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To me, the second element easily looks like the Slavic passive voice suffix. So, the name Radovan is actually from the passive voice of the verb "radovati" meaning "to joy, gladden, make happy". The meaning of Radovan would be "one who brings joy".
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It means "radost přinášející" (´joyful´) in Czech.
Pronounced as "RAH-daw-van".
Pet forms: Radek, Radan, Dovan.
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Pronounced as "RAH-daw-van".
Pet forms: Radek, Radan, Dovan.
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It was my impression that the "rad" root in this name was related to the Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian verb "da radis", meaning to work. Cf. "Radomir"
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