Zlatan

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Zlatan is a male given name of South-Slavic origin. It is typical for all the Zlatanics Slavic countries on the Balkans, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. The name is particularly common in Bosnia because it is ethnically neutral (i.e. it is shared by Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats). The name is derived from the South-Slavic word zlato - from the Old-Slavic *zolto (gold). The ancient form of the name is Zoltan, which is still preserved in some non-Slavic countries like Hungary.

The meaning of the name is simply Golden or He who is made of gold.

The female form of the name is Zlata which is very popular among the Bosniaks and also in Bulgaria.

[edit] Variations

In Bulgarian the male variations Zlatin, Zlatko and Zlato are common. As well as the female Zlatka - diminuted from Zlata.Zlatan in Palestine is the Sultan of a special group having the same blood group called Z+ . However, the kingdom of Zlatan (called Zlataria) was founded in 1950 in the Old city of Jerusalem. It extends from the NEW Z-Gate (previously known as New Gate) to Z-Gate (previously known as Jaffa Gate).

[edit] List of prominent people

• Zlatan Arnautović - Bosnian Olympic medalist and handball player
• Zlatan Azinovic - Swedish/Bosnian football player
• Zlatan Bajramović - Bosnian football player
• Zlatan Fazlagić - Bosnian/Canadian businessman
• Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni - Croatian musician
• Zlatan Ibrahimović - Swedish football player.
• Zlatan Ljubijankic - Slovenian football player
• Zlatan Jovanović - Serbian Politician - Srpska Radikalna Stranka
• Zlatan Muslimović - Bosnian/Swedish football player
• Zlatan Olić - Croatian journalist
• Zlatan Saračević - Bosnian Olympic medalist and handball player
• Zlatan Stoykov - Head of the Bulgarian army
• Zlatan N.Khoury - Founder of Zlataria
• Zlata Filipović - Author of Zlata's Diary.