Predojević

Predojević is a Serbo-Croatian surname, derived from the Old Slavic name Predoje (from Predislav^[1]). It comes from the katun Vlachs in medieval Bosnia.^[2] It may refer to:

• Ilija Predojević (fl. 1378), nobleman
• Gazi Hasan-paša Predojević (d. 1593), Bosnian Ottoman military commander
• Maxim Predojević, Bishop of Križevci 1630–1642
• Gabrijel Predojević, Bishop of Križevci 1642–1644
• Vasilije Predojević, Bishop of Križevci 1644–1648
• Vladimir Predojević, Serbian icon painter (St. Michael's Cathedral)
• Draženko Predojević, Serbian acquitted war crime indictee
• Srđan Predojević, Serbian TV-host (RTV Pink)
• Nemanja Predojević, Serbian TV actor (Potpisani)
• Borki Predojević (b. 1987), Bosnian chess Grandmaster

See also

• Predojević church, ruins of a 16th-century church in Plana, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Predić, surname

References

1. Mate Šimundić (1988). Rječnik osobnih imena. Nakladni zavod Matice hrvatske.
2. Kurtović, Esad (2011). Iz historije vlaha Predojevića [About the history of Predojević Vlachs]. Godišnjak (in Bosnian). Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ISSN 2232-7770.