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Radonjić (surname)

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Radonjić
Pronunciation[rǎdoɲitɕ]
Language(s)Serbian
Origin
Word/namederived from given name Radonja
Meaningrad which means "labour"
Other names
Alternative spellingSerbian Cyrillic: Радоњић
Anglicisation(s)Radonjich
See alsoRadonić

Radonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радоњић) is a Serbian surname, a patronymic derived from the given name Radonja.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Andrea Radonjić (born 1994), Montenegrin beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Montenegro Universe 2011 and represented her country in the 2012 Miss Universe
  • Dejan Radonjić (born 1970), Montenegrin former professional basketball player and current head coach
  • Goran Radonjić (born 1983), Montenegrin heavyweight kickboxer, captain of Montenegrin kickboxing team
  • Jovan Radonjić (1748–1803), guvernadur of Montenegro between 1764 and 1803
  • Kristina Radonjić (born 1974), Serbian rhythmic gymnast who competed as Independent Olympic Participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  • Miljko Radonjić (1770–1836), Serbian writer, professor at the Belgrade Higher School and politician
  • Nemanja Radonjić (born 1996), Serbian football forward who plays for Olympique de Marseille
  • Nenad Radonjić (born 1996), Serbian football forward who plays for Radnički Beograd, on loan from Voždovac
  • Srđan Radonjić (born 1981), Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as striker
  • Staniša Radonjić (1650s–1720s), Serbian Orthodox priest, chieftainvojvoda of the Njeguši tribe, and serdar of the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
  • Stanislav Radonjić (1690–1758), vojvoda, serdar and the first guvernadur (governor) of the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro from 1756 until he died in 1758, serving Metropolitan Sava II Petrović-Njegoš
  • Vladan Radonjić (born 1979), Serbian professional strength and conditioning coach
  • Vukolaj Radonjić (1765–1832), last Montenegrin guvernadur