Kazimieras
Kazimieras (abbreviation Kazys ) is a Lithuanian male given name . The feminine form is Kazimiera .
Origin and meaning
Kazimieras is the language form of Casimir , which is rendered as 'ruler of the world' and 'peacemaker'.
name day
- March 4th, catholic, day of St. Casimir
distribution
St. Casimir (Šventasis Kazimieras) from the House of Jagiełło is the patron saint of Lithuania (Pope Urban VIII ), therefore the name has been widespread in Lithuania since the early 17th century. He is also the patron saint of young people (Pope Pius XII. 1948), which has given further impetus to the spread as a baptismal name.
Name bearer
- Kazimieras Antanavičius (1937–1998), Lithuanian economist and politician
- Kazimieras Viktoras Banaitis (1896–1963), Lithuanian composer
- Kazimieras Baršauskas (1904–1964), physicist, professor, rector
- Kazimieras Būga (1879–1924), Lithuanian linguist
- Kazimieras Juozas Klimašauskas (1938–2005), Lithuanian politician, Minister of Economy of Lithuania
- Kazimieras Vytautas Kryževičius (1930–2004), Lithuanian politician, member of the Seimas
- Kazimieras Meilius (1958–2017), Lithuanian priest and canon lawyer
- Kazimieras Meškauskas (1917–2011), Lithuanian economist and professor
- Kazimieras Miniotas (* 1936), Soviet-Lithuanian industrial manager and politician, minister and deputy minister
- Kazimieras Motieka (* 1929), Lithuanian lawyer and politician
- Kazimieras Musteikis (* 1928), Slavist and professor
- Kazimieras Nausėda (* 1962), Lithuanian politician, Vice Mayor of Kaunas
- Kazimieras Prapuolenis , known as Kaz (* 1959), American comic artist
- Kazimieras Semenavicius (Polish Casimir Simienowicz ; around 1600–1651), nobleman from Poland-Lithuania
- Kazimieras Starkevičius (* 1956), Lithuanian politician and lawyer
- Kazimieras Uoka (1951–2016), Lithuanian politician
- Kazimieras Liudvikas Valančius (1936–2018), commercial lawyer , dean, professor
- Kazimieras Vasiliauskas (racing driver) (* 1990), Lithuanian racing driver
- Kazimieras Velžys (* 1938), politician, mayor of the Varėna district
Intermediate name
- Česlovas Kazimieras Blažys (* 1943), Lithuanian lawyer and politician
- Juozapas Kazimieras Kosakovskis ( Joseph Kasimir Kossakowski ; 1738–1794), Bishop of Livonia
- Mykolas Kazimieras Oginskis (Polish Michael Kasimir Oginski ; 1731–1799), Polish-Lithuanian prince, Grand Hetman of Lithuania
- Mykolas Kazimieras Pacas (Polish Michał Kazimierz Pac ; 1624–1682), Hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Voivode of Vilnius
- Vygandas Kazimieras Paulikas (* 1940), Lithuanian veterinarian and helmet intologist
See also
- For Lithuanian church names, see also Kasimirkirche