Jaromír, Jaromir, Jaroměr is a Slavic male given name.

Origin and meaning

Jaromír is a West Slavic given name composed of two stems ''jaro'' and ''mír''. The meaning is not definite: * Polish ''jary'' (archaic) = „spry, young, strong“; ''mir'' = „prestige, good reputation“ *

Upper Sorbian Upper Sorbian (), occasionally referred to as "Wendish", is a minority language spoken by Sorbs in Germany in the historical province of Upper Lusatia, which is today part of Saxony. It is grouped in the West Slavic language branch, together ...

''jara'' = „very“; ''měr'' = „peace“ *old- Ruthenian ''jaro'' = „sun“; ''mir'' = „peace, world“

False etymology

In the Czech, the name is seemingly composed from two other words. Word ''Jaro'' means „spring“ and word ''mír'' means „peace“.

Variations

* Jaroměr (

) * Jaromir ( Polish) * Jaromír ( Czech, Slovak) The female forms are Jaromira or Jaromíra. The short form is

Jesko Jesko or Jesco is a male given name, which is used among Slavs and in Germany. It is a short form of Jaromir or Jaroslaw and may mean "the peaceful one", "the brave one", "the proud one" or "the soldierly one". There may be a link with the name of ...

People known as Jaromir

Royalty

* Jaromir, Duke of Bohemia *

Jaromir (Bishop of Prague) Jaromír, Jaromir, Jaroměr is a Slavic male given name. Origin and meaning Jaromír is a West Slavic given name composed of two stems ''jaro'' and ''mír''. The meaning is not definite: *Polish ''jary'' (archaic) = „spry, young, strong“; ''m ...

Others

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, Czech football goalkeeper *

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, Slovak ice hockey player * Karel Jaromír Erben, Czech writer *

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, Czech singer–songwriter *

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