Bašić
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| Pronunciation | Serbo-Croatian: [bâʃitɕ] |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | chief |
| Region of origin | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Bassich, 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]
"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]
