Gender | male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Slavic |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Casimira (f), Kazimiera (f) |
Related names | Casimiro 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 means "preacher (from kazać to preach) of peace (mir)."[1]
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.