Karanović

Karanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Карановић) is a Serbian surname, derived from the masculine given name Karan, either derived from Turkish kara (black) or a hypocoristic of Karanfil.[1] The name Karan is present in Serbian society from the Late Middle Ages.[1] It is found in Serbia,[2][3][4] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[5] and Dalmatia (borne by Serbs in Čučevo and Kistanje[6]). The toponym Karanovići is found as hamlet in Ovčinja.[7] It may refer to:

* Goran Karanovic, Swiss footballer
* Mirjana Karanović, Serbian actress
* Nevena Karanović, Serbian politician
* Srđan Karanović, Serbian film director
* Pavle Tvrtković or Karanović, Serbian Orthodox priest

## See also

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* Karanovac (disambiguation), placename

## References

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1. ^ a b Grković 1977, p. 110.
2. ^ Vojislav S. Radovanović; Miljana Radovanović (1994). Šabačka, Posavina i Pocerina: antropogeografska ispitivanja. Gumarska Industrija NS. p. 153.
3. ^ Stanoje J. Jovanović (1967). Vogošća. Geografsko društvo Bosne i Hercegovine. p. 104.
4. ^ Jovan F. Trifunoski (1991). Međuratna kolonizacija Srba u Makedoniji: naučna monografija. Cicero. p. 73.
5. ^ Srpski etnografski zbornik. Vol. 56–57. 1948. p. 505.
6. ^ "Српска презимена у Далмацији". Poreklo. 5 April 2012.
7. ^ Mihailo Petrović (1941). Đerdapski ribolovi u prošlosti i u sadašnjosti. Vol. 46\. Izd. Zadužbine Mikh. R. Radivojeviča. p. 418.

## Sources

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* Grković, Milica (1977). Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba. Belgrade: Vuk Karadžić.

Surname list

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