Kvesić (IPA: [ˈkvesitɕ]) or Kvesic/Kvesich is a Croatian and Herzegovinian surname.[1] It is believed the surname is derived from the Turkish term kavas (from Arabic: قوّاس (qwwas) with the meaning "archer", "arrow and bow carrying guard")[2] for a kavass by adding the Serbo-Croatian surname forming suffix -ić. Notable people with the surname include:

Kvesić
Origin
Language(s)Croatian via Turkish from Arabic
Meaningdescendant of a kavass/courier/armed policeman
Region of originBosnia and Herzegovina/Croatia
Other names
Variant form(s)Kvesic, Kvesich
See alsoKavass, Kavasoğlu, القواس

References

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  1. ^ "Kvesić Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2020-06-06. Approximately 2,116 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Highest density in: Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  2. ^ "Kavas Kelime Kökeni (Kavas Word Origin)". etimolojiturkce.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-06.