- Perica
Perica (pronounced|pεˈrɪtsa) is a predominantly
Croatia n andSerbia n male given name, though it may also be found elsewhere — especially in theBalkans — and is also a prevalent surname. It is also occasionally used as a female name in theDalmatia region. Perica is the diminutive form of Pero which in turn is the diminutive form of Petar, giving the diminutive chain Petar > Pero > Perica. Strictly speaking, the English language equivalent of the name, together with its first-order augmentative Pero, is Pete, while the equivalent of its second-order augmentative Petar is Peter. ["Croatian-English Dictionary, 7th edition". Školska knjiga. Zagreb, Croatia. 1996.]In Croatian and Serbian popular culture the name Perica often portrays a stereotype of an innocent or mischievous young boy with a very straightforward way of thinking (a perfect example being Perica Šafranek in the 1970 classic Yugoslav comedy film "
Tko pjeva zlo ne misli "). He is common in jokes, and bears much resemblance to, and parallels with, the English "Little Johnny " and Russian "Vovochka " characters.Given name
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Perica Bukić , Croatianwater polo player and politician
*Perica Ognjenović , Serbiansoccer player
*Perica Radić , Serbian soccer player
*Perica Stančeski , Macedonian soccer playerurname
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Rose Perica Mofford (maiden name of Perica that was kept asmiddle name ),governor of Arizona from 1988 to 1991
*Vjekoslav Perica , Croatian writer and academic
*Zlatko Perica , well-known guitaristReferences
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