Kazimierz

  • [ kah-ZEEM-yesh ]
  • Polish
Polish form of CASIMIR.

CASIMIR   male   English, French
English form of the Polish name Kazimierz, derived from the Slavic element kaziti "to destroy" combined with miru "peace, world". Four kings of Poland have borne this name, including Casimir III the Great, who greatly strengthened the Polish state in the 14th century. It was also borne Saint Casimir, a 15th-century Polish prince and a patron saint of Poland and Lithuania. The name was imported into Western Europe via Germany, where it was borne by some royalty.
EQUIVALENTS
CZECH: Kazimír
ENGLISH: Casimir
FRENCH: Casimir
GERMAN: Kasimir
HUNGARIAN: Kazimír, Kázmér
ITALIAN: Casimiro
LITHUANIAN: Kazimieras
MEDIEVAL SLAVIC: Kazimir
PORTUGUESE: Casimiro
RUSSIAN: Kazimir
SLOVAK: Kazimír
SPANISH: Casimiro
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
POLISH: Kazik
FEMININE FORMS
GERMAN: Kasimira
POLISH: Kazia, Kazimiera