Uzelac

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Uzelac (Serbian Cyrillic: Узелац) is a South Slavic surname. The name originates in the Balkan area in countries of former Yugoslavia as Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is predominantly used by ethnic Serbs of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

[edit] Meaning of Uzelac

There are two supposed meanings of the surname Uzelac. It's rumored to have rooted from the verb "uzeti" in the South Slavic languages which means "to take". Since most Uzelacs come from part of Croatian areas Lika & Serbian Krajina, the meaning of name Uzelac also supposedly comes from the word "uzel" which in the Serbian language and Croatian language (synonyms: "čvor" or "petlja") means Knot.