Bašić

Bašić is a South Slavic surname.

Bašić
PronunciationSerbo-Croatian: [bâʃitɕ]
Origin
Meaningchief
Region of originBosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
Other names
Variant form(s)Bassich, Bashich, Basic, Baschich, Baschitsch

It is assumed that it derived from the word baša, meaning "chief", itself a loanword from Turkish başı, meaning "head". Its literal meaning is "Little chief".

It is one of the most common surnames in two Dalmatian counties of Croatia.[1]

Family crest

"In a blue background on a green ground, a warrior dressed in red with high black boots and a hat, left-handed sideways with gold with a belt to which black covers are fastened. In his raised right he holds a scimitar with a golden cross opposite the neck of a kneeling bearded Turk dressed in a rainbow white kaftan with a belt, which with raised hands begs for mercy."

One of Bašić family crests from Croatia.

This description from the book is describing the conflicts that the Bassich family of Austria had against the Turks while defending Vienna.[2]

Notable people

Actors/Actresses

Architects

Arts

Classical

Science
  • Nino Bašić, mathematician

Sports

Politics

Other

See also

References
  1. "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. Brstilo Rešetar, Matea (2010-07-23). "Heraldičko nazivlje na temu ratovanja s Osmanlijama". Povijesni prilozi (in Croatian). 29 (38): 71–96. ISSN 0351-9767.
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