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Kazimierz
Say it: kah-ZHEE-myesh
Meaning
From Slavic kazi 'destroy, spoil' and mir 'peace'; the popular reading 'proclaimer of peace' (from kazać 'to command, preach') is less likely.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A Piast and Jagiellonian royal name, common in Poland until the mid-20th century, rare for babies now.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 64 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 1915, about 1 in 94,300 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Kazik
| Czech | Kazimír |
|---|---|
| Slovak | Kazimír |
| Lithuanian | Kazimieras |
| Latin | Casimirus |
| English | Casimir |
Famous bearers
- Casimir III the Great, King of Poland
- Saint Casimir, Polish prince
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.