Srđan (Срђан); pronounced [sr̩dʑan]; /sɜːrdʒɑːn/; sir-jahn) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, usually written as Srdjan when the letter đ is unavailable.
It is usually considered to be a form of the name Sergius, honoring the Christian martyr and saint Sergius. In South Slavic, Saints Sergius and Bacchus are called "Sveti Srđ i Sveti Vlaho" or "Srđevdan" or "Srđandan" or Dejandan. Another popular etymology derives it from the Serbo-Croatian verb ''srditi'' which means being angry, fiery or ardent. Alternatively it may derive from adjective ''srdačan'' which means having a good heart
A medieval version of the name was Srdan. Srđa could be a form of Srđan.
The most common nicknames are Srđa, Srđo, Srki or Srle'‘.
People with the name include
- Srđan Andrić, Croatian footballer
- Srđan Baljak, Serbian association football player
- Srđan Blažić, Montenegrin footballer
- Srđan Čebinac, Serbian footballer
- Srđan Cvijić, Serbian political scientist
- Srđan Dragojević, Serbian film director and screenwriter
- Srđan Gemaljević, Serbian footballer
- Srđan Kljajević, Montenegrin footballer
- Srdjan Kurpjel, Yugoslav musician
- Srđan Lakić, Croatian footballer
- Srđan Lukić, serbian footballer
- Srđan Marjanović, Serbian musician
- Srđan Milić, Montenegrin politician
- Srđan Mrkušić, Serbian footballer
- Srđan Muškatirović, Serbian tennis player
- Srđan Radonjić, Montenegrin footballer
- Srđan Šajn, Serbian politician
- Srđan Šaper, Serbian singer
- Srđan Spasojević, film director
- Srđan Spiridonović, Austrian footballer
- Srđan Srećković, Serbian politician
- Srđan Stanić (disambiguation)
- Srđan V. Tešin, Serbian writer and journalist
- Srđan Todorović, Serbian musician and actor
- Srđan Urošević, Serbian footballer
- Srđan Vuletić, Bosnian film director
- Srđan Žakula, Serbian footballer
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