Around the globe, Potočnik (Potocnik 
, Potočnik 
, Поточник 
) is a very rare masculine first name. The first name Potočnik is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is an extremely rare male name. Predominantly, Potočnik is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Potocnik | Sierra Leone, United States, Slovenia, Croatia, Austria |
| Potočnik | Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Slovenia, Croatia |
| Поточник | Russia, Ukraine |
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matko potočnik Slovene educator and historian, SI (b. 1872) |
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drago potočnik HR (b. 1904) |
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| drago potočnik SI (b. 1969) |
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| matic potočnik researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-0115-8542 |
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| bogdan potočnik SI |
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| urban potočnik SI |
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Ana, Luka, Jani, Jana, Jaka, Jure, Tara, Tone, Tina, Nace, Niko, Nika, Nina, Nejc, Vida, Ivan, Igor, Zala, Žan, Črt, Maria, Mario, Leon, Lara, Dina, Rudi, Kim, Rok, Lea, Jan, Tea, Nik, Ema, Eva, Vid, Iva, Marko, Mark, Maja, Meta, Miha, Alen, Anej, Anja, Ajda, Kaja, Pika, Robi, Maks, and Manca