Dragoljub

Dragoljub () is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from Slavic drag- ("dear, beloved") and ljub ("love, to like"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "dear love". A diminutve is Draža.

Notable people with the name include:

• Dragoljub Acković (1952–2025), Serbian Romani writer, activist, and politician
• Dragoljub Anđelković (born 1993), Serbian footballer
• Dragoljub Avramović (born 1979), Serbian basketball coach
• Dragoljub Bekvalac (born 1952), Serbian football player and coach
• Dragoljub Blažić (1938–1991), Yugoslav footballer
• Dragoljub Brnović (born 1963), Montenegrin footballer
• Dragoljub Bursać, Serbian footballer
• Dragoljub Čirić (1935–2014), Serbian chess player
• Dragoljub Đuričić (1953–2021), Serbian-Montenegrin drummer
• Dragoljub Ilić (born 1956), Serbian musician, songwriter, and composer
• Dragoljub Jacimović (born 1964), Macedonian chess player
• Dragoljub JanoÅ¡ević (1923–1993), Serbian chess player
• Dragoljub Jeličić (1902–1963), Serbian soldier
• Dragoljub Jeremić (1978–2022), Serbian footballer
• Dragoljub Jovanovich (1916–1983), Serbian-American inventor and helicopter designer
• Dragoljub Kojčić (born 1954), Serbian politician and author
• Dragoljub Kostić (born 1950), Serbian footballer
• Dragoljub Ljubičić (born 1962), Serbian actor and comedian
• Dragoljub Mićović (1929–2015), Serbian architect and writer
• Dragoljub Mićunović (born 1930), Serbian politician
• Dragoljub Mihailović (1893–1946), Serbian military general
• Dragoljub MiloÅ¡ević (1929–2005), Serbian football player and coach
• Dragoljub Minić (1937–2005), Yugoslav chess player
• Dragoljub Ojdanić (1941–2020), Serbian military general
• Dragoljub Pavlović (1867–1920), Serbian politician and historian
• Dragoljub Pavlović (1875–1956), Serbian painter
• Dragoljub Pljakić (1937–2011), Serbian basketball player and coach
• Dragoljub Popović (born 1951), Serbian judge
• Dragoljub Prcać (born 1937), Bosnian Serb war criminal
• Dragoljub Radulović (born 1964), Serbian judoka
• Dragoljub Savić (born 2001), Serbian footballer
• Dragoljub Simić (born 1951), Bosnian footballer
• Dragoljub Simonović (footballer) (born 1972), Serbian-Bulgarian footballer
• Dragoljub Simonović (politician) (born 1959), Serbian politician
• Dragoljub Srnić (born 1992), Serbian footballer
• Dragoljub Stamenković (1954–2025), Serbian politician
• Dragoljub Velimirović (1942–2014), Serbian chess player
• Dragoljub Vidačić (born 1970), Serbian basketball player and coach
• Dragoljub Zindović (born 1965), Serbian politician

See also

• Ljubodrag (given name)
• Slavic names

References