Casimir

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Kasimir , also written Casimir , is a male given name and family name . As a first name it has become rare in the German-speaking world.

Origin and meaning

The name is of Polish origin. There are several etymological interpretations: The part of the name mir can be derived from the Old Slavic word Mir (Russian Мир "peace" or "world"). The component kasi indicates the word kazać for “to create” or “command” or kazić for “to destroy”. The meanings thus range from “peacemaker” or “world ruler” to “troublemaker”.

name day

Name day is March 4th . Patron saint is Saint Casimir of Poland (1458–1484), patron saint of Poland and Lithuania and patron saint of youth .

variants

  • Kazimierz (Polish)
  • Kazimieras , Kazys (Lithuanian)
  • Kazimirs (Latvian)
  • Kazimír (Czech and Slovak)
  • Kazimir (Slovenian)
  • Kázmér (Hungarian)
  • Kazimiro (esperanto)
  • Казимир (Russian and Ukrainian)
  • Casimir (French and English)
  • Casimiro (Spanish and Portuguese)
  • Casimiero, Cazimiro (Italian)

Well-known namesake

Ruler

cleric

Musician

First name

family name

See also: * Kazimierski ( Polish surname , patronymic of Kazimierz)

Literary characters

places

Discoveries

literature

  • Dietmar Urmes: Etymological name dictionary . The dictionary of origin. Marixverlag, Wiesbaden 2006, ISBN 978-3-86539-091-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Casimir
  2. http://www.behindthename.com/name/casimir