Casimir is a Latin version of the Polish male name Kazimierz (). The original Polish feminine form is

Kazimiera Kazimiera is a feminine form of the Polish name Kazimierz or Lithuanian Kazimieras (both mean Casimir) and may refer to: *Kazimiera Bujwidowa (1867–1932), Polish feminist and social activist *Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna (1892–1983), Polish poet ...

, in Latin and other languages rendered as Casimira. It has two possible meanings: "preacher of peace" or alternatively "destroyer of peace". There is some debate as to the origin of the prefix, as it could be from the Polish "kazac" (meaning "to preach") but is more commonly cited as coming from "kaziti" (meaning "to destroy"), with "miru" meaning "peace". Old Polish and dialectal Polish versions are Kaźmierz and Kaźmir. Diminutive; Kazik, Kaziuk, Kaziu, Ziuk etc. It is a popular name in Poland, and was a popular name of Polish royals.

List of variations

*Belarusian: Казімір *Catalan: Casimir *Croatian: Kazimir, Kažimir *Czech: Kazimír *Esperanto: Kazimiro *English: Casimir *Galician: Casemiro, Casamiro *German: Kasimir *Hungarian: Kázmér *Italian: Casimiro *Latvian: Kazimirs *Lithuanian:

Kazimieras Kazimieras is a Lithuanian form of the masculine name Casimir. Its female form is Kazimiera Kazimiera is a feminine form of the Polish name Kazimierz or Lithuanian Kazimieras (both mean Casimir) and may refer to: *Kazimiera Bujwidowa (1867–1932), ...

*Polish: Kazimierz *Portuguese: Casimiro *Romanian: Cazimir *Russian: Казимир *Serbian: Казимир/Kazimir *Slovak: Kazimír *Slovene: Kazimir *Spanish: Casimiro *Swedish: Casimir *Ukrainian: Казимир *Vietnamese: Casimirô, Caximia

Royalty

Casimir I of Poland Casimir I the Restorer (; 25 July 1016 – 19 March 1058), a member of the Piast dynasty, was the duke of Poland from 1040 until his death. Casimir was the son of Mieszko II Lambert and Richeza of Lotharingia. He is known as the Restorer becau ...

, Polish name Kazimierz Odnowiciel (the Restorer) (1015–1058) * Casimir II of Poland, Polish name Kazimierz Sprawiedliwy (the Just) (1138–1194) *

Casimir III of Poland Casimir III the Great (; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, retaining the title throughout the Galicia–Volhynia Wars. He was the last Polish king fr ...

, Polish name Kazimierz Wielki (the Great) (1310–1370) *

Casimir IV Jagiellon Casimir IV (Casimir Andrew Jagiellon; ; Lithuanian: ; 30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 until his death in 1492. He was one of the most active Polish-Lithuanian rulers; under ...

, Polish name Kazimierz Jagielończyk, Lithuanian name Kazimieras I Jogailaitis (1427–1492) * Casimir I, Duke of Pomerania-Demmin (after 1130–1180) *

Casimir II, Duke of Pomerania Casimir II (also spelled Kasimir II) () ( 1180 – 1219) was the duke of Pomerania-Demmin from 1187 until his death. He was succeeded by Wartislaw III, Casimir's son with princess Ingardis of Denmark. Biography Casimir II was the son of Bogisla ...

-Demmin (1219) * Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (1348–1372) * Casimir IV, Duke of Pomerania-Stolp (1351–1377) * Saint Casimir (1458–1484), patron saint of Lithuania and Poland *

Casimir I of Opole Casimir I of Opole (; – 13 May 1230), a member of the Silesian Piasts, Piast dynasty, was a Dukes of Silesia, Silesian duke of Duchy of Opole and Racibórz, Opole and Racibórz from 1211 until his death. Early life Casimir was the eldest chi ...

(1178/79–1230), Polish duke *

Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Casimir (or Kasimir) of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (27 December 1481 – 21 September 1527) was Margrave of Bayreuth or Principality of Bayreuth, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1515 to 1527. Life Family background Casimir was born in Ansbac ...

between 1515 and 1527 * John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern (1543–1592), Count Palatine of Simmern and regent of the Electorate of the Palatinate from 1583 to 1592 * Friedrich Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1623–1685) * ''Charles Edward'' Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie"), Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, France and Ireland

People with name Casimir, Kazimir, etc.

* Casimir, Comte de Montrond (1768–1843) * Casimiro de Abreu, Brazilian poet and novelist, adept of the "Ultra-Romanticism" movement * Kázmér Batthyány, Hungarian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 * Kasimir Bileski, Canadian philatelist and stamp-dealer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada * Casimir Bizimungu, Rwandan politician * Count Kasimir Felix Badeni, Minister-President of the Austrian half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1895 until 1897 * Casimir Delavigne, French poet and dramatist * Casimiro Díaz, Spanish friar of the Augustinian order (vows in 1710), who accompanied the first Spanish expedition to the Cordillera * Casimir Dudevant, French nobleman * Casimir Ehrnrooth, Finnish magnate, former chairman of Nokia Corporation * Casimir Funk (Kazimierz Funk), Polish biochemist, generally credited with the first formulation of the concept of vitamins in 1912, which he called ''vital amines'' or ''vitamines'' *

Casimiro Gennari Casimiro Gennari (29 December 1839 – 31 January 1914) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Congregation for the Clergy, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council. Early life and pri ...

, Italian Cardinal * Kasimir Graff, German astronomer * Jean Casimir Félix Guyon, French surgeon and urologist born on Ile-Bourbon (Réunion) * Kazimír Gajdoš, Slovak footballer * Casimir Gzowski (1813–1898), engineer and acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario * Casimir Lefaucheux, French gunsmith * Casimir Lewy, Polish-born British philosopher * Casimir Liberski, Belgian jazz-musician who plays piano and electric keyboard * Casimir Loxsom, American middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres *

Kazimir Malevich Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (

, Russian artist, pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator of the Avant-garde Suprematist movement * Casimir Ney, French composer and one of the foremost violists of the 19th century * Casimir Oyé-Mba, Gabonese politician * Casimir Pierre Perier, French statesman, president of the council during the July Monarchy * Casimir Pilenas, private investigator and British intelligence agent *

Casimir Pulaski Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski (; March 4 or 6, 1745 October 11, 1779), anglicised as Casimir Pulaski ( ), was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The So ...

, Polish soldier, member of the Polish nobility and politician who has been called "the father of American cavalry" * Casimir Reuterskiöld, Swedish sport-shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics * Kazimir Sas, Australian film and television actor, known for his work on children's television series * Casimir Stapko (1913–2006), American portrait painter * Kazimir Strzepek, cartoonist living in Seattle, Washington * Casimir Zagourski (Polish: Kazimierz Zagórski), pioneering photographer of Central African peoples and customs * Casimir Zeglen, Polish pastor and inventor of a bullet-resistant cloth *

Casemiro Carlos Henrique Casimiro (born 23 February 1992), also known mononymously as Casemiro , is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and the ...

, Brazilian footballer * Casimiro Miguel, Brazilian sports commentator and streamer

People with name Kazimierz

* Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, Polish philosopher and logician * Kazimierz Bartel, Polish mathematician and politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland three times between 1926 and 1930 * Kazimierz Brandys, Polish essayist and writer of film scripts * Kazimierz Brodziński, Polish Romantic poet * Kazimierz Deyna, Polish football player, one of the best marksmen in the history of world football * Kazimierz Fabrycy, Polish general, member of the Polish Legions in World War I, fought in the Polish Soviet War * Kazimierz Fajans, American physical chemist of Polish origin and a pioneer in the science of radioactivity * Kazimierz Górecki, Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s * Kazimierz Konopka, Polish activist * Kazimierz Kord, Polish conductor *

Kazimierz Kuratowski Kazimierz Kuratowski (; 2 February 1896 – 18 June 1980) was a Polish mathematician and logician. He was one of the leading representatives of the Warsaw School of Mathematics. He worked as a professor at the University of Warsaw and at the Ma ...

, Polish mathematician and logician, one of the leading representatives of the Warsaw School of Mathematics * Kazimierz Kutz, Polish film director, author, journalist and politician, one of the representatives of the Polish Film School and a deputy speaker of the Senate of Poland * Kazimierz Malewicz, Russian-Polish artist and painter * Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Polish conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 31 October 2005 to 14 July 2006 * Kazimierz Michałowski, Polish archaeologist and Egyptologist, and the founder of Nubiology * Kazimierz Orlik-Łukoski, Polish military commander and one of the Generals of the Polish Army murdered by the Soviet Union in the Katyń massacre of 1940 * Kazimierz Plater, Polish chess master * Kazimierz Poniatowski, Polish Szlachcic, ''podkomorzy wielki koronny'' (1742–1773), ''generał wojsk koronnych'', Knight of the Order of the White Eagle *

Kazimierz Prószyński Kazimierz Prószyński (4 April 1875 – 13 March 1945) was a Polish inventor active in the field of cinematography. He patented his first film camera, called Pleograph, before the Auguste and Louis Lumière, Lumière brothers, and later went o ...

, Polish inventor in the field of cinema * Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Polish poet, novelist, playwright, journalist and writer, member of the Young Poland movement *

Kazimierz Sabbat Kazimierz Aleksander Sabbat (27 February 1913 – 19 July 1989), was President of Poland-Polish government-in-exile, in-exile from 8 April 1986 until his death, 19 July 1989, after serving (from 1976) as Prime Minister of the Polish governm ...

, President of Poland in Exile from 8 April 1986 until his death, 19 July 1989, after serving (from 1976) as Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile * Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (1595–1640), the first Polish poet to become widely celebrated abroad * Kazimierz Serocki, Polish composer and one of the founders of the Warsaw Autumn contemporary music festival * Kazimierz Siemienowicz, Polish general of artillery, gunsmith, military engineer, artillery specialist and pioneer of rocketry * Kazimierz Sosnkowski, Polish independence fighter, politician and Polish Army general * Kazimierz Skorupka, Polish scoutmaster and army officer *

Kazik Staszewski Kazimierz Piotr Staszewski (born 12 March 1963), also known as Kazik, is a Polish singer and songwriter. He is the son of the architect and poet Stanisław Staszewski. He is the frontman of the band Kult, which he founded in 1982; their latest ...

, Polish rock musician, leader of the band Kult * Kazimierz Świtalski, Polish officer, politician, and a Prime Minister of Poland * Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, Polish politician * Kazimierz Urbanik (1930–2005), Polish mathematician * Kazimierz de Weydlich, Polish chess master *

Kazimierz Zarankiewicz Kazimierz Zarankiewicz (2 May 1902 – 5 September 1959) was a Polish mathematician and Professor at the Warsaw University of Technology who was interested primarily in topology and graph theory. Biography Zarankiewicz was born in Częstochowa, ...

, Polish mathematician

People with surname Casimir

* Artur von Casimir (1907–2005), German pilot *

Auguste Casimir-Perier Auguste Victor Laurent Casimir-Perier (20 August 1811, in Paris – 6 June 1876) was a French diplomat and political leader. He was the son of Prime Minister of France , Prime Minister Casimir Pierre Perier and the father of President of France, ...

, French diplomat; son of Casimir Pierre Perier and father of President Jean Casimir-Perier * Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe * J. R. Ralph Casimir (1898–1996), Dominican poet, editor and pan-Africanist organiser * Jean Casimir-Perier, French politician, fifth president of the French Third Republic * Kirsten Casimir (born 1978), West Indian cricketer * Hendrik Casimir (1909–2000), Dutch physicist * Raymond Casimir (born 1976), West Indian cricketer

Characters

* Casimir (dinosaur), on the French TV show ''l'Île aux enfants''

References

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