Vukašin

Vukašin
Pronunciation	ʋukǎʃin
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Croatian
Origin
Word/name	Vuk
Meaning	Son of wolf
Region of origin	Central Balkan
Other names
Nickname(s)	Vule, Vučko, Vuksa, Vuki
Derived	Vuk (meaning wolf) and sin (meaning son)
Related names	Vuk, Vukota, Vukan

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Vukašin (Cyrillic script: Вукашин) is an old Slavic name of Serbian origin. It is composed from two words: Vuk (wolf) and sin (son), so it means sin vuka (son of wolf). In some places in Croatia and Bosnia it can be found as a surname.

The name Vukašin can be found in Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Republika Srpska and Croatia (used by Serbs of Croatia). During sound change phoneme S became š.

Famous people

Nobility

Vukašin Mrnjavčević, a medieval Serbian king.

Music

Vukašin Brajić, a Bosnian Serb pop-rock singer.

Sport

Vukašin Tomić, a Serbian football player.
Vukašin Aleksić, a Serbian professional basketball player.
Vukašin Dević, a Serbian football player.
Vukašin Višnjevac, a Serbian footballer and football manager.
Vukašin "Vule" Trivunović, a Serbian football player.
Vukašin Poleksić, a Montenegrin football goalkeeper.
Vukašin Petranović, former Yugoslav football player.

Other

Vukašin Šoškoćanin, Serbian war commander

Places

Vukašinovac, Serbian village near Aleksinac.