Jovan

Jovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован, Old Church Slavonic: Їωан, Macedonian: Јован) is a Serbian and Macedonian male given name equivalent to English "John" or Slavic Ivan, from Hebrew: יהוחנן‎.

Notable people named Jovan

Jovan Branković, a Serbian titular despot and saint, died 1502
Jovan Belcher (1987 – 2012), American football linebacker
Jovan Cvijić, Serbian geographer (1865 – 1927)
Jovan Deroko (1912 – 1941), Serbian military commander during World War II
Jovan Dragaš, a 14th-century Serbian noble
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833 – 1904), Serbian poet
Jovan Karamata, Serbian mathematician (1902 – 1967)
Jovan Karlo Villalba, American artist (born 1977)
Jovan Kirovski, American soccer player and coach (born 1976)
Jovan Monasterlija (fl. 1683 – 1706), Austrian-Serbian officer, commander of the Serbian Militia
Jovan Nenad, a 16th-century Serbian noble that briefly broke away large territories of Kingdom of Hungary, 1526 – 1527 (styled himself Emperor)
Jovan Oliver, a 14th-century Serbian noble, Great Voivode
Jovan Uglješa, a 14th-century Serbian despot of Serres 1365 – 1371
Jovan Uroš, a 14th-century Serbian despot of Thessaly 1370 – 1373
Jovan Vladimir, a Serbian monarch and saint, ruled Duklja ca. 990 to 1016