Casimir
Appearance
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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.
List of variations
- Belarusian: Казімір
- Catalan: Casimir
- Croatian: Kazimir, Kažimir
- Czech: Kazimír
- Esperanto: Kazimiro
- English: Casimir
- Galician: Casemiro, Casamiro
- German: Kasimir
- Hungarian: Kázmér
- Italian: Casimiro
- Latvian: Kazimirs
- Lithuanian: Kazimieras
- Polish: Kazimierz
- Portuguese: Casimiro
- Romanian: Cazimir
- Russian: Казимир
- Serbian: Казимир/Kazimir
- Slovak: Kazimír
- Slovene: Kazimir
- Spanish: Casimiro
- Swedish: Casimir
- Ukrainian: Казимир
- Vietnamese: Casimirô, Caximia
Royalty
- Casimir I of Poland, Polish name Kazimierz Odnowiciel (the Restorer) (1015–1058)
- Casimir II of Poland, Polish name Kazimierz Sprawiedliwy (the Just) (1138–1194)
- Casimir III of Poland, Polish name Kazimierz Wielki (the Great) (1310–1370)
- Casimir IV Jagiellon, Polish name Kazimierz Jagielończyk, Lithuanian name Kazimieras I Jogailaitis (1427–1492)
- Casimir I, Duke of Pomerania-Demmin (after 1130–1180)
- Casimir II, Duke of Pomerania-Demmin (c. 1180 – 1219)
- Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (1348–1372)
- Casimir IV, Duke of Pomerania-Stolp (1351–1377)
- Saint Casimir (1458–1484), patron saint of Lithuania and Poland
- Casimir I of Opole (1178/79–1230), Polish duke
- Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth between 1515 and 1527
- John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern (1543–1592), Count Palatine of Simmern and regent of the Electorate of the Palatinate from 1583 to 1592
- Friedrich Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1623–1685)
- Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie"), Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, France and Ireland
People with name Casimir, Kazimir, etc.
- Casimir, Comte de Montrond (1768–1843)
- Casimiro de Abreu, Brazilian poet and novelist, adept of the "Ultra-Romanticism" movement
- Kázmér Batthyány, Hungarian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
- Kasimir Bileski, Canadian philatelist and stamp-dealer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Casimir Bizimungu, Rwandan politician
- Count Kasimir Felix Badeni, Minister-President of the Austrian half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1895 until 1897
- Casimir Delavigne, French poet and dramatist
- Casimiro Díaz, Spanish friar of the Augustinian order (vows in 1710), who accompanied the first Spanish expedition to the Cordillera
- Casimir Dudevant, French nobleman
- Casimir Ehrnrooth, Finnish magnate, former chairman of Nokia Corporation
- Casimir Funk (Kazimierz Funk), Polish biochemist, generally credited with the first formulation of the concept of vitamins in 1912, which he called vital amines or vitamines
- Casimiro Gennari, Italian Cardinal
- Kasimir Graff, German astronomer
- Jean Casimir Félix Guyon, French surgeon and urologist born on Ile-Bourbon (Réunion)
- Kazimír Gajdoš, Slovak footballer
- Casimir Gzowski (1813–1898), engineer and acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Casimir Lefaucheux, French gunsmith
- Casimir Lewy, Polish-born British philosopher
- Casimir Liberski, Belgian jazz-musician who plays piano and electric keyboard
- Casimir Loxsom, American middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres
- Kazimir Malevich, Russian artist, pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator of the Avant-garde Suprematist movement
- Casimir Ney, French composer and one of the foremost violists of the 19th century
- Casimir Oyé-Mba, Gabonese politician
- Casimir Pierre Perier, French statesman, president of the council during the July Monarchy
- Casimir Pilenas, private investigator and British intelligence agent
- Casimir Pulaski, Polish soldier, member of the Polish nobility and politician who has been called "the father of American cavalry"
- Casimir Reuterskiöld, Swedish sport-shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Kazimir Sas, Australian film and television actor, known for his work on children's television series
- Casimir Stapko (1913–2006), American portrait painter
- Kazimir Strzepek, cartoonist living in Seattle, Washington
- Casimir Zagourski (Polish: Kazimierz Zagórski), pioneering photographer of Central African peoples and customs
- Casimir Zeglen, Polish pastor and inventor of a bullet-resistant cloth
- Casemiro, Brazilian footballer
- Casimiro Miguel, Brazilian sports commentator and streamer
People with name Kazimierz
- Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, Polish philosopher and logician
- Kazimierz Bartel, Polish mathematician and politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland three times between 1926 and 1930
- Kazimierz Brandys, Polish essayist and writer of film scripts
- Kazimierz Brodziński, Polish Romantic poet
- Kazimierz Deyna, Polish football player, one of the best marksmen in the history of world football
- Kazimierz Fabrycy, Polish general, member of the Polish Legions in World War I, fought in the Polish Soviet War
- Kazimierz Fajans, American physical chemist of Polish origin and a pioneer in the science of radioactivity
- Kazimierz Górecki, Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s
- Kazimierz Konopka, Polish activist
- Kazimierz Kord, Polish conductor
- Kazimierz Kuratowski, Polish mathematician and logician, one of the leading representatives of the Warsaw School of Mathematics
- Kazimierz Kutz, Polish film director, author, journalist and politician, one of the representatives of the Polish Film School and a deputy speaker of the Senate of Poland
- Kazimierz Malewicz, Russian-Polish artist and painter
- Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Polish conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 31 October 2005 to 14 July 2006
- Kazimierz Michałowski, Polish archaeologist and Egyptologist, and the founder of Nubiology
- Kazimierz Orlik-Łukoski, Polish military commander and one of the Generals of the Polish Army murdered by the Soviet Union in the Katyń massacre of 1940
- Kazimierz Plater, Polish chess master
- Kazimierz Poniatowski, Polish Szlachcic, podkomorzy wielki koronny (1742–1773), generał wojsk koronnych, Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
- Kazimierz Prószyński, Polish inventor in the field of cinema
- Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Polish poet, novelist, playwright, journalist and writer, member of the Young Poland movement
- Kazimierz Sabbat, President of Poland in Exile from 8 April 1986 until his death, 19 July 1989, after serving (from 1976) as Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile
- Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (1595–1640), the first Polish poet to become widely celebrated abroad
- Kazimierz Serocki, Polish composer and one of the founders of the Warsaw Autumn contemporary music festival
- Kazimierz Siemienowicz, Polish general of artillery, gunsmith, military engineer, artillery specialist and pioneer of rocketry
- Kazimierz Sosnkowski, Polish independence fighter, politician and Polish Army general
- Kazimierz Skorupka, Polish scoutmaster and army officer
- Kazik Staszewski, Polish rock musician, leader of the band Kult
- Kazimierz Świtalski, Polish officer, politician, and a Prime Minister of Poland
- Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, Polish politician
- Kazimierz Urbanik (1930–2005), Polish mathematician
- Kazimierz de Weydlich, Polish chess master
- Kazimierz Zarankiewicz, Polish mathematician
People with surname Casimir
- Artur von Casimir (1907–2005), German pilot
- Auguste Casimir-Perier, French diplomat; son of Casimir Pierre Perier and father of President Jean Casimir-Perier
- Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe
- J. R. Ralph Casimir (1898–1996), Dominican poet, editor and pan-Africanist organiser
- Jean Casimir-Perier, French politician, fifth president of the French Third Republic
- Kirsten Casimir (born 1978), West Indian cricketer
- Hendrik Casimir (1909–2000), Dutch physicist
- Raymond Casimir (born 1976), West Indian cricketer
Characters
- Casimir (dinosaur), on the French TV show l'Île aux enfants
See also
- Casimir effect, a physical force arising from quantum fluctuations of a field
- Kazimierz (disambiguation)
- Kazimiera, feminine form and notable bearers
- Kazimieras, Lithuanian form and notable bearers
- Casmir (disambiguation), a surname
- Casemiro
References
- ^ "casimir | Origin and meaning of the name". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 25 September 2021.