Darko (given name)

Darko is a common South Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the Slavic root dar 'gift'. Its oldest mention is from the 14th century, included in the Dečani chrysobulls (1330).

Notable people

 * Darko Angelov, Macedonian diplomat
 * Darko Anić (chess player) (born 1957), Croatian chess grandmaster
 * Darko Anić (footballer) (born 1974), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Balaban (born 1989), Serbian basketball player
 * Darko Belojević (born 1960), Yugoslav-Serbian footballer and coach
 * Darko Bodul (born 1989), Bosnian-Croatian footballer
 * Darko Bošković (born 1987), Montenegrin footballer
 * Darko Božović (born 1978), Montenegrin footballer
 * Darko Brašanac (born 1992), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Bratina (1942–1997), Italian sociologist and politician
 * Darko Brljak (born 1984), Slovenian footballer
 * Darko Butorović (born 1970), Croatian footballer
 * Darko Čeferin (born 1968), Slovenian football referee
 * Darko Čordaš (born 1976), Serbian footballer
 * Donnie Darko (1972-1988), Living Receiver, Destroyer of Tangent Universe
 * Darko Damjanovski (born 1981), Macedonian skier
 * Darko Dimitrov (born 1973), Macedonian record producer
 * Darko Djukič (born 1980), Slovenian footballer
 * Darko Djurdjević (born 1987), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Domijan (1952–2016), Yugoslav-Croatian singer
 * Darko Dražić (born 1963), Yugoslav-Croatian footballer and coach
 * Darko Drinić (born 1981), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Dunjić (born 1981), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Fejsa (born 1987), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Filipović (born 1981), Serbian singer
 * Darko Franić (born 1987), Croatian footballer
 * Darko Glišić (born 1991), Macedonian footballer
 * Darko Grubor (born 1962), Serbian sports executive
 * Darko Horvat (born 1973), Croatian footballer
 * Darko Ilić (born 2004), German footballer
 * Darko Janacković (born 1967), Serbian-French football coach
 * Darko Jelčić (born 1965), Yugoslav drummer
 * Darko Jevtić (born 1993), Swiss footballer
 * Darko Jovandić (born 1982), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Jozinović (born 1970), Croatian footballer
 * Darko Jukic (born 1990), Danish basketballer
 * Darko Karadžić (born 1989), Montenegrin footballer
 * Darko Karapetrovič (born 1976), Slovenian footballer
 * Darko Kolić (born 1971), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Kovačević (born 1973), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Kralj (born 1971), Croatian Paralympic shot putter
 * Darko Krsteski (born 1971), Macedonian footballer
 * Darko Lazić (singer) (born 1991), Serbian singer
 * Darko Lazić (footballer) (born 1994), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Lazović (born 1990), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Ljubojević (born 1975), Bosnian footballer
 * Darko Lovrić (born 1980), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Lukanović (born 1984), Yugoslav-Swedish footballer
 * Darko Macan (born 1966), Croatian author and illustrator
 * Darko Maletić (born 1980), Bosnian footballer
 * Darko Marić (born 1975), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Marković (born 1987), Montenegrin footballer
 * Darko Martinović (born 1982), Bosnian handballer
 * Darko Matić (born 1980), Bosnian footballer
 * Darko Matijašević (born 1968), Bosnian Serb politician
 * Darko Mavrak (born 1969), Yugoslav footballer
 * Darko Maver, a fictional Yugoslav artist invented as a hoax
 * Darko Micevski (born 1992), Macedonian footballer
 * Darko Miladin (born 1979), Croatian footballer
 * Darko Milanič (born 1967), Slovenian footballer
 * Darko Miličić (born 1985), Serbian basketball player
 * Darko Milinović (born 1963), Croatian politician
 * Darko Mitrevski (born 1971), Macedonian film director


 * Darko Nestorović (born 1965), Bosnian footballer and coach
 * Darko Pahlić (born 1963), Croatian basketball player
 * Darko Pančev (born 1965), Macedonian footballer
 * Darko Pavićević (born 1986), Montenegrin footballer
 * Darko Perić (born 1978), Croatian footballer
 * Darko Perović (born 1965), Serbian comic-book artist and writer
 * Darko Pivaljević (born 1975), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Planinić (born 1990), Croatian basketball player
 * Darko Raca (born 1977), Bosnian footballer
 * Darko Raić-Sudar (born 1972), Croatian footballer


 * Darko Rajaković (born 1979), Serbian basketball coach
 * Darko Rakočević (born 1981), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Ramovš (born 1973), Serbian footballer and sporting executive
 * Darko F. Ribnikar (1878–1914), Serbian journalist
 * Darko Rundek (born 1956), Croatian singer-songwriter
 * Darko Šarović (born 1990), Serbian sprinter
 * Darko Savić (born 1979), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Sokolov (born 1986), Macedonian basketball player
 * Darko Spalević (born 1977), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Stanić (born 1978), Serbian handball player
 * Darko Šuškavčević (born 1974), Montenegrin footballer
 * Darko Suvin (born 1930), Croatian-Canadian academic and literary critic
 * Darko Tasevski (born 1984), Macedonian footballer
 * Darko Tešović (born 1970), Serbian footballer
 * Darko Tofiloski (born 1986), Macedonian footballer
 * Darko Vargec (born 1972), Yugoslav-Serbian footballer and manager
 * Darko Vujović (born 1962), Montenegrin footballer
 * Darko Vukašinović (born 1985), Montenegrin footballer
 * Darko Vukić (born 1968), Croatian footballer
 * Darko Zec (born 1989), Slovenian footballer
 * Darko Živanović (born 1987), Serbian long-distance runner
 * Darko Jabar (born 1993), Kurdish writer

Fictional Characters

 * Darko Brevic, character in GTA IV