Ratimir ( sr-Cyrl, Ратимир) or Ratmir () or Racimir (

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), is a Slavic origin given name meaning "defender of peace". In

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the

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of Ratimir is

Ratko Ratko (Cyrillic script: Ратко) is a male given name of Slavic origin. It is a diminutive form of the names Ratibor and Ratimir. Notable people *Ratko Čolić (1918–1999), Serbian footballer *Ratko Dautovski, Macedonian percussionist, i ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

Ratimir, Duke of Lower Pannonia Ratimir () was a duke or prince ('' knez'') of the Slavs in Lower Pannonia between ca. 829 to 838. It is believed that Ratimir descends from a royal dynasty that provided rulers for Moravia and Croatia. In 827, the Bulgars under Great Khan Omur ...

Ratomir Dujković Ratomir Dujković (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратомир Дујковић; born 24 February 1946) is a Serbian football manager and a former player. Playing career Born and raised in Borovo Naselje to an ethnic Serb family, Dujković attended Ivan ...

, a Serbian football manager and a former player * Ratimir Martinović, Montenegrin pianist *

Ratmir Kholmov Ratmir Dmitrievich Kholmov ( Russian: Ратмир Дмитриевич Холмов) (13 May 1925 in Shenkursk – 18 February 2006 in Moscow) was a Russian chess Grandmaster. He won many international tournaments in Eastern Europe during his ...

, a Russian chess Grandmaster * Ratmir Shameyev (1988–2011), rebel leader in the North Caucasus insurgency * Ratmir Timashev (born 1966), Russian IT entrepreneur * Ratmir, character in Pushkin's poem ''

Ruslan and Ludmila ''Ruslan and Ludmila'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform ) is a poem by Alexander Pushkin, published in 1820. Written as an epic literary fairy tale consisting of a dedication (посвящение), six "cantos" ( песни), and an epilogue ( ...

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