Prodan


Prodan is a South Slavic masculine given name, itself a passive adjective from Slavic '–"to sell", hence meaning "sold". It is attested in Bulgarian and Serbian society since the Middle Ages. It is apotropaic, found in Serbian naming culture along with popular names such as Vuk, Nenad, Staniša and others. Some adopted children were historically also given that byname. Variants and diminutives of the name found in Serbian culture include Prodanac, Prodanko, Proka, Proko, Prokašin, Prole, Proca, Proša, Projo, and others. Variants and diminutives of the name found in Bulgarian culture include Prode, Prodyo, Prodiyo, Prodanko, Proyko, Proye, Proyo, and others. The patronymic surnames Prodanić, Prodanov and Prodanović are derived from the name.
In Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova Prodan''' is found as a surname.

Given name