Vukašin

Vukašin (Cyrillic script: Вукашин) is an old Slavic name of Serbian origin. It is composed from two words: Vuk (wolf) and sin (son), so it means sin vuka (son of wolf). In some places in Croatia and Bosnia it can be found as a surname.

The name Vukašin can be found in Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Republika Srpska and Croatia (used by Serbs of Croatia). During sound change phoneme S became š.

Nobility

 * Vukašin Mrnjavčević, a medieval Serbian king.

Music

 * Vukašin Brajić, a Bosnian Serb pop-rock singer.

Sport

 * Vukašin Tomić, a Serbian football player.
 * Vukašin Aleksić, a Serbian professional basketball player.
 * Vukašin Dević, a Serbian football player.
 * Vukašin Višnjevac, a Serbian footballer and football manager.
 * Vukašin "Vule" Trivunović, a Serbian football player.
 * Vukašin Poleksić, a Montenegrin football goalkeeper.
 * Vukašin Petranović, former Yugoslav football player.

Other

 * Vukašin Šoškoćanin, Serbian war commander
 * Vukašin Mandrapa, Serbian Orthodox saint and martyr, one of the Martyrs of Jasenovac

Places

 * Vukašinovac, Serbian village near Aleksinac.