Silić

Silić is a Serbo-Croatian surname. It may refer to:

Families

Serbian

The surname has been recorded in Kosovo,Užice, and Belgrade.

During the Ottoman period, there was a hajduk buljubaša named Silić active in Herzegovina. The surname was mentioned in 1696, when a Toma Silić was recorded. In the 19th century, a Pavle Silić was active as a painter in Belgrade. Ratomir Silić, a Partisan fighter from Užice, was captured by the Chetniks.

Croatian

In Croatia, there are over 200 people with the surname. There are families with the surname in the surroundings of Split, where water polo coach Bruno and footballer Mateo were born. The nearby village of Dicmo houses a Silić family.

A Silić family settled southern Dalmatia from Trebinje in 1730; the first to settle was Miće Silić, the son of Nikola; their slava is St. Martin (1968).

Sili

Sili is a village on the south side of Savai'i island in Samoa. Sili is situated inland, unlike most villages in Samoa which are settlements by the sea. The village lies within the electoral constituency of Palauli.

The people of Sili rely on subsistence agriculture for their livelihood. Due to its location away from the coast, fishing has minimal impact on the village economy. The Sili river, like most natural resources and land in Samoa, is situated on traditional land owned by the village. The river has cultural and historical significance for the people. Traditional knowledge and conservation is a key factor in village governance. Organic farming is used for all crops and the use of pesticides and chemicals are banned.

In recent years, Sili rejected a scheme by the government of Samoa to build a hydroelectric plant on village land due to environmental and cultural factors. The hydro project had received backing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which had been assisting the Samoan government and its Electric Power Corporation (EPC) to make high priority investment in renewable energy project. The ADB had given the government US$0.3million towards the hydro project in 2003. Village chiefs (matai) claimed the scheme would pollute their water and ruin the environment.