(Automatic translation from Croatian)
NAME SEMREN
Dear Semra and other good people happy to leave you a text fra Marko Semren about our family name.
Ivan Semren, Brcko
Remember their own history and to think about her needs and the individual and the community as expressed by the saying: "Rod is just who you are dead worship, the future of the past you have sought out!" This innate need the last name - hereditary family name - which carries the individual members his family often curiously makes on the sources and origins. Any written name from the past is a great enrichment for historiography, Historiography of a nation. Many members of the genus SEMREN different ages, especially the elderly, we are younger recounted about the origin of surnames Semren. Thus centuries passed down by word of mouth, from generation to generation, that the surname Semren originated in the 19th century in the village of Bila near Livno. The original family name was Subasic. Subašići came to Bill with Klis near Split, and there settled. Tradition says that the three brothers possessed large quantities of silver and silver were named a Silver, SEMREN. In my opinion there is a likelihood that the surname Semren derived from the Turkish word sterling (Syrma) - silver gilt - silver yarn used for filigree actions and the bond (cf.. B. Klaić, Dictionary of Foreign Words, Publishing Institute MH, Zagreb, 1978, 1260 Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian language, the Academy, vol. 68, Zagreb, 1956, 310-311). According to tradition Semra had hundreds of sheep. Since they were well off they could have clothes embroidered with metal thread but of adjectives in gold for ease of pronunciation, there was a Semren and crystallized name Semren. Of the three brothers rod spread so that one of their sons moved in the Lasva Valley, Vitez and they continued to live there, and his descendants.
Fr. Ladislav Fišić in a book called "The roots and life - history of the parish Dolac with reference to other parish Lasva valley", Sarajevo-Zagreb, 2004, p. 66, states that the Subašići settlers in Dolac from Livno and wore secondary surname Peschici. On the 64 states that have traditionally been Subašići cobblers.
What scientists say the last name Semren who have studied the surname in Croatia and in the Livno area?
Dominik Mandic was released Census Bishop Marijan Bogdanović from 1768 years. which brings to the Bila living residents Catholics following the surname and the number of family members: Antonius Subasich 7, (D. MANDIĆ, Chroati Catholic Bosnae et Hercegovinae and descriptionibus annis 1743 et 1768 exaratis, Institutum Chroatorum Historicum Chicago - Roma, 1962, 136) .
Mario Petric writes: "It is located 1 km north of Srđevići, on the north-western slopes Tribanj. Overall population There is Croatian, but one Serbian family ... With emren - before called Subasic; came from Klis (Dalmatia) "(M. Petric," Origin of the population ", in: Journal of the National Museum in Sarajevo, new series, vol XV-XVI, from 1960 to 1961, Sarajevo graphic Institute, Sarajevo, 1961, 54-55) .
Peter Jaya says: "The list of bishops Marijana BOGDANOVIĆA from 1768 years. in Bila living residents Catholics following last names and the number of family members: Antonius Subasich 7 ... Today the village inhabitants live Catholics following last names and the number of household members Semren 25 households "(P. DŽAJA, Croats - Catholics Livno region, Zagreb, 2000 , 190-191).
According to Tomislav Perkovic Semren name first appeared in 1806, (T. PERKOVIĆ, Population Livno field in the 18th and 19th centuries, Livno, 2003, 849).
Ahmet Burek in the book Stone Hlivno returns: "It consists of several hamlets: Karačić, was the Mejdan and Black Top. The village was recorded in the first Turkish census in the late fifteenth century. Bishop Miletic village means 1813 as Karačić (Karacich). Country in Bila was having Rustempašić from Gornji Odzak near Bugojno, skopaljskih Duratbegovic and Livno Baljak, Mulalića, Huskić Karalić and Jahjefendić. / Who was, LRO 50-99. Bećir Hadji Bey Rustempašić (Šarići); children Zaim Bey and Ahmet Bey Duratbegovic (Šarić); Ibro and Osman Hassan sons Mulalića from Livno (Vrdoljaci); Ali Huskić son Agin from Livno (Ivankovići); sons Ali and Dervo Karalić from Livno (Rimac); Hank Terzic, married to Adam Jahjefendić from Livno (Semren); Grazing Brkic, married to Ibrahim - Effendi Balaga from Prusac (Kuprešanin); Mehemed Terzic, son Salkin from Livno (Bolotin) note 150, p. 280 /. Even before the land here had pickpockets and Burkić ... Today, in the village only Croats. Croatian tribes in Bila are ... SEMREN (earlier Subasic) - with KILS in Dalmatia ... God. 1813 in Bila were only Muslims and Catholics. "(A. Burek, Stone Hlivno. Livno in Turkish vakti, Planjax, Tesanj, 2007, 280-281).
The Encyclopedia of Croatian surname 2008 writes: Semren. "Surname Semren carry Croats, mostly from Central Bosnia. In the past one hundred years they were born relatively most in Central Bosnia Vitez municipality. In Croatia, it now has about 90 to more than 35 households. They are present in six Croatian counties, a total of 11 municipalities and 14 settlements, most of Zagreb (45) Kastel Kambelovac (9), Zapresic (7) Stobrec (4). P (oznati): Pavo S., economist and entrepreneur (1956) Jozo S. economist (1957), Danko S., economist (1964), "(Encyclopedia of Croatian surnames, National Genealogy Center, Zagreb, 2008, 927).
Damir Tadic in the series titled Maybe you did not know, who is prepared to Radio Livno, which was aired in 2004 and 2005, said: "I wrote without much pretense about the etymology of Livno surnames. The article was entitled Following surnames. I'm here about Livno SEMREN wrote the following: 'SEMREN> it is difficult to be explained the meaning of this name. We assume that it comes from the Turkish word "SerMaya" (sermija) meaning> estate, property, goods. Metathesis consonant "r" and "m" word originated semrija, hence the name Semren. This assumption is confirmed by the fact that the old name Semra - Subasic. A subaša the foreman. So, in the old and new last name withheld the same motivation - estate assets. Text is aired 11 February 2005 After I did not researched ''.
Petar Simunovic writes: "Last name Subasic (Šubašić) comes from the Turkish word bass - head, hence the meaning of the chief, elders, commander. In Serbia and Bosnia so they called each Turk, who was not beg or aga. Keyword baša widely used in addressing, at about the meaning of that in this position have domesticated words: boss, boss! Surname occurs in compound words subaša, from just - head and the - water. At first, the name meant "Commissioner who is in the villages of shared water for livestock watering or irrigation," then meant "fielders", "spahi Commissioner", "manager". Tim meanings are motivated by our surnames SUBAŠIĆ in Pieces (Split) 17, bracket (Benkovac) 39, Otok (Vinkovci) 24, Snowman (Pozega), 31, and versions ŠUBAŠIĆ in Bribir 48 and around Karlovac (Prilišće 30, Gorica 19) ( P. ŠIMUNOVIĆ, Croatian surname origin, meaning, distribution, Golden marketing, Zagreb, 1995, 70-71).
Where are housed Semra in Croatia are in Croatian prezimenik. The population of the Croatian at the beginning of the 21st century 2. There it says: "Semren Botinovec (Dill Ivanec) 5/1, Dugo Selo 4/1, 2/1 Dvor, Kastel Kmbelovac (citadels) 11/2, Kastel Luksic (Kastela) 4 / 2, 4/1 Klis, Knin 1/1, 1/1 Koprivnica, Petrinja 1/1, 1/1 Podstrana, Sesvete (Zagreb) 3/1, 3/1 Solin, Stobrec (Split) 6/1, Zagreb 37/13, Zapresic 9/2.
Semrin Borik (Mikleuš) 1/1, (F. MALETIĆ - P. ŠIMUNOVIĆ, Croatian prezimenik. The population of the Croatian at the beginning of the 21st century 2, Golden marketing - Technical books, Zagreb, 2008, 371).
From the above it follows that the surname Semren replaced surname Subasic. Ante Subasic with 7 family members came to Klis in the Bill in the 18th century. Surname Semren appears at the beginning of the 19th century in Bila near Livno. All derivatives indicate estate, property manager was in goods was in srmi - silver or precious metal for jewelry making. According to tradition older Semra had with silver and several hundred sheep and other goods and were engaged in livestock and agriculture. Today, of Semra in Bila two families with livestock, while others are mainly employed in state-owned enterprises, private companies and working as private. As for education Semra has the highest graded: Doctor of Science, Master of Science, graduates of different universities, colleges, technicians, various high schools and so on. Most Semra is located in Bila near Livno, then in Croatia, Germany, Austria, Sweden, France , Canada, Argentina, the US, Australia, Serbia, etc.