Đonović

Đonović (; also transliterated Djonović) is a Serbian language family name derived from the first name Gjon of origin.: "Свакако су арбанашког порекла и лична имена Црногораца Ђоно, Ђин, Мараш (можда и Лека и Ђека), као и презимена Ђоновић, Ђиновић, Зоговић, Зоњић." According to the legends of many Montenegrin highlander tribes, their ancestors came from Albania, so surnames like Đonović and Zogović point to Slavicization of . According to Mihajlo Petrović, some people with Đonović surname claimed that their ancestor was catholic.: "Неки од Ђоновића тврде, да им је предак био „латинин"." Đonović surname is mentioned in Dečani chrysobulls in early 14th century.

See also Vojislav Đonović (November 18, 1921 – January 5, 2008), a famous Serbian jazz guitarist - soloist, composer and arranger.

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