Borojević

Borojević (Боројевић; pl. Borojevići, Боројевићи) is a Serbian and Croatian surname. It derives from personal name Boroje (Бороје), derived from the word bor meaning "pine", with the possessive suffix -ev (Boroje's). The suffix ić is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. Thus the last name can be translated as Boroje's son.

People with last name Borojević:
 * Svetozar Borojević von Bojna, Austro-Hungarian field marshal described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War
 * Igor Borojević, Serbian musician
 * Petar Borojević (1916—1982), National Hero of Yugoslavia
 * Nikola Borojević (1795-1872), Serbian poet
 * Slavko Borojević (1919-1999), Yugoslav academician and plant geneticist