Borojević
Sign in to saveBorojević () is a Serbian and Croatian surname. It derives from personal name Boroje (Бороје), derived from the word bor meaning "pine", with the possessive suffix -ev (''Boroje's). The suffix ić is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. Thus the last name can be translated as Boroje's son''.
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Borojević () is a Serbian and Croatian surname. It derives from personal name Boroje (Бороје), derived from the word bor meaning "pine", with the possessive suffix -ev (''Boroje's). The suffix ić is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. Thus the last name can be translated as Boroje's son''.
People with last name Borojević: Svetozar Borojević von Bojna, Austro-Hungarian field marshal described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War Igor Borojević (1963–2018), Serbian musician Petar Borojević (1916–1982), National Hero of Yugoslavia Nikola Borojević (1795–1872), Serbian poet Slavko Borojević (1919–1999), Yugoslav academician and plant geneticist