Pronunciation ˈradɔvan Word/name Slavic | Gender Male Meaning The joyful one | |
Radovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Радован; [ˈradɔvan], [ˈradovan]) is a Slavic male given name, derived from the passive adjective radovati ("rejoice"), itself from root rad- meaning "care, joy". It is found in its Slavic form Radovan in former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro), and also in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. It is recorded in Serbia since the High Middle Ages.
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Male variations and diminutives (and nicknames) include Radovanče, Radan, Radánek, Rade, Rado, Radič, Radko, Radvan, Radúz, Radek, and cognates Radomir, Radomil and Radoslav. Female forms include Radka, Radana, Radomirka, Radmila, Radica.
Namedays include 13 January in Croatia, and 14 January in Slovakia and Czech Republic.