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Branimir (
Cyrillic : Бранимир ) is a
Slavic male given name . It is a combination of the (
Slavic ) verb braniti ("to defend") and the noun mir ("the world" or "peace" in
Old Slavic ), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common in
Croatia ,
Serbia ,
Slovenia ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Bulgaria ,
Ukraine , the
Czech Republic ,
Slovakia , and
Poland . The female version is Branimira and Branimirka . The Polish version is Bronimir.
People named Branimir
Branimir of Croatia , medieval Croatian ruler
Branimir Bajić , Bosnian footballer
Branimir Glavaš , Croatian politician
Branimir Jelić , Croatian politician
Branimir Kostadinov , Bulgarian footballer
Branimir Makanec , Croatian engineer
Branimir Petrović , Serbian footballer
Branimir Poljac , Norwegian footballer of Croatian descent
Branimir Subašić , Azerbaijani footballer of Serbian descent
Branimir "Johnny" Štulić , Yugoslavian musician
Branimir Vujević , Croatian Olympic rower
Branimir Djokic , famous Serbian accordionist
See also