Vrandečić

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Vrandečić is a

Croatian surname.[1] The name is known only to originate from Pučišća on the island of Brač. The oldest mention of the name is from 1674.[2] The meaning of the name is not entirely clear. The most likely explanation is that it comes from the first name Vrandeka, Vrane, Frane (but the change from an F to a V is unusual).[3]

People with the name include:

  • Denny Vrandečić (born 1978), Croatian-American computer scientist
  • Ivo Vrandečić, (born 1927), Croatian politician and businessman, former
    president of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia
    and director of Jadranbrod
  • Vesna Vrandečić, Croatian singer, member of the band Xenia

References

  1. ^ "Vrandečić Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-03-24. Approximately 270 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Croatia; Highest density in: Croatia.
  2. Wikidata Q110941702
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