Serb-Croatian Arnaut

ArnautovićFamily nameLanguage(s) of originSerbo-CroatianRelated namesArnautić

Arnautović (Serbian Cyrillic: Арнаутовић) is a Serbo-Croatian surname, borne by ethnic Serbs, and to a lesser extent Bosniaks, derived from the word "Arnaut, an Ottoman term used to denote Albanians or people from Albania; though in Serbo-Croatian usage, the word Arnaut(in) was also used as a pejorative, meaning "evil", "malicious" and "murderous", used as a nickname[1] - for instance, one Serbian family got this surname from an ancestor who was a murderer and was nicknamed "Arnautin".[2] At least 254 individuals with the surname died at the Jasenovac concentration camp.[3]

It may refer to:

Marko Arnautović (born 1989), Austrian football player (1924-2009), Yugoslav and Serbian architect (born 1956), Yugoslav handball player (born 1986), Miss World Canada 2004

al-Arnaut Arabic: ارناؤوطي, ارناؤوط, ارناوطي‎ and Arnautić (Serbo-Croatian)Arnautov or Arnaudov (Bulgarian)


Arnaut (Ottoman Turkish: آرناﺌود) is a Turkish term used to denote Albanians.[1] In modern Turkish the term is used as Arnavut (pl. Arnavutlar).

Ottoman mercenary formations were also called Arnauts, though this was a generic name, as the mercenaries were composed of Greeks, Albanians, Bulgarians and Serbs, who served as bodyguards.[2] In the Danubian Principalities, it was also used to denote various mercenary units.[3]

In Serbo-Croatian usage, the word Arnaut(in) was also used as a pejorative, meaning "evil", "malicious" and "murderous", used as a nickname[4] - for instance, one Serbian family got the surname Arnautović from an ancestor who was a murderer and was nicknamed "Arnautin".[5]

In Ukraine, Albanians who lived in Budzhak and later also settled in the Azov Littoral of Zaporizhia Oblast are also known as Arnauts.[6] The city of Odessa has two streets Great Arnaut Street and Little Arnaut Street.[6]