# Prodan

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{{Infobox given name
| name          = Prodan
| image         = Hadži-Prodan, infobox.jpg
| image_size    = 
| caption       = Serbian Revolutionary [Hadži-Prodan](/source/Had%C5%BEi-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](/source/Bulgarian_language): 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](/source/adjective) (''prodan'') from Slavic ''prodati''–"to sell", hence meaning "sold".{{sfn|Grković|1977|p=162}} It is attested in [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria)n{{sfn|Gandev|1972|p=268}} and [Croatia](/source/Croatia)n{{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](/source/Vuk_(name)), [Nenad](/source/Nenad), [Staniša](/source/Stani%C5%A1a) 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 surname](/source/patronymic_surname)s Prodanić, Prodanov and [Prodanović](/source/Prodanovi%C4%87) are derived from the name.

In Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Italy, Romania and Moldova '''Prodan''' ([Russian](/source/Russian_language) and [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language): Продан) is found as a surname.

==People==

===Given name===
* [Prodan Gardzhev](/source/Prodan_Gardzhev) (1936–2003), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler
* [Prodan Georgiev](/source/Prodan_Georgiev) (1904–?), Bulgarian cyclist
* [Prodan Rupar](/source/Prodan_Rupar) (1815–1877), Herzegovinian Serb rebel
* Prodan Tishkov (1860–1906), aka "[Chardafon](/source/Chardafon)", Bulgarian revolutionary and cavalry officer

===Surname===
* {{Interlanguage link multi|Alla Prodan|de}} (born 1950), badminton player
* [Andrea Prodan](/source/Andrea_Prodan) (born 1961), Scottish-Italian film actor, composer and musician
* [Ciprian Prodan](/source/Ciprian_Prodan) (born 1979), Romanian footballer
* [Daniel Prodan](/source/Daniel_Prodan) (1972–2016), Romanian footballer
* [Dănuț Prodan](/source/D%C4%83nu%C8%9B_Prodan) (born 1985), Romanian footballer
* [Gino Prodan](/source/Gino_Prodan) (born 1952), Croatian footballer
* [Ion Prodan (footballer)](/source/Ion_Prodan_(footballer)) (born 1992), Moldovan footballer
* [Luca Prodan](/source/Luca_Prodan) (1953–1987), Italian-Argentine musician
* [Oksana Prodan](/source/Oksana_Prodan) (born 1974), Ukrainian politician
* [Vasyl Prodan](/source/Vasyl_Prodan) (born 1972), acting mayor of Chernivtsi city, businessman, philanthropist
* [Yuriy Prodan](/source/Yuriy_Prodan) (born 1959), Ukrainian politician

==References==
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==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](/source/Had%C5%BEi-Prodan) Gligorijević (1760–1825), Serbian revolutionary

{{given name|type=both}}

Category:Bulgarian masculine given names
Category:Romanian-language surnames
Category:Serbian masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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