Meaning, origin and history of the name Dragan

Gender Masculine

Scripts Pron. /ˈdrǎ.ɡan/ (Serbian, Croatian) /ˈdra.ɡan/ (Macedonian) /drɐ.ˈɡan/ (Bulgarian) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Slavic element dorgŭ (South Slavic drag) meaning "precious" [1] [2] .

VariantsDragiša, Draško (Serbian) Draško (Croatian)

DiminutiveDraža (Serbian)

Surname DescendantsDraganov, Draganova (Bulgarian)

classic strong strange serious

Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 113.
Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 5). Moscow, 1974-, page 77.