Vrandečić

Vrandečić is a Croatian surname.[1] The name is known only to originate from Pučišća on the island of Brač. The oldest mention of the name is from 1674.[2] The meaning of the name is not entirely clear. The most likely explanation is that it comes from the first name Vrandeka, Vrane, Frane (but the change from an F to a V is unusual).[3]

People with the name include:

  • Denny Vrandečić (born 1978), Croatian-American computer scientist
  • Doris Vučković, b. Vrandečić, Croatian television personality
  • Ektor Corrêa Vrandecic, Brazilian cardiologist
  • Erika Corrêa Vrandecic, Brazilian cardiologist
  • Ivo Vrandečić, (born 1927), Croatian politician and businessman, former president of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia and director of Jadranbrod
  • Josip Vrandečić, Croatian historian, professor at the University of Split
  • Juliana Vrandečić, Croatian makeup artist
  • Kamara Vrandečić, Uzbek-American chemist
  • Karolina Vrandečić, Croatian biologist, professor at the University of Osijek
  • Mário Osvaldo Vrandecic Peredo, Brazilian cardiologist, founder of the Biocor Institute (1942-2019)
  • Muñoz Vrandecic (Miguel Muñoz Wilson), Chilean designer
  • Nenad Vrandečić (born 1958), Jazz and double bass player
  • Saša Vrandečič (born 1975), Slovene writer
  • Vesna Vrandečić, Croatian singer, member of the band Xenia
  • Vicente Karelovic Vrandecic, Chilean politician (1933-2019)
  • Vlasta Vrandečić Lebarić (born 1953), Croatian poet

References
  1. "Vrandečić Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-03-24. Approximately 270 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Croatia; Highest density in: Croatia.
  2. Domagoj Vidović (2010). "Obiteljski nadimci u Pučišćima na otoku Braču". Rasprave: Časopis Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje (in Croatian). 36 (2): 345–366. ISSN 1331-6745. Wikidata Q110941702.
  3. Petar Šimunović (2006). Hrvatska prezimena (in Croatian). ISBN 978-953-212-251-0. Wikidata Q110941733.
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