Martinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Mартиновић) is a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Martin', and is a common surname in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. Its Hungarian form is Martinovics.
It is also the surname of a Montenegrin aristocratic dynasty, the Martinovitch-Orlovitch, named after its dynastic founder, Martin Orlović, during the former days of the royal state, as well as one of the clans of Montenegro. To this day the tradition of the burning of the Badnjak (oak branch) outside the Cetinje Monastery in celebration of Orthodox Christmas is performed by a member of the Martinovići.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleksandar Martinović, Serbian lawyer and politician
- Alexandre Martinović, French-born Montenegrin football player
- Anica Martinović, married Kovač, Croatian model
- Branislav Martinović, Serbian wrestler
- Danijela Martinović, Croatian singer
- Darko Martinović, Bosnian-Herzegovinian handball player
- Dejan Martinović, Bosnian-Herzegovinian and Croatian football player
- Dino Martinović, Croatian-born Slovenian football player
- Dominik Martinović, German-born Croatian football player
- Dušan Martinović, Serbian football player
- Đorđe Martinović, Serbian farmer from Kosovo
- Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian scholar and secret agent of Serbian or Albanian descent
- Ilija Martinović, Montenegrin football player
- Jovo Martinović, Montenegrin journalist
- Marija Martinović, now Šestak, Serbian-born Slovenian athlete
- Maša Martinović, now Vidić, Croatian karate athlete
- Milan Martinović, Serbian football player
- Mitar Martinović, Montenegrin army officer
- Nada Martinović, Serbian-American music pedagogue
- Novak Martinović, Serbian football player
- Ratimir Martinović, Montenegrin pianist
- Sandra Martinović, Bosnian-Herzegovinian tennis player
- Saša Martinović (ice hockey player), German-born Croatian ice hockey player
- Saša Martinović (chess player), Croatian chess player
- Savo Martinović, Serbian satirist
- Siniša Martinović, Croatian ice hockey player
- Slobodan Martinović, Serbian chess player
- Snježana Martinović, Bosnian-Herzegovinian actress
- Tamara Martinović, Serbian ballet dancer
- Vesna Martinović, Serbian politician
- Vladimir Martinović, Serbian football player
- Vlasti Martinovic, Romanian football player
- Vuk Martinović, Montenegrin football player
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