Martinović

Martinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Mартиновић) is a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Martin', and is a common surname in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. Its Hungarian form is Martinovics.

It is also the surname of a Montenegrin aristocratic dynasty, the Martinovitch-Orlovitch, named after its dynastic founder, Martin Orlović, during the former days of the royal state, as well as one of the clans of Montenegro. To this day the tradition of the burning of the Badnjak (oak branch) outside the Cetinje Monastery in celebration of Orthodox Christmas is performed by a member of the Martinovići.

Notable people with the surname include:

Aleksandar Martinović, Serbian lawyer and politician
Alexandre Martinović, French-born Montenegrin football player
Anica Martinović, married Kovač, Croatian model
Branislav Martinović, Serbian wrestler
Danijela Martinović, Croatian singer
Darko Martinović, Bosnian-Herzegovinian handball player
Dejan Martinović, Bosnian-Herzegovinian and Croatian football player
Dino Martinović, Croatian-born Slovenian football player
Dominik Martinović, German-born Croatian football player
Dušan Martinović, Serbian football player
Đorđe Martinović, Serbian farmer from Kosovo
Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian scholar and secret agent of Serbian or Albanian descent
Ilija Martinović, Montenegrin football player
Ivan Martinović (swimmer) (born 2001), Serbian artistic swimmer
Ivan Martinović (handballer) (born 1999), Croatian handball player
Jovo Martinović, Montenegrin journalist
Marija Martinović, now Šestak, Serbian-born Slovenian athlete
Maša Martinović, now Vidić, Croatian karate athlete
Milan Martinović, Serbian football player
Mitar Martinović, Montenegrin army officer
Nada Martinović, Serbian-American music pedagogue
Novak Martinović, Serbian football player
Ratimir Martinović, Montenegrin pianist
Sandra Martinović, Bosnian-Herzegovinian tennis player
Saša Martinović (ice hockey player) (born 1984), Croatian professional ice hockey player
Saša Martinović (chess player) (born 1991), Croatian chess player
Savo Martinović, Serbian satirist
Siniša Martinović, Croatian ice hockey player
Slobodan Martinović, Serbian chess player
Snježana Martinović, Bosnian-Herzegovinian actress
Vesna Martinović, Serbian politician
Vladimir Martinović, Serbian football player
Vlasti Martinovic, Romanian football player
Vuk Martinović, Montenegrin football player

See also