Casimir

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/ˈkæzɪmɪɚ/

proper noun

A male given name from Polish.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Polish.

    - Babushka wants you to call the poor little bugger Casimir after her uncle in the Resistance. Can you imagine what would happen in any schoolyard to a kid with a name like Casimir?

    1992, Thomas Keneally, Woman of the Inner Sea, Plume, published 1994, →ISBN, page 19

Origin

From a Polish royal name and saint's name Kazimierz, of Slavic origin, meaning "proclamation of peace".

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Translations

Czech Kazimír
  • Kazimírmale given name
Esperanto Kazimiro
  • Kazimiromale given name
French Casimir
  • Casimirmale given name
German Casimir, Kasimir
  • Casimirmale given name
  • Kasimirmale given name
Hungarian Kázmér
  • Kázmérmale given name
Italian Casimiro
  • Casimiromale given name
Japanese カジミール
  • カジミール (Kajimīru)male given name
Latin Casimīrus
  • Casimīrusmale given name
Latvian Kazimirs
  • Kazimirsmale given name
Lithuanian Kazimieras
  • Kazimierasmale given name
Polish Kazimierz
  • Kazimierzmale given name
Portuguese Casimiro
  • Casimiromale given name
Romanian Cazimir
  • Cazimirmale given name
Russian Казими́р, Кази́меж
  • Казими́р (Kazimír)male given name
  • Кази́меж (Kazímež)male given name
Slovak Kazimír
  • Kazimírmale given name
Spanish Casimiro
  • Casimiromale given name
Ukrainian Казими́р
  • Казими́р (Kazymýr)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

Casimir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Casimir

MLA

“Casimir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Casimir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Casimir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Casimir.

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