Perica

Perica (, ) is a Croat and Serb given name, used mostly for men but also for women. It is also prevalent as a surname. Perica is a diminutive of Petar or Petra, translating to Pete and Peter, or Petra in English, respectively.

In Croatian and Serbian popular culture Perica often portrays a stereotype of an innocent or mischievous young boy with a very straightforward way of thinking. An example is Perica Å afranek in the 1970 classic Croatian (then Yugoslav) comedy film Tko pjeva zlo ne misli. He is common in jokes and is similar to Little Johnny in English.

Given name

• Perica Bukić, Croatian water polo player and politician
• Perica Ivetić, Bosnian footballer
• Perica MaroÅ¡ević, American Major League Soccer player
• Perica Ognjenović, Serbian soccer player
• Perica Radić, Serbian soccer player
• Perica Stančeski, Macedonian soccer player
• Perica VlaÅ¡ić, Croatian rower
• Perica Vukičević, handball player

Surname

• Kristina Perica, Croatian sprinter
• Petar Perica, Croatian Catholic priest
• Rose Perica Mofford (maiden name of Perica that was kept as middle name), Governor of Arizona from 1988 to 1991
• Stipe Perica, Croatian professional footballer
• Vjekoslav Perica, Croatian writer and academic
• Zlatko Perica, guitarist
• Filip Perica, Croatian international rugby player

See also

• Pero (name)
• Ivica

References