Branimir () is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the ( Slavic) verb ''braniti'' ("to defend") and the noun ''mir'' ("the world" or "peace" in

Old Slavic Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic () was the first Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius with standardizing the language and using it in translating the Bible and other ...

), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. The female version is Branimira and Branimirka. The Polish version is Bronimir.

People named Branimir

* Branimir of Croatia, medieval Croatian ruler * Branimir Bajić, Bosnian footballer * Branimir Glavaš, Croatian politician * Branimir Jelić, Croatian politician * Branimir Kostadinov, Bulgarian footballer *

Branimir Makanec Branimir Makanec (born 17 May 1932) is a Croatian computer engineer and programmer. Outside of his research work, he is also known in his native country as a pioneering advocate for computer literacy amongst school-aged children. Background and e ...

, Croatian engineer *

Branimir Petrović Branimir Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Бранимир Петровић; born 26 June 1982) is a Serbian former football midfielder. He was part of the Serbia and Montenegro team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they exited in the first round, finis ...

, Serbian footballer *

Branimir Poljac Branimir Poljac (born 17 May 1984) is a former Norwegian football striker who was playing for Konyaspor in Turkey before he had a car accident which ended his career. He has Croatian parents. Career Poljac started his career in Klemetsrud and K ...

, Norwegian footballer of Croatian descent * Branimir Subašić, Azerbaijani footballer of Serbian descent *

Branimir "Johnny" Štulić Branimir () is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the ( Slavic) verb ''braniti'' ("to defend") and the noun ''mir'' ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common ...

, Yugoslavian musician *

Branimir Vujević Branimir Vujević (born 29 November 1974 in Zadar) is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Krešimir Čulj ...

, Croatian Olympic rower *

Branimir Djokic Branimir () is a Slavic names, Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the (Slavic languages, Slavic) verb ''braniti'' ("to defend") and the noun ''mir'' ("the world" or "peace" in Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavic), and hence means "the one wh ...

, famous Serbian accordionist

People named Branimir

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