Given name of old Slavic origin
Niemir, Niemirz, Niemierz – is a male Slavic given name of Old Slavic origin, present in other Slavic nations (in different forms and spellings).
The name is composed of nie- (a negation) as well as -mir ("peace", "good", "great", "famous"), present in a number of other Slavic given names such as Mirogniew and Mirogod and related to Gothic naming element mērs, -mir, c.f. Theodemir, Valamir.
Medieval texts from Mazovia often substitute this given name in the form of Niemierza as Erasmus, a male given name derived from Ancient Greek.
The name day for Niemir is celebrated on February 14 in Poland.[1]
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References
- ^ A. Wolff, Nazwy miejscowe na Mazowszu, cz. I, [w:] Onomastica, r. I, Wrocław 1955