Casimir

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 "proclaimer (from kazać to preach) of peace (mir)."

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

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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