Bojan (Serbian Cyrillic and Macedonian: Бојан; Ukrainian, Russian and Bulgarian Cyrillic: Боян, transcribed Boyan) is a Slavic given name, derived from the Slavic noun boj "battle." The ending -an is a suffix frequently found in anthroponyms of Slavic origin. The feminine variant is Bojana. The name is recorded in historical sources among Serbs, Bulgarians, Czechs, Poles, Croats, Slovenians, Macedonians, Ukrainians and Russians. In Slovenia, it is the 18th most popular name for males, as of 2010. The name Bojan may refer to: Bojan Bogdanović (born 1989), Croatian basketball player Bojan Djordjic (born 1982), Swedish footballer of Serbian descent Bojan Enravota, 9th century Bulgarian Christian martyr and saint Bojan Jokić (born 1986), Slovenian football player Bojan Jorgačević (born 1982), Serbian football player Bojan Jovanovski (born 1986), Macedonian TV personality Bojan Križaj (born 1957), Slovenian alpine skier Bojan Krkić (born 1990), Spanish footballer Bojan Marović (born 1984), Montenegrin singer Bojan Neziri (born 1982), Serbian football player Bojan Šarčević (born 1974), Bosnian-French visual artist Bojan Stupica (1910–1970), Slovenian theatrical director Bojan Zdešar (born 1984), Slovenian freestyle swimmer Bojan Zulfikarpašić (born 1968), Serbian jazz pianist See also Boyan (given name) Dagny Carlsson (1912–2022), Swedish blogger and supercentenarian who used the pen name "Bojan" References Slavic masculine given names Serbian masculine given names Croatian masculine given names Bosnian masculine given names Macedonian masculine given names Slovene masculine given names Montenegrin masculine given names