Bogomil () is a given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of the Slavic words 'bog' (god) and 'mil' (dear) and means 'dear to God' or 'favoured by God'.
The Polish form of the name is Bogumił (), the Czech and Slovak form is
Bohumil
Bohumil is a male given name of Slavic origin. It means "favoured by God", derived from the Slavic words ''bog'' (god) and ''mil'' (favour). Its feminine equivalent is Bohumila.
Nicknames of Bohumil include Bohouš, Bohoušek, Bohuš, Mila, Mil ...
. Its feminine equivalents are Bogomila, Bogumiła, Bohumila. The
sound change
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Belarusian
Belarusian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
,
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
and Slovak.
Names with a similar meaning in different languages include Latin
Amadeus
Amadeus may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Amadeus (name)
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, Greek
Theophil Theophil (, see also Gottlieb) may refer to:
* Baron Theophil von Hansen (1813–1891), Danish architect who later became an Austrian citizen
* Theophil Friedrich Christen (1879–1920), doctor, mathematician, physicist, economist and pioneer of p ...
and German
Gottlieb
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Notable people with the name
Bogomil
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Bogomil (priest)
Bogomil (Cyrillic: Богомил) was a 10th-century Bulgarian priest who was connected with the origins of Bogomilism. ''Bogomil'' is a Theophoric name consisting of ''Bog'' (God) and ''mil'' (dear) and means " ne who isdear to god". He was decl ...
, medieval Bulgarian monk, founder of the Gnostic sect known as
Bogomilism
Bogomilism (; ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", bogumilstvo, богумилство) was a Christian neo-Gnostic, dualist sect founded in the First Bulgarian Empire by the priest Bogomil during the reign of Tsar Peter I in the 10th century. It ...
Bogomil Bonev
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* Bogomil Dyakov (born 1984), Bulgarian footballer
* Bogomil Ferfila (born 1951), Slovenian political scientist, economist, and journalist
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Bogomil Gjuzel
Bogomil Gjuzel (; ; ; 9 February 1939 – 22 April 2021) was a Macedonian poet, writer, playwright and translator.
Biography
Born in 1939 in Čačak, Kingdom of Yugoslavia to Bulgarian parents, Gjuzel was the son of the Bulgarian revolutionary ...
(1939–2021), Macedonian writer
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Bogomil Hristov
Bogomil Hristov (; born 6 January 1994) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Botev Ihtiman as a midfielder.
Career
Hristov played for Slivnishki Geroy and Lokomotiv Sofia.
In July 2017, he joined Botev Vratsa
Botev () is a Bu ...
(born 1994), Bulgarian footballer
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Bogomil Pavlov
Bogomil Pavlov (), born 18 February 1992 is a Bulgarian ski jumper competing for Ski club Moten. Pavlov's best result so far is a 28th place in PyongChang and Alpensia Resort in Continental Cup 2009. Pavlov has also competed in some World Cup
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(born 1992), Bulgarian ski jumper
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Bogomil Petrov
Bogomil Petrov (, born 20 November 1939) is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport even ...
(born 1939), Bulgarian weightlifter
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Bogomil Raynov
Bogomil Nikolaev Raynov (19 June 1919 – 8 June 2007) was a Bulgarian writer and professor of aesthetics.
Biography
He was the son of the writer, philosopher and artist academician and the brother of the sculptor . He took part in th ...
(1919–2007), Bulgarian writer and professor
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Bogomil Tsintsarski
Bogomil Tsintsarski ( Bulgarian: Богомил Цинцарски; born 14 May 1997) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spartak Pleven.
Career
Vereya
Tsintsarski was sent on loan from Beroe to Vereya in January 2018, un ...
(born 1997), Bulgarian footballer
* Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil, fictional character in ''
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Bogumil / Bogumił
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Bogumił (Archbishop of Gniezno)
Bogomil () is a given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of the Slavic words 'bog' (god) and 'mil' (dear) and means 'dear to God' or 'favoured by God'.
The Polish form of the name is Bogumił (), the Czech and Slovak form is Bohumil. Its femi ...
(died 1092), archbishop of Gniezno
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Bogumilus
Bogumilus, in Polish Bogumił Piotr, (also known as Bogimilus and Theophilus)Bunson, Matthew. "Bogumilus", ''Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints'', OSV Publishing, 2003 was Archbishop of Gniezno and a hermit.Bogumił W. Andrzejewski
Bogumił Witalis "Goosh" Andrzejewski (1 February 1922 – 1 December 1994) was a Polish-born, British-naturalised linguist whose research focused on the Somali language
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Bogumil Dawison
Bogumil Dawison (15 May 18181 February 1872) was a Polish-born German actor.
He was born in Warsaw, of Jewish parents. At the age of nineteen he went on the stage. In 1839 he received an appointment to the theater of Lemberg in Galicia. In 1847 ...
(1818–1872), German actor
* Bogumił Gacka (born 1955), Polish Catholic priest
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Bogumil Goltz
Bogumil Goltz (20 March 180112 November 1870) was a German humorist and satirist known mostly for his work ''Buch der Kindheit'' ("Book of Childhood").
Biography
He was born in Warsaw. After attending the classical schools of Marienwerder and K ...
(1801–1870), German humorist and satirist
* Bogumił Gozdur (1935–2017),Polish football player and manager
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Bogumił Grott
Bogumił Andrzej Grott (IPA: ɔˈɡumiw ˈand.ʐɛj ˈɡɾɔt̪ (born 3 January 1940 in Warsaw) is a Polish historian, lecturer and professor at the Institute of religious studies, Religious Studies of Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He spe ...
(born 1940), Polish historian, lecturer and professor
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Bogumil Hrabak
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(1927–2010), Serbian historian and university professor
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Bogumil Jewsiewicki
Bogumil (Bogumił) Jewsiewicki Koss (born 1942 in Vilnius) is a Polish-Canadian historian and an Africanist specialising in the history of Central Africa, notably the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the social usage of visual memory.
Jews ...
(born 1942), Polish-Canadian historian
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Bogumił Kobiela
Bogumił Kobiela (31 May 1931 – 10 July 1969) was a Polish stage and film actor. He is best known for his performances as Drewnowski in Andrzej Wajda's 1958 drama film ''Ashes and Diamonds (film), Ashes and Diamonds'' and as Jan Piszczyk in An ...
(1931–1969), Polish film actor
* Bogumił Książek (born 1974), Polish painter
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Bogumił Linka
Bogomil () is a given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of the Slavic words 'bog' (god) and 'mil' (dear) and means 'dear to God' or 'favoured by God'.
The Polish form of the name is Bogumił (), the Czech and Slovak form is Bohumil. Its femi ...
(1865–1920), Polish-Masurian social and national activist
* Bogumił Pawłowski (1898–1971), Polish botanist
* Bogumił Strzyżewski (1933–2019), Polish professor of agricultural sciences
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Bogumił Šwjela
Krystijan Bogumił Šwjela (also spelled "Schwela" and "Schwele") (5 September 1873 in Schorbus, Drebkau – 20 May 1948 in Naumburg) was a Wendish/ Sorbian Protestant clergyman and ethnic activist in the Lower Lusatia region.
He also acted a ...
(1873–1948), Sorbian Protestant clergyman and ethnic activist
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Bogumil Vošnjak
Bogumil Vošnjak, also known as Bogomil Vošnjak (9 September 1882 – 18 June 1955), was a Slovenes, Slovene and Yugoslavia, Yugoslav jurist, politician, diplomat, author, and Legal history, legal historian. He often wrote under the pseudonym Il ...
(1882–1955), Slovenian jurist, politician and diplomat
Bogumiła Lisocka-Jaegermann
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(born 1956), Polish social scientist and writer
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Bogumiła Matusiak
Bogumiła Matusiak (born 24 January 1971 in Pabianice) is a road cyclist from Poland. She is 25 times Polish champion. She represented her nation at UCI Road World Championships
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(born 1971), Polish cyclist
* Bogumiła Pajor (born 1960), Polish field hockey player
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Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov
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Bogomil (village)
Bogomil is a village in the municipality of Harmanli, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria
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Bohumil
Bohumil is a male given name of Slavic origin. It means "favoured by God", derived from the Slavic words ''bog'' (god) and ''mil'' (favour). Its feminine equivalent is Bohumila.
Nicknames of Bohumil include Bohouš, Bohoušek, Bohuš, Mila, Mil ...