Kazimir
[ˈkæzɪmɪr]Meaning
Slavic "destroyer of peace"; Croatian, Slovene and Russian form of Casimir
Background Story
Kazimir is the Croatian, Slovene and Russian form of Casimir. It is of Slavic origin, from Proto-Slavic *kaziti, "to destroy", and *mirъ, "peace", giving the meaning "destroyer of peace". The name is also used in Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Old Slavic, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak and Spanish.
Temperament
Variations
Casimir, Kazimierz
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