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 in

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. The female version is Branimira and Branimirka. The Polish version is Bronimir.

People named Branimir

Branimir of Croatia Branimir ( la, Branimiro) was a ruler of Croatia who reigned as duke ( hr, knez) from 879 to 892. His country received papal recognition as a state from Pope John VIII on 7 June 879. During his reign, Croatia retained its sovereignty from both F ...

, medieval Croatian ruler *

Branimir Bajić Branimir Bajić (Cyrillic: Бранимир Бајић; born 19 October 1979) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career After playing for Radnik Bijeljina, Bajić was transferred to Partizan in July 20 ...

, Bosnian footballer *

Branimir Glavaš Branimir Glavaš (born 23 September 1956 in Osijek) is a Croatian former major general and Right-wing politics, right-wing politician. He was one of the founders of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party which was in power in the 1990s and one of ...

, Croatian politician *

Branimir Jelić Branimir "Branko" Jelić (28 February 1905, Donji Dolac, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy – 31 May 1972, West Berlin) was an exiled Croatian nationalist and doctor of medicine. He was a member of the fascist Ustaše organization. ...

, Croatian politician *

Branimir Kostadinov Branimir Petev Kostadinov ( bg, Бранимир Петев Костадинов; born 4 March 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Ludogorets Razgrad II. Career Branimir's first club was Slavia Sofia, them mov ...

, Bulgarian footballer * Branimir Makanec, 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, finish ...

, Serbian footballer * Branimir Poljac, Norwegian footballer of Croatian descent *

Branimir Subašić Branimir Subašić ( sr-Cyrl, Бранимир Субашић, az, Branimir Subaşiç; born 7 April 1982) is a Serbian-born retired Azerbaijani footballer who played as a striker. During his 18 year professional career, Subasic played for 15 cl ...

, Azerbaijani footballer of Serbian descent * Branimir "Johnny" Štulić, Yugoslavian musician * Branimir Vujević, 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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