Kasimir
Sign in to saveCasimir is a Latin version of the Polish male name Kazimierz (). The original Polish feminine form is Kazimiera, in Latin and other languages rendered as Casimira. It has two possible meanings: "preacher of peace" or alternatively "destroyer of peace". There is some debate as to the origin of the prefix, as it could be from the Polish "kazac" (meaning "to preach") but is more commonly cited as coming from "kaziti" (meaning "to destroy"), with "miru" meaning "peace".
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- Given name.name
- Casimir / Kazimierz
- Given name.gender
- male
- Given name.origin
- Slavic
- Given name.variant forms
- Casimira (f), Kazimiera (f)
- Given name.related names
- CasimiroKazimírKasimirKažimirKázmérКазимирKazimieras etc.
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- Soundex
- K256
- Cologne phonetics
- 4867
- Caverphone
- KSM111
- native label
- Kasimir
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- Kasimir (given name)
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- List of variations
- Royalty
- People with name Casimir, Kazimir, etc.
- People with name Kazimierz
- People with surname Casimir
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Casimir is a Latin version of the Polish male name Kazimierz (). The original Polish feminine form is Kazimiera, in Latin and other languages rendered as Casimira. It has two possible meanings: "preacher of peace" or alternatively "destroyer of peace". There is some debate as to the origin of the prefix, as it could be from the Polish "kazac" (meaning "to preach") but is more commonly cited as coming from "kaziti" (meaning "to destroy"), with "miru" meaning "peace".
Old Polish and dialectal Polish versions are Kaźmierz and Kaźmir. Diminutive; Kazik, Kaziuk, Kaziu, Ziuk etc. It is a popular name in Poland, and was a popular name of Polish royals.