Bojan (name)

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Bojan
Given Name


A statue of the renowned Russian bard from the 10th century, Boyan
Gender Male
Region of Origin Slavic
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Bojan Zulfikarpašić, jazz pianist and one of many notable Bojans
Bojan Zulfikarpašić, jazz pianist and one of many notable Bojans

Bojan or Boyan (Bulgarian: Боян) is a Slavic male given name. Its female equivalent is Bojana (Cyrilic:Бојана/Бояна).


[edit] Etymology

There is some discussion as to where the name Bojan comes from. The usual explanation is that it is derived from the word boj (Бой), which means battle, and the suffix -ан (-an) which is common in Slavic names, like Milan and Slobodan. Together, Bojan means the fighting one.

Some people disagree, and think that name originates from two languages: the Proto-Bulgarian language, where the name means military commander as a noun, and grisly and militant as an adjective, and the Slavic word boj (Cyrilic:Бој/Бой), which means "battle". Others yet believe that it comes from famous khagan of Avars, Bayan I (562-602), who ruled the Slavs in Panonia.

There is also another possibilty for the origin of the name. In the area of modern Czech Republic (Bohemia) lived Celtic tribe Boii. Later this area was inhabited first by ancestors of modern Serbs (White Serbs) and after them Czech tribes. It is possible that name Bojan originates from the name of this Celtic tribe Boii.Bold text

[edit] Notable Bojans