Prodan

Prodan (Bulgarian and Croatian: Продан) is a South Slavic (Bulgarian,^[1] Serbian and Croatian^[2]) masculine given name, itself a passive adjective (prodan) from Slavic prodati–"to sell", hence meaning "sold".^[2] It is attested in Bulgarian^[1] and Croatian^[2] society since the Middle Ages. It is apotropaic (protective),^[2] found in Serbian naming culture along with popular names such as Vuk, Nenad, Staniša and others.^[3] Some adopted children were historically also given that byname.^[4] Variants and diminutives of the name found in Serbian culture include Prodanac (Проданац), Prodanko (Проданко), Proka (Прока), Proko (Проко), Prokašin (Прокашин), Prole (Проле), Proca (Проца), Proša (Проша), Projo (Пројо), and others.^[2] Variants and diminutives of the name found in Bulgarian culture include Prode (Проде), Prodyo (Продьо), Prodiyo (Продю), Prodanko (Проданко), Proyko (Пройко), Proye (Пройе), Proyo (Пройо), and others.^[1] The patronymic surnames Prodanić, Prodanov and Prodanović are derived from the name.

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LanguageCroatian, Bulgarian

Word/nameSlavic prodati ("to sell")

Meaning"sold", used as protective name

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Prodan

Serbian Revolutionary Hadži-Prodan
Gender	male
Language	Croatian, Bulgarian
Origin
Word/name	Slavic prodati ("to sell")
Meaning	"sold", used as protective name
Region of origin	Balkans
Other names
Alternative spelling	Продан (in Cyrillic)

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In Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Italy, Romania and Moldova Prodan (Russian and Ukrainian: Продан) is found as a surname.