Niemir
| Gender | masculine |
|---|---|
| Name day | February 14 |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Něměr, Niemierz, Nemyr |
| Related names | female form Niemira |
Niemir, Niemirz, or Niemierz is a male Slavic given name of Old Slavic origin, present in other Slavic nations (in different forms and spellings).
The name is composed of nie- (a negation) as well as -mir ("peace", "good", "great", "famous"), present in a number of other Slavic given names such as Mirogniew and Mirogod and related to Gothic naming element mērs, -mir, cf. Theodemir, Valamir.
Medieval texts from Mazovia often substitute this given name in the form of Niemierza as Erasmus, a male given name derived from Ancient Greek. The name day for Niemir is celebrated on February 14 in Poland.[1]
A number of toponyms are derived from the name: Niemierzyn, Niemierze, Niemirowice, Niemirki, Niemirów — 4 settlements in Poland and 2 in Ukraine (Nemyriv), Niemirówka — 1 settlement in Poland, 2 in Ukraine (Nemyrivka), 1 in Moldova (Nimereuca).
References
[edit]- ↑ A. Wolff, Nazwy miejscowe na Mazowszu, cz. I, [w:] Onomastica, r. I, Wrocław 1955