Marušič

Marušič is a Slovene matronymic surname, mostly present in western Slovenia (the Slovenian Littoral)[1] and in the Slovene-inhabited areas of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The name derives from the female personal name Maruša, which is a diminutive of Marija, Mary. The surname thus means something like "the descendant of Mary", or "the one from Mary's family".

It may refer to:

  • Andrej Marušič, Slovenian psychiatrist
  • Branko Marušič, Slovenian historian
  • Dorjan Marušič, Slovenian physician and politician, Minister of Health of Slovenia
  • Dragan Marušič, Slovenian mathematician
  • Drago Marušič, Yugoslav politician
  • Fedja Marušič, Slovenian sportsman
  • Fran Marušič, Anti-Fascist activist, member of the TIGR organization
  • Ivan Marušič, Slovenian architect
  • Lovrenc Marušič, Slovene 18th century monk and playwright
  • Tomaž Marušič, Slovenian politician

A variant of the surname is Marussig. For example:

  • Piero Marussig, Italian painter

References

  1. ^ http://www.stat.si/imena_baza_priimki.asp?ime=&priimek=marušič&spol= [dead link]
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Marušič.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.