Gender | male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Slavic |
Meaning | dear to God |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Bogomila (f), Bogumiła (f) |
Related names | Bohumil, Bohuslav, Bogusław, Bogdan |
Bogomil (Cyrillic : Богомил) is a given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of the Slavic words 'bog' (god) and 'mil' (dear) and means 'dear to God' or 'favoured by God'. [1]
The Polish form of the name is Bogumił (Polish: [bɔˈɡu.miw] ⓘ ), the Czech and Slovak form is Bohumil. Its feminine equivalents are Bogomila, Bogumiła, Bohumila. The sound change of 'g' > 'h' occurred in Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech and Slovak. [2]
Names with a similar meaning in different languages include Latin Amadeus, Greek Theophil and German Gottlieb.[ citation needed ]