Dragomir

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Dragomir (Cyrillic script: Драгомир) is a name of Slavic origin, typical for Bulgaria and Serbia, as well as Romania. It is composed of the Slavic words drag (dear, precious) and mir (peace). It can be translated as To whom peace is precious, i.e. He who cares about peace.

However, the ending mir, found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term *meru which meant 'large, great, greatly'. Thus the original Old Slavic meaning of the name would be He who is very dear or He who is very precious (to his family). The female form of the name is Dragomira (or Drahomíra), Dragomirka and is also very popular.

Notable bearers

• Dragomir Bojanić (1933–1993), Serbian actor, nicknamed Gidra
• Dragomir Brajković (1947–2009), Serbian writer, journalist, editor of Radio Belgrade, poet
• Dragomir Čumić (born 1937), Serbian actor
• Dragomir Dujmov, Serbian poet, novelist and short story writer from Hungary
• Dragomir of Duklja (born 1018), ruler of Travunia and Zachlumia
• Dragimir Hvalimirović, Župan of Travunia
• Dragomir Jovanović (1902–1946), Serbian politician
• Dragomir Markov (born 1971), retired swimmer from Bulgaria
• Dragomir Mihajlović, Serbian rock guitarist
• Dragomir Milošević (born 1942), Serbian commander and war criminal
• Dragomir Nikolić, Serbian football manager
• Dragan Okuka (born 1954), Serbian football manager and a former player
• Dragomir R. Radev, University of Michigan computer science professor
• Dragomir Stankovic (born 1972), Serbian football referee
• Dragomir Tošić (1909–1985), Yugoslavian football defender
• Dragomir Vukobratović (born 1988), Serbian footballer

As surname

• Alexandru Dragomir (1916–2002), Romanian philosopher
• Anastase Dragomir (1896–1966), Romanian inventor
• Dimitrie Dragomir (born 1884), Bessarabian politician
• Dumitru Dragomir, president of the Romanian Professional Football League since 1996
• Ioan Dragomir (1905–1985), Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church
• Ionuț Dragomir (born 1974), Romanian football player
• Ruxandra Dragomir (born 1972), Romanian retired female tennis player

As place name

• Dragomir, village in Berzunți Commune, Bacău County, Romania

See also

• Drago (disambiguation)
• Dragomiris
• Dragomirna
• Dragomirov
• Dragomirovo (disambiguation)

External links

• http://www.behindthename.com/name/dragomir