Predrag

Predrag
Pronunciation	[prêdraːɡ]
Gender	male
Language(s)	Slavic
Origin
Word/name	pre- ("very, much") + drag ("dear, beloved")
Meaning	"Very beloved"
Region of origin	Eastern Europe
Other names
Alternative spelling	Предраг
Nickname(s)	Peđa
Related names	Dragan, Miodrag

Predrag (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from pre- ("very, much") and -drag ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved". The usual nickname is Peđa (Pedja).

Notable people with the name

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Predrag Alempijević (born 1970), Serbian footballer
Predrag Antonijević (born 1959) , Serbian director and screenwriter
Predrag Azdejković (born 1978), Serbian activist, journalist, writer
Predrag Balašević (born 1974), Serbian-Romanian politician
Predrag Bambić (born 1958), Serbian film and television cinematographer
Predrag Banović (born 1969), Bosnian Serb war criminal
Predrag Benaček (born1959), Bosnian basketball coach
Predrag Bjelac (born 1962), Serbian actor
Predrag Bobić (born 1960), Croatian musician, guitarist and music pedagogue
Predrag Bogosavljev (born, 1959), Serbian basketball executive
Predrag Bošković (born 1972). Montenegrin politician and sports administrator
Predrag "Pedj" Bojić (born 1984). Australian soccer player
Predrag Bošnjak (born 1985). Hungarian footballer
Predrag Brzaković (1964–2012), Serbian footballer
Predrag Bubalo (born 1954). Serbian politician
Predrag Bulatović (born 1956). Montenegrin politician
Predrag Cvetanović (born 1967), Serbian politician
Predrag Cvitanović (born 1946), Croatian physicist and academic
Predrag Đajić (1922–1979), Yugoslav footballer
Predrag Danilović (born 1970), Serbian basketball player
Predrag Đorđević (born 1972), Serbian footballer
Predrag Đorović (born 1983), Serbian footballer
Predrag Dragić (1945–2012), Serbian humanist and writer
Predrag Drobnjak (born 1975), Montenegrin basketball player
Predrag Ejdus (1947–2018), Serbian actor
Predrag Erak (born 1970), Bosnian football player and manager
Predrag Filipov (born 1956), Serbian doctor of medical sciences, politician and diplomat
Predrag Filipović (footballer) (born 1975), Montenegrin footballer
Predrag Filipović (racewalker) (born 1978), Serbian racewalker
Predrag Finci (born 1946), Bosnian–British philosopher, author, and essayist
Predrag Ginculj (born 1983), Serbian politician
Predrag Gojković Cune (1932–2017), Serbian vocalist and recording artist
Predrag Golubović (1935–1994), Serbian film director and screenwriter
Predrag Gosta (born 1972), Serbian-American conductor and musician
Predrag Govedarica (born 1984), Serbian footballer
Predrag "Peđa" Grbin (born 1979), Croatian lawyer and politician
Predrag Jaćimović (born 1957), Serbian basketball coach
Predrag Jelenković (born 1965), Serbian politician
Predrag Jeremić (born 1987), Serbian footballer
Predrag Jokanović (born 1968), Serbian footballer
Predrag Jokić (born 1983), Montenegrin water polo player
Predrag Joksimović (born 1977) , former Serbian basketball player
Predrag "Peđa D'Boy" Jovanović (born 1950), Serbian musician
Predrag Jovanović (footballer) (born 1965), Serbian footballer
Predrag Jović (born 1987), Serbian footballer
Predrag Jurić (born 1961), Bosnian footballer

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Predrag Kašćelan (born 1990), Montenegrin footballer
Predrag Keros (1933–2018), Croatian doctor and professor
Predrag Kodžo (born 1973), Serbian footballer
Predrag Kojović (born 1965), Bosnian Serb politician
Predrag Koraksić Corax (born 1933), Serbian political caricaturist
Predrag Kovačević, Bosnian guitarist
Predrag Krunić (born 1967), Bosnian basketball coach
Predrag Laković (1929–1997), Serbian actor
Predrag Lazić (born 1982), Serbian footballer
Predrag Luka (born 1988), Serbian footballer
Predrag "Miki" Manojlovic (born 1950), Serbian actor
Predrag Manojlović (water polo) (1951–2014), Yugoslav water polo player
Predrag Marković (born 1955), Serbian politician, author, and historian
Predrag J. Marković (born 1965), Serbian politician and historian
Predrag Marsenić (born 1970), Serbian engineer and politician
Predrag Materić (born 1977), Serbian–French basketball player and sports agent
Predrag Matić (1962–2024), Croatian politician
Predrag Matvejević (1932–2017), Yugoslav writer and scholar
Predrag Mihailović (born 1974), Australian water polo coach
Predrag Mijatović (born 1969), Montenegrin football player
Predrag Mijić (born 1984), Serbian footballer
Predrag Miletić (born 1952), Serbian actor
Predrag Miletić (basketball) (born 1984), Serbian basketball player
Predrag Milinković (1933–1998), Serbian actor
Predrag Milićević Barbarien (1963–2013), Serbian painter
Predrag Milosavljević (1908—1989), Serbian painter
Predrag Miloš (born 1955), Serbian swimmer
Predrag Milošević (1904–1988), Serbian composer and conductor
Predrag Mirčeta (born 1984), Serbian footballer
Predrag Mitić (born 1969), Serbian footballer
Predrag Momirović (born 1977), Serbian sprinter
Predrag Mužijević, Bosnian pianist
Predrag K. Nikić, Serbian Yoga teacher
Predrag Nikolić (born 1960), Bosnian Serb chess grandmaster
Predrag Nikolić (director) (born 1962), Serbian director, screenwriter and media advisor
Predrag Ocokoljić (born 1977), Serbian footballer
Predrag Ostojić (1938–1996), Yugoslav chess player
Predrag Pajdic (born 1965), Serbian-British artist, art historian and curator
Predrag Pajić (born 1993), Macedonian basketball player
Predrag Palavestra (1930–2014), Yugoslav author, literary historian and academic
Predrag Papaz (born 1987), Bosnian footballer
Predrag Patić (born 1967), Serbian politician
Predrag Pavlović (born 1986), Serbian footballer
Predrag Pašić (born 1958), Bosnian footballer
Predrag Pažin (born 1973), Bulgarian footballer
Predrag Peruničić (born 1967), Serbian handball player
Predrag Počuča (born 1986), Croatian-Serbian footballer
Predrag Puharić (born 1977), Bosnian computer security expert and politician

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Predrag "Preki" Radosavljević (born 1963), Serbian-American soccer player and coach
Predrag Radovanović (1911–1964), Serbian footballer
Predrag Radošević, Montenegrin boxer
Predrag Rajić (born 1987), Serbian politician
Predrag Rajković (born 1995), Serbian footballer
Predrag Rakić, Bosnian drummer and music manager
Predrag Raković (1912–1944), Yugoslav military officer
Predrag Ranđelović (footballer, born 1976), Serbian footballer
Predrag Ranđelović (footballer, born 1990), Macedonian footballer
Predrag Ristanović (born 1972), Serbian football player and manager
Predrag Ristić (1931–2019), Serbian architect and university professor
Predrag Ristović (born 1975), Serbian footballer
Predrag Rogan (born 1974), Serbian football manager and former player
Predrag Rusevski (born 1983), Macedonian tennis player
Predrag Samardžiski (born 1986), Macedonian basketball player
Predrag Sarić (1921–1979), Croatian rower
Predrag Šarić (born 1959), Croatian basketball player
Predrag Savović (born 1976), Montenegrin basketball player
Predrag Sikimić (born 1982), Serbian footballer
Predrag Šimić (born 1979), Bosnian footballer
Predrag Spasić (born 1965), Serbian footballer
Predrag Stamenković (born 1977), Serbian footballer
Predrag Stanimirović (born 1995), Serbian footballer
Predrag Stanković (born 1968), Serbian footballer
Predrag Stevanović (born 1991), Serbian footballer
Predrag Stilinović (born 1954), Croatian football manager
Predrag Stipanović (born 1964), Croatian military officer
Predrag Stojaković (born 1977), Serbian basketball player
Predrag Stojanović (born 1958), Serbian academic and politician
Predrag Štromar (born 1969), Croatian politician
Predrag Šuput (born 1977), Serbian basketball player
Predrag Šustar (born 1970), Croatian philosophy professor and politician
Predrag Tasovac (1922–2010), Serbian actor
Predrag Timko (born 1948), Yugoslav handball player
Predrag Tomić (born 1953), Serbian footballer
Predrag Umičević (born 1963), Serbian engineer and politician
Predrag Valenčić (born 1963), Croatian footballer
Predrag Vejin (born 1992), Serbian handball player
Predrag Vranicki (1922–2002), Yugoslav philosopher
Predrag Vujović (born 1983), Montenegrin footballer
Predrag Vuković (born 1966), Serbian politician
Predrag Vušović (1960–2011), Croatian actor
Predrag Zimonjić (born 1970), Serbian water polo player
Predrag Živadinović (born 1983), Serbian footballer
Predrag Živković Tozovac (1936–2021), Serbian folk singer and composer

References

Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Predrag
Milica Grković (1977). Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. Vuk Karadžić.
Katarina Stojanović (2007). Srpska imena: narodna i hrišćanska. Gramatik. ISBN 978-86-84421-51-9.

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