Bašić

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

Bašić is a South Slavic surname.

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."

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

Film and theater

Actors/Actresses

Architects

Arts

Music

Classical

Folklore

  • Vlado Bašić, Croatian singer

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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