Zlatan or Slatan is a masculine given name of Slavic origin meaning Golden. The name is common amongst all South Slavic countries, namely in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia and Serbia. The name is found in particularly high frequencies in Bosnia because it is considered ethnically neutral amongst the three dominant Bosnian ethnicities: Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. The name is derived from the South Slavic word zlato – from the Old Slavic root zolto (gold). Notable people with the name include:

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Zlatan or Slatan (Serbian Cyrillic: Златан) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin meaning Golden. The name is common amongst all South Slavic countries, namely in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia and Serbia. The name is found in particularly high frequencies in Bosnia because it is considered ethnically neutral amongst the three dominant Bosnian ethnicities: Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. The name is derived from the South Slavic word zlato – from the Old Slavic root zolto (gold). Notable people with the name include:\n

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Given name

Slatan

Slatan Dudow (1903–1963), Bulgarian-German film director and screenwriter

Zlatan

Zlatan (musician) (born 1994), Nigerian rapper and singer
Zlatan Alomerović (born 1991), German-Bosniak footballer
Zlatan Arnautović (born 1956), Serbian handball player
Zlatan Azinović (born 1988), Swedish-Bosnian footballer
Zlatan Bajramović (born 1979), Bosnian football player and coach
Zlatan Čolaković (1955–2008), Croatian and Bosnian researcher
Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni (born 1968), Croatian musician
Zlatan Ibrahimbegović (1948–2026), Yugoslav slalom canoeist
Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 1981), Swedish footballer of Bosnian and Croatian descent
Zlatan Jovanović (born 1963), Serbian politician
Zlatan Krizanović (born 1991), Swedish footballer
Zlatan Ljubijankić (born 1983), Slovenian-Bosnian footballer
Zlatan Muslimović (born 1981), Bosnian footballer
Zlatan Nalić (born 1969), Bosnian football manager and player
Zlatan Saračević (born 1956), Bosnian shot putter
Zlatan Šehović (born 2000), Serbian footballer
Zlatan Stoykov (born 1951), Bulgarian general
Zlatan Vanev (born 1973), Bulgarian weightlifter

Given name

Slatan

Zlatan

See also

Zlatan

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