Casimir
[ˈkæzɪˌmɪr]Meaning
English form of the Polish name Kazimierz, from Slavic elements meaning "to destroy" and "peace, world".
Background Story
Casimir is the English form of the Polish name Kazimierz, derived from the Slavic element kaziti, "to destroy", combined with mirŭ, "peace, world". Wiktionary gives the meaning as "proclamation of peace", while Wikipedia records two possible senses, "preacher of peace" or "destroyer of peace", noting debate over whether the prefix comes from kazac, "to preach", or the more commonly cited kaziti, "to destroy". The name was borne by four kings of Poland, including Casimir III the Great, and by Saint Casimir, a 15th-century Polish prince. It was imported into Western Europe via Germany and is used in Croatian, Czech, German, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Old Slavic, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak and Slovene.
Variations
Kazimierz, Casimiro
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