Zvonimir

Boy · Old Slavic

Zvonimir

Say it: ZVOH-nee-meer

Meaning

From Slavic zvon 'bell, sound' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names first reflected Germanic -mar 'famous').

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Borne by the 11th-century king of Croatia and revived in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Croatian

Famous bearers

Demetrius Zvonimir, King of Croatia

Names worth a look

RadomirBoyFrom Slavic rad 'glad, eager' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names first reflected Germanic…Early Medieval · forgotten

DragomirBoyFrom Slavic drag 'dear, precious' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names first reflected…Early Medieval · forgotten

BranimirBoyFrom Slavic braniti 'to defend' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names first reflected…Early Medieval · forgotten

TvrtkoBoyBosnian and Croatian name from tvrd 'firm, hard'.Middle Ages · forgotten

KrešimirBoyFrom an old Slavic root kres 'fire, spark, revive' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names…Early Medieval

HrvojeBoyOld Croatian name usually linked to the ethnonym Hrvat 'Croat'.Middle Ages

SavannahGirlFrom the word for a grassy plain, through Spanish sabana from the Taíno language, and from the city of Savannah,…Modern · peak 1996

SavannaGirlFrom the English word savanna 'tropical grassland', from Spanish sabana, from a Taíno word.Modern · peak 2000

Where this comes from

Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
Royal and noble genealogies

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