Spahić
Sign in to saveSpahić () or Spahic/Spahich is a Bosnian surname. It is derived from the Turkish term sipahi (from Persian: سپاهی (sepāhī) with the meaning "soldier") for a cavalryman by adding the South Slavic surname forming suffix -ić.
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Spahić () or Spahic/Spahich is a Bosnian surname. It is derived from the Turkish term sipahi (from Persian: سپاهی (sepāhī) with the meaning "soldier") for a cavalryman by adding the South Slavic surname forming suffix -ić.
People with the surname include: Aleksa Spahić (1899–1975), Croatian athlete Amir Spahić (born 1983), Bosnian footballer Amira Spahić (born 1983), Bosnian footballer Avdo Spahić (born 1997), Bosnian-German footballer Emir Spahić (born 1980), Bosnian former footballer Ibrahim Spahic (born 1952), Bosnian politician Jasmin Spahić (born 1980), Bosnian former footballer Ognjen Spahić (born 1977), Montenegrin novelist
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