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 (born 1976), Serbian lawyer and politician
Alexandre Martinović (born 1985), French-born Montenegrin footballer
Anica Martinović (born 1976), married Kovač, Croatian model
Branislav Martinović (1937–2015), Serbian wrestler
Danijela Martinović (born 1971), Croatian singer
Darko Martinović (born 1982), Bosnian-Herzegovinian handball player
Dejan Martinović (born 1983), Bosnian-Herzegovinian and Croatian footballer
Dino Martinović (born 1990), Croatian-born Slovenian footballer
Dominik Martinović (born 1997), German-born Croatian footballer
Dušan Martinović (born 1987), Serbian footballer
Đorđe Martinović (1929–2000), Serbian farmer from Kosovo
Ignác Martinovics (1755–1795), Hungarian scholar and secret agent of Serbian or Albanian descent
Ilija Martinović (born 1994), Montenegrin footballer
Ivan Martinović (swimmer) (born 2001), Serbian artistic swimmer
Ivan Martinović (handballer) (born 1999), Croatian handball player
Jovo Martinović, Montenegrin journalist
Marija Martinović (born 1979), now Šestak, Serbian-born Slovenian athlete
Maša Martinović (born 1989), now Vidić, Croatian karate athlete
Milan Martinović (born 1979), Serbian footballer
Mitar Martinović (1870–1954), Montenegrin army officer
Nada Martinović (born 1967), Serbian-American music pedagogue
Novak Martinović (born 1985), Serbian footballer
Ratimir Martinović, Montenegrin pianist
Sandra Martinović (born 1979), 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 (born 1935), Serbian satirist
Siniša Martinović (born 1980), Croatian ice hockey player
Slobodan Martinović (1945–2015), Serbian chess player
Snježana Martinović (born 1967), Bosnian-Herzegovinian actress
Vesna Martinović (born 1970), Serbian politician
Vladimir Martinović (born 1973), Serbian footballer
Vlasti Martinovic (born 2004), Romanian footballer
Vuk Martinović (born 1989), Montenegrin footballer

See also