Casimir

Casimir / Kazimierz
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
Other names
Variant form(s)Casimira (f), Kazimiera (f)
Related namesCasimiro
Kazimír
Kasimir
Kažimir
Kázmér
Казимир
Kazimieras etc.

Casimir is a Latin version of the Polish male name Kazimierz (Polish pronunciation: [ka'ʑi.mjeʂ]). 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".[1] 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".[2][3][4][5]

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.

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