Iviša
Iviša is a Croatian male first name .
Origin and meaning
The first name Iviša is a Croatian diminutive of the first name Ivan .
name day
- December 27 (Ivan)
Occurrence
The name Iviša occurs mainly among the Croats in Herzegovina and Dalmatia . It was increasingly in use around the turn of the 20th century .
fiction
- Iviša from the novel Prosjaci i sinovi by the Croatian writer Ivan Raos (1921–1987). The novel was filmed as a series by Yugoslav television between 1971–1972. However, the broadcast was initially forbidden because it also denounced the grievances of communist Yugoslavia.
Web links
- Croatian database of first names for the name Ivan with the variant Iviša
- The Internet Movie Database: Information on the film adaptation of the novel Prosjaci i sinovi
Individual evidence
- ↑ Croatian Catholic Calendar ( Memento of the original from February 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ivan Raos: Prosjaci i sinovi [beggars and sons]. Matica hrvatska, Zagreb 1971.
