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Jovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован, Old Church Slavonic: Їωан) is a Serbian male given name equivalent to English "John" or Slavic Ivan, from Hebrew: יהוחנן‎‎.

Notable people named Jovan

  • Jovan Branković, a Serbian titular despot and saint, died 1502
  • Jovan Belcher (1987 – 2012), American football linebacker
  • Jovan Cvijić, Serbian geographer (1865 – 1927)
  • Jovan Deroko (1912 – 1941), Serbian military commander during World War II
  • Jovan Dragaš, a 14th-century Serbian noble
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833 – 1904), Serbian poet
  • Jovan Karamata, Serbian mathematician (1902 – 1967)
  • Jovan Karlo Villalba, American artist (born 1977)
  • Jovan Kirovski, American soccer player and coach (born 1976)
  • Jovan Monasterlija (fl. 1683 – 1706), Austrian-Serbian officer, commander of the Serbian Militia
  • Jovan Nenad, a 16th-century Serbian noble that briefly broke away large territories of Kingdom of Hungary, 1526 – 1527 (styled himself Emperor)
  • Jovan Oliver, a 14th-century Serbian noble, Great Voivode
  • Jovan Uglješa, a 14th-century Serbian despot of Serres 1365 – 1371
  • Jovan Uroš, a 14th-century Serbian despot of Thessaly 1370 – 1373
  • Jovan Vladimir, a Serbian monarch and saint, ruled Duklja ca. 990 to 1016

    • References

    Jovan Wikipedia
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