# Vladan

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**Vladan**[1] (ʋlǎːdan, Sr-cyrl: Владан[1]) is a [Serbian](/source/Serbian_language) masculine [given name](/source/Given_name), a shorter form of [Slavic dithematic names](/source/Slavic_dithematic_name) with the element *vlad* meaning "to rule, ruler". It is attested in [Serbian](/source/Serbia) society since the Middle Ages.[2] The [patronymic surname](/source/Patronymic_surname) Vladanović is derived from the name. Feminine forms are [Vladana](/source/Vladana) and Vladanka.

It may refer to:

- [Vladan Alanović](/source/Vladan_Alanovi%C4%87) (born 1967), Croatian basketballer
- [Vladan Batić](/source/Vladan_Bati%C4%87) (1949–2010), Serbian politician and statesman
- [Vladan Desnica](/source/Vladan_Desnica) (1905–1967), Yugoslav writer
- [Vladan Đogatović](/source/Vladan_%C4%90ogatovi%C4%87) (born 1984), Serbian footballer
- [Vladan Đorđević](/source/Vladan_%C4%90or%C4%91evi%C4%87) (1844–1930), Serbian politician and statesman
- [Vladan Grujić](/source/Vladan_Gruji%C4%87) (born 1981), Bosnian footballer
- [Vladan Jurica](/source/Vladan_Jurica)15th-century Albanian nobleman
- [Vladan Kostić](/source/Vladan_Kosti%C4%87) Montenegrin footballer
- [Vladan Kovačević](/source/Vladan_Kova%C4%8Devi%C4%87) (born 1998), Serbian footballer
- [Vladan Kujović](/source/Vladan_Kujovi%C4%87) (born 1978), Serbian footballer
- [Vladan Lukić](/source/Vladan_Luki%C4%87) (born 1970), Serbian footballer
- [Vladan Marković](/source/Vladan_Markovi%C4%87), Serbian swimmer
- [Vladan Matić](/source/Vladan_Mati%C4%87) (born 1970), Serbian handballer
- [Vladan Milosavljević](/source/Vladan_Milosavljevi%C4%87) (born 1980), Serbian footballer
- [Vladan Milovanović](/source/Vladan_Milovanovi%C4%87) (born 1970), Serbian footballer
- [Vladan Pavlović](/source/Vladan_Pavlovi%C4%87) (born 1984), Serbian footballer
- [Vladan Radača](/source/Vladan_Rada%C4%8Da) (born 1955), Serbian coach and former footballer
- [Vladan Savić](/source/Vladan_Savi%C4%87) (born 1979), Montenegrin footballer
- [Vladan Spasojević](/source/Vladan_Spasojevi%C4%87) (born 1980), Serbian footballer
- [Vladan Vasilijević](/source/Vladan_Vasilijevi%C4%87), Yugoslav specialist in criminal law
- [Vladan Vićević](/source/Vladan_Vi%C4%87evi%C4%87) (born 1967), Yugoslavian-born Salvadoran football (soccer) player
- [Vladan Vukosavljević (disambiguation)](/source/Vladan_Vukosavljevi%C4%87_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Vladan Živković](/source/Vladan_%C5%BDivkovi%C4%87) (1941–2022), Serbian actor

## See also

- [Slavic names](/source/Slavic_names)

## References

1. Mike Campbell. ["Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Vladan"](http://www.behindthename.com/name/vladan). behindthename.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.

1. Grković 1977, p. 54.

- Grković, Milica (1977). [*Rečnik ličnih imena kod Srba*](https://books.google.com/books?id=1D9CAQAAIAAJ). Belgrade: Vuk Karadžić.

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