Borojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Боројевић; pl.
Borojevići, Боројевићи) is a Serbian and Croatian surname.
It derives from personal name Boroje (Бороје), derived from the word bor meaning "pine", with the possessive suffix -ev (Boroje's).
The suffix ić is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation.
Thus the last name can be translated as Boroje's son.