Radomir (

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: Радомир) is a Slavic masculine given name. The

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of the original form of the name, Radomer, is from ''rat'' (old Slavonic for "war"), and ''mer'' ("merit, ability"), i.e. "able warrior". However, modern popular understanding in most Slavic languages would link the name to ''rad'' ("care, joy, love") and ''mir'' ("peace, world, fame"). The name Radomir is popular in

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and

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. It is also used in the

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, with the spelling Radomír. The feminine form of the name is Radomira. Nicknames for the name include Radek, Radko, Mirek, Mirko, Rado, Racho, Radka (f), Mirka (f). The usual nickname derived from Radomir is Rasha.

Notable people with the name

Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria Gavril Radomir (; ; anglicized as Gabriel Radomir; died 1015) was the Emperor (Tsar) of the First Bulgarian Empire from October 1014 to August or September 1015. He was the son of tsar Samuel (). Biography During his father's reign, his cousin ...

, medieval tsar *

Radomir Antić Radomir Antić ( sr-Cyrl, Радомир Антић, ; 22 November 1948 – 6 April 2020) was a Serbian professional football manager and player. Following a 17-year playing career as a defender, most of which he spent playing at Partizan, wit ...

(1948-2020), Serbian former football defender and former football manager for the Serbia national team *

Radomir Belaćević Radomir Belaćević (31 December 1929 – 3 June 2005) was a Serbian film director, actor, producer and writer. Biography Belaćević was born on 31 December 1929 in the village of Junkovac, near the town of Lazarevac, Serbia. He owned a private f ...

(1929–2005), Serbian film director and actor * Radomír Blažík (born 1954), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist * Radomír Chýlek (born 1967), Czech footballer * Radomir Damnjanović Damnjan (born 1935), Serbian-Italian painter and conceptual artist *

Radomir Drašović Radomir Drašović (born 22 July 1997) is a Serbian water polo player. He represented Serbia at the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an interna ...

(born 1997), Serbian water polo player * Radomír Heizer (born 1987), Slovak ice hockey player *

Radomir Koković Radomir "Rade" Koković (; born 6 January 1984) is a Serbian professional footballer. Playing career Koković played football with Loyola College in Maryland in the United States between 2003 and 2007 alongside compatriot Miloš Kocić. In 200 ...

(born 1984), Serbian footballer *

Radomír Kolář Radomír Kolář (19 August 1924 – 5 October 1993) was a Czech painter, illustrator, graphic artist and art teacher. Life He first began painting as a self-taught painter with the basics of drawing by Rudolf Puchold at high school in his ...

(1924–1993), Czech painter and graphic artist *

Radomir Konstantinović Radomir Konstantinović ( sr-cyr, Радомир Константиновић; 1928−2011) was a Serbian writer and philosopher. His most famous work is a philosophical treatise ''"Filosofija palanke"'' (''The small town philosophy''). He won the ...

(1928−2011), Serbian writer and philosopher *

Radomir Kovačević Radomir Kovačević (20 March 1954 in Drvar — 14 June 2006 in Belgrade) was a Serbian and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav Olympic judoka and coach. He participated in three Olympic Games (Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics – ...

(1954—2006), Serbian Olympic judoka and coach * Radomir Kuzmanović (born 1963), Serbian politician *

Radomir Lazović Radomir Lazović ( sr-cyrl, Радомир Лазовић; born 1980) is a Serbian activist, politician, and designer. A co-president of the Green–Left Front (ZLF), he has served as a member of the National Assembly of Serbia since 2022. Bo ...

(born 1980), Serbian politician and activist *

Radomir Lukić Radomir Lukić (; August 31, 1914 – May 31, 1999) was a prolific Serbian jurist, a scholar of jurisprudence, philosophy and sociology of law. He was born in Miloševac (Velika Plana), Miloševac near Velika Plana, Serbia, where he was also burie ...

(1914–1999), Serbian jurist and scholar of philosophy *

Radomir Marković Radomir "Rade" Marković ( sr-cyr, Радомир Марковић; born 11 August 1946) is a Serbian former intelligence officer who served as the head of the state security agency SDB within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia from 19 ...

(1921–2010), Serbian actor *

(born 1946), Serbian intelligence officer *

Radomir Mihailović Radomir Mihailović (Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Михаиловић; born 13 June 1950), also known as Točak (''wheel'' in English) is a Serbian guitarist. He is best known as the guitarist for the Serbian and formerly Yugoslav Smak. Bi ...

(born 1950), Serbian rock guitarist, also known as Točak *

Radomir Milosavljević Radomir Milosavljević ( sr-Cyrl, Радомир Милосављевић; born 28 July 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Radnički Niš, on loan from Kashima Antlers. Club career ...

(born 1992), Serbian footballer *

Radomir Naumov Radomir Naumov (; 12 May 1946 – 22 May 2015) was a Serbian politician and engineer. He served as the Minister of Religion from 2007 to 2008, and as the Minister of Mining and Energy from 2004 to 2007. Naumov graduated from the University of Be ...

(1946–2015) Serbian politician and engineer *

Radomir Nikolić Radomir Nikolić (, born 2 February 1976) is a Serbian politician who served as the mayor of Kragujevac from 2014 until 2020. Nikolić is the son of Tomislav Nikolić, the former president of Serbia. Early life He was born in Kragujevac, Serbia ...

(born 1976), Serbian politician *

Radomir Novaković Radomir Novaković (born 24 January 2000) is a German–Serbian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for SV Eintracht Trier 05 in Regionalliga. Club career OFK Kikinda Novaković was born in Germany. After his second birthday, he moved with his ...

(born 2000), German–Serbian footballer *

Radomir Opačić Radomir may refer to: People * Radomir (given name), a Slavic male given name * Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria (died 1015), Tsar of Bulgaria Places * , a village in Cetinje Municipality, Montenegro * Radomir (mountain), a mountain peak on the Bulgaria ...

(born 1997), Serbian kickboxer * Radomir Pavitchevitch (1908–2005), French legionnaire, veteran of World War II *

Radomir Petković Radomir Petković ( sr-cyrl, Радомир Петковић, born November 26, 1986) is a Serbian professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, in their developmental territory NXT as King Konstantine. ...

(born 1986), Serbian professional wrestler *

Radomir Putnik Radomir Putnik (; ; 24 January 1847 – 17 May 1917) was a Serbian military leader and the first Field marshal (Serbia and Yugoslavia), Field Marshal of Serbia. Serving as Chief of the General Staff (Serbia), Chief of the General Staff, he play ...

(1847-1917), Serbian Field Marshal (''vojvoda'') and Chief of General Staff in the Balkan Wars and World War I * Radomir Radović (1951–1984), Yugoslav civil engineering technician and trade unionist * Radomir Radulović (born 1960), Serbian footballer *

Radomir Reljić Radomir Reljić ( sr-Cyrl, Радомир Рељић) (1938 - 6 November 2006), was a Serbian painter, a professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, and a member of SANU The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (; , SANU) is a national ...

(1938-2006), Serbian painter * Radomir Samardžić (born 1978), Serbian taekwondo athlete *

Radomir Savić Radomir Savić (; born 15 February 1956) is a retired Yugoslav and Bosnian-Herzegovinian, footballer. Career Born in Ilijaš, near Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, back then within Yugoslavia, Savić started playing at the small local club F ...

(born 1956), Bosnian footballer *

Radomir Todorov Radomir Todorov (; born 11 August 1980 in Varna) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Todorov left Khazar Lankaran, at the end of his two-year contract, in December 2013. Career statistics Honours Player * Kh ...

(born 1980), Bulgarian footballer *

Radomir Vukčević Radomir Vukčević (15 September 1941 – 28 November 2014) was a Yugoslav footballer. International career He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1967 friendly match away against the Netherlands and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring no ...

(1941–2014), Yugoslav footballer *

Radomir Đalović Radomir Đalović (; born 29 October 1982) is a Montenegrin professional football coach and a former player. He currently manages Croatian club Rijeka. In international competitions, he has played 26 matches for the national team of Montenegro. ...

(born 1982), Montenegrin football player * Radomir Đorđević (born 1940) in Crna Trava), professor of philosophy at the University of Belgrade *

Radomir Šaper Radomir “Raša” Šaper ( sr-cyr, Радомир Шапер; 9 December 1925 – 6 December 1998), was a Serbian professor and Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy of the University of Belgrade, a member of the Yugoslav nation ...

(1925–1998), Serbian professor *

Radomír Šimůnek (disambiguation) Radomír Šimůnek is the name of father and son Czech cyclo-cross cyclists: * Radomír Šimůnek, Sr. (1962–2010) * Radomír Šimůnek, Jr. (born 1983) {{Hndis, Simunek, Radomir ...

Sr. and Jr., father and son Czech cyclo-cross cyclists * Radomir Šušnjar (born 1955), Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal *

Radomír Vašek Radomír Vašek (born 23 September 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Career Vašek was the Czechoslovak national Under-18s tennis champion in 1990, the same year he turned professional. At the 1994 French Op ...

(born 1972), Czech tennis player

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