Casimir
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For other uses of Casimir, see Kazimierz (disambiguation). For the quantum force, see Casimir Effect.
| Casimir / Kazimierz | |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Slavic |
| Meaning | kazić ("to destroy") + mir ("peace, someone's prestige") |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling |
Casimiro Kazimír Kasimir Kažimir Kázmér Казимир Kazimieras |
| Variant form(s) | Casimira (f), Kazimiera (f) |
| http://www.behindthename.com/name/casimir | |
Casimir, an English, French and Latin form of the Polish name Kazimierz.
Etymology
The name may mean "someone who destroys opponent's prestige/glory during battle", and is derived from the Slavic elements: kaziti "to destroy" and měr "prestige, fame". The latter element is also found in Vladimir, and is cognate to the Germanic and Celtic name element -mer or -mar (e.g. Dietmar) with similar meaning. It is often conflated with mir "peace, world", thus some researchers translate the name as "the one who reveals or establishes peace". Some sources[1][2] give the meaning as "proclamation of peace".[3] Several Polish kings have borne this name, including Casimir III the Great and Saint Casimir, a patron saint of Poland and Lithuania. The name was imported into Western Europe via Germany, where it was borne by some royalty. Feminine forms are: Casimira, Kazimiera.
List of variations
- Croat: Kažimir
- Czech: Kazimír
- Esperanto: Kazimiro
- German: Kasimir
- Hungarian: Kázmér
- Italian: Casimiro
- Lithuanian: Kazimieras
- Polish: Kazimierz
- Portuguese: Casimiro
- Romanian: Cazimir
- Russian: Казимир
- Serbian: Казимир/Kazimir
- Slovak: Kazimír
- Slovene: Kazimir
- Spanish: Casimiro
- Swedish: Casimir
- Ukrainian: Казимир
- English: Casimir
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
People with name Casimir, Kazimir, etc.
- Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- Johann Casimir of Simmern (1543–1592)
- Casimir, Comte de Montrond (1768–1843)
- John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern was a regent of the Electorate of the Palatinate from 1583 to 1592
- Casimiro de Abreu, a Brazilian poet and novelist, adept of the "Ultra-Romanticism" movement
- Kázmér Batthyány, a 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, former Rwandan politician
- Count Kasimir Felix Badeni, a 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. A son of Polish Jews, he was 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, former Slovak footballer
- Casimir Gzowski (1813–1898), engineer and acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Casimir Lefaucheux, a 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, 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, a British intelligence agent, and a "spotter" for Scotland Yard
- 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 such as Time Trackers, Parallax and The Gift
- Casimir Stapko (1913–2006), portrait painter
- Kazimir Strzepek, cartoonist living in Seattle Washington
- Casimir Zagourski (Polish: Kazimierz Zagórski), pioneering photographer of Central African peoples and customs
- Casimir Zeglen, pastor and inventor of a bullet resistant cloth
People with name Kazimierz
- Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, a Polish philosopher and logician
- Kazimierz Bartel, a Polish mathematician and politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland three times between 1926 and 1930
- Kazimierz Brandys, a Polish essayist and writer of film scripts
- Kazimierz Brodziński, an important Polish Romantic poet
- Kazimierz Deyna, a Polish football player, one of the best marksmen in the history of world football
- Kazimierz Fabrycy, a Polish general. Fabrycy was a member of the Polish Legions in World War I, and fought in the Polish Soviet War
- Kazimierz Fajans, an American physical chemist of Polish origin and a pioneer in the science of radioactivity.
- Kazimierz Górecki, a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s
- Kazimierz Konopka, Polish activist
- Kazimierz Kord, a Polish conductor
- Kazimierz Kuratowski, a Polish mathematician and logician. He was one of the leading representatives of the Warsaw School of Mathematics
- Kazimierz Kutz, a 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 Marcinkiewicz, a Polish conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 31 October 2005 to 14 July 2006. He was a member of the Law and Justice party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS)
- Kazimierz Michałowski, a Polish archaeologist and Egyptologist, and the founder of Nubiology
- Kazimierz Orlik-Łukoski, a 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, a Polish chess master
- Kazimierz Poniatowski, a Polish Szlachcic, podkomorzy wielki koronny (1742–1773), generał wojsk koronnych. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
- Kazimierz Prószyński, a Polish inventor active in the field of cinema. He patented his first film camera, called Pleograph (in Polish spelling: Pleograf), before the Lumière brothers, and later went on to improve the cinema projector for the Gaumont company, as well as invent the widely used hand-held Aeroscope camera.
- Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, a Polish poet, novelist, playwright, journalist and writer. He was a member of the Young Poland movement
- Kazimierz Sabbat, was 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, was the first Polish poet to become widely celebrated abroad , and the most popular Polish author before Henryk Sienkiewicz.
- Kazimierz Serocki, a Polish composer and one of the founders of the Warsaw Autumn contemporary music festiwal
- Kazimierz Siemienowicz, a General of artillery, gunsmith, military engineer, artillery specialist and pioneer of rocketry
- Kazimierz Sosnkowski, a Polish independence fighter, politician and Polish Army general
- Kazik Staszewski, a Polish rock musician, leader of the band Kult
- Kazimierz Świtalski, a Polish officer, politician, and a Prime Minister of Poland.
- Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, a Polish politician
- Kazimierz de Weydlich, a Polish chess master.
People with surname Casimir
- Artur von Casimir (1907–2005), a German pilot
- Auguste Casimir-Perier, a French diplomat. He was the son of Casimir Pierre Perier and the father of President Jean Casimir-Perier
- Ernst Casimir, was count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe.
- Jean Casimir-Perier, a French politician, fifth president of the French Third Republic
- Hendrik Casimir (1909–2000), a Dutch physicist
Other
- Casimir, the cult character of the French TV show "l'Île aux enfants".
See also
- Kazimierz (disambiguation)
- Kazimiera, feminine form and notable bearers
- Kazimieras, Lithuanian form and notable bearers
References
- ↑ The Worldwide Books of Names
- ↑ http://www.baby-names-meanings.net/meaning/peace.html
- ↑ http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Casimir
External links
- This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the Polish Wikipedia.
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