with this surname:

  • Milorad Ekmečić, Serbian historian, originally from Bosnia
  • Ismet Ekmečić, Slovenian footballer of Bosniak descent
  • References

    Ekmečić Wikipedia