{{for|the fluorescent dye|Prodan (dye)}} {{Infobox given name | name = Prodan | image = Hadži-Prodan, infobox.jpg | image_size = | caption = Serbian Revolutionary Hadži-Prodan | pronunciation = | gender = male | meaning = "sold", used as protective name | region = Balkans | language = Croatian, Bulgarian | origin = Slavic ''prodati'' ("to sell") | alternative spelling = Продан (in Cyrillic) | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = }} '''Prodan''' (Bulgarian: Продан) is a South Slavic (Bulgarian,{{sfn|Gandev|1972|p=268}} Serbian and Croatian{{sfn|Grković|1977|p=162}}) masculine given name, itself a passive adjective (''prodan'') from Slavic ''prodati''–"to sell", hence meaning "sold".{{sfn|Grković|1977|p=162}} It is attested in Bulgarian{{sfn|Gandev|1972|p=268}} and Croatian{{sfn|Grković|1977|p=162}} society since the Middle Ages. It is apotropaic (protective),{{sfn|Grković|1977|p=162}} found in Serbian naming culture along with popular names such as Vuk, Nenad, Staniša and others.{{sfn|Grković|1977}} Some adopted children were historically also given that byname.{{sfn|Barjaktarović|1986|p=164}} Variants and diminutives of the name found in Serbian culture include ''Prodanac'' ({{lang|sr|Проданац}}), ''Prodanko'' ({{lang|sr|Проданко}}), ''Proka'' ({{lang|sr|Прока}}), ''Proko'' ({{lang|sr|Проко}}), ''Prokašin'' ({{lang|sr|Прокашин}}), ''Prole'' ({{lang|sr|Проле}}), ''Proca'' ({{lang|sr|Проца}}), ''Proša'' ({{lang|sr|Проша}}), ''Projo'' ({{lang|sr|Пројо}}), and others.{{sfn|Grković|1977|p=162}} Variants and diminutives of the name found in Bulgarian culture include ''Prode'' ({{lang|bg|Проде}}), ''Prodyo'' ({{lang|bg|Продьо}}), ''Prodiyo'' ({{lang|bg|Продю}}), ''Prodanko'' ({{lang|bg|Проданко}}), ''Proyko'' ({{lang|bg|Пройко}}), ''Proye'' ({{lang|bg|Пройе}}), ''Proyo'' ({{lang|bg|Пройо}}), and others.{{sfn|Gandev|1972|p=268}} The patronymic surnames Prodanić, Prodanov and Prodanović are derived from the name.
In Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Italy, Romania and Moldova '''Prodan''' (Russian and Ukrainian: Продан) is found as a surname.
==People==
===Given name=== * Prodan Gardzhev (1936–2003), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler * Prodan Georgiev (1904–?), Bulgarian cyclist * Prodan Rupar (1815–1877), Herzegovinian Serb rebel * Prodan Tishkov (1860–1906), aka "Chardafon", Bulgarian revolutionary and cavalry officer
===Surname=== * {{Interlanguage link multi|Alla Prodan|de}} (born 1950), badminton player * Andrea Prodan (born 1961), Scottish-Italian film actor, composer and musician * Ciprian Prodan (born 1979), Romanian footballer * Daniel Prodan (1972–2016), Romanian footballer * Dănuț Prodan (born 1985), Romanian footballer * Gino Prodan (born 1952), Croatian footballer * Ion Prodan (footballer) (born 1992), Moldovan footballer * Luca Prodan (1953–1987), Italian-Argentine musician * Oksana Prodan (born 1974), Ukrainian politician * Vasyl Prodan (born 1972), acting mayor of Chernivtsi city, businessman, philanthropist * Yuriy Prodan (born 1959), Ukrainian politician
==References== {{reflist}} ==Sources== * {{cite book|last=Gandev|first=Khristo|title=Bŭlgarskata narodnost prez 15 [i.e. petnadeseti] vek: Demogr. i etnogr. izsledvane|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEgBAAAAMAAJ|year=1972|publisher=Nauka i izkustvo}} * {{cite book|last=Grković|first=Milica|title=Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1D9CAQAAIAAJ|year=1977|publisher=Vuk Karadžić|location=Belgrade}} * {{cite journal|last=Barjaktarović|first=Mirko|title=O srodničkim nazivima|editor=Pantelić, Nikola|journal=Гласник Етнографског музеја у Београду|volume=50|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EeGmCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA164|publisher=Etnografski muzej u Beogradu|location=Belgrade|year=1986|page=164}}
==See also== * {{intitle|Prodan}} * Hadži-Prodan Gligorijević (1760–1825), Serbian revolutionary
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Category:Bulgarian masculine given names Category:Romanian-language surnames Category:Serbian masculine given names Category:Masculine given names