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Petrović (, ;) is a South Slavic language patronymic surname literally meaning ''Peter's son'', equivalent to the English last name of Peterson. In Eastern Slavic naming customs its counterpart is "Petrovich".

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Petrović
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Petrović (surname)
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Petrović (, ;) is a South Slavic language patronymic surname literally meaning ''Peter's son'', equivalent to the English last name of Peterson. In Eastern Slavic naming customs its counterpart is "Petrovich".

The surname was notably used by the House of Petrović-Njegoš, and by Karađorđe Petrović.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Petrović” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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