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Slobodan

Slobodan is a traditional South Slavic, particularly Serbian and Croatian, boy's name with the transparent meaning of 'free'. In the Slovak context, it sounds unusual, but its meaning is easily understood thanks to the Slavic root 'slobod-'. It carries a strong cultural connection to the countries of the former Yugoslavia.

Name variants

International equivalents and translations

English:
Slobodan
Czech:
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Hungarian:
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Polish:
Slobodan
German:
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Spanish:
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Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

The name expresses a free person, independence, liberty, and personal freedom.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Juhoslovanské mužské meno utvorené zo slova slobodan vo význame „slobodný“, súvisiaceho s podstatným menom sloboda; jeho význam je „slobodný človek“.

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Medzinárodný cestovateľský index

Ako ľahko sa meno Slobodan vyslovuje v cudzine, zapisuje na letenky a vníma vo svete

85 / 100Veľmi dobrá medzinárodná adaptabilita
Stupeň medzinárodnej adaptácie85 %
Zápis v pase / na letenke:

SLOBODAN

100 % zhodný s pôvodným tvarom
Písmo a diakritika:

Bez diakritiky (ASCII)

Univerzálny medzinárodný zápis
Svetové jazyky:

11 cudzích podôb

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Cestovateľské výhody mena
  • •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Známe v okolitých stredoeurópskych a slovanských krajinách.
Na čo myslieť v zahraničí
  • •Meno je špecifické pre stredoeurópsky / slovanský kultúrny okruh, pre cudzincov bude pôsobiť originálne a exoticky.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars
17 August
Croatian Calendar

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 3
1. Nominative:Who, what?
Slobodan
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Slobodana
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Slobodanovi
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Slobodana
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Slobodan!
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Slobodanovi
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Slobodanom

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
SloboSlobaSlobkoSlobodan­koBobanBobaBobi
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Mr. Slobodan
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Slobodan! Slobo! Sloba! Boban!

Notable figures named Slobodan

15

People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

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Person type
Slobodan Milošević
1941 – 2006Historical Figure

Yugoslav–Serbian politician (1941–2006)

Slobodan Praljak
1945 – 2017Historical Figure

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

Slobodan Rajković
born 1989Notable Figure

Serbian footballer

Slobodan Jovanović
1869 – 1958Historical Figure

Serbian jurist, historian, sociologist, journalist, and literary critic

Slobodan Živojinović
born 1963Notable Figure

Serbian tennis player

Slobodan Kovač
born 1967Notable Figure

Serbian volleyball player

Slobodan Soro
born 1978Notable Figure

Serbian-born Brazilian water polo player

Slobodan Šijan
born 1946Notable Figure

Serbian film director

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Slobodan Smith

3 + 1 = 4 syllables

70 / 100Balanced
Initials / monogram:with dots:S.S.without dots:SS

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Zasiahnuté regióny / jazyky:DE
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