Dragomir
Pronunciation[draɡoˈmir]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
MeaningTo whom peace is precious
Region of originEastern Europe
Other names
Related namesDrahomíra, Predrag
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Dragomir (Cyrillic: Драгомир) is a Slavic masculine name, mostly found in Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine as well as Romania. It is composed of the Slavic words drag (dear, precious) and mir (peace), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. 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 people

As surname

As place name

  • Dragomir, village in Berzunți Commune, Bacău County, Romania
  • Dragomir, village in Plovdiv municipality, Bulgaria

See also

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