Bogomil (name)

Bogomil/Bogumił
Gender	masculine
Language	Slavic
Other gender
Feminine	Bogomila, Bogumiła
Origin
Meaning	'dear to God'
Other names
Related names	Bogusław, Bogdan, Bohumil, Bohuslav

Last updated February 08, 2026

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]

Notable people

Bogomil

Bogomil (priest), medieval Bulgarian monk, founder of the Gnostic sect known as Bogomilism
Bogomil Avramov (born 1937), Bulgarian writer
Bogomil Bonev (born 1957), Bulgarian politician
Bogomil Bozhurkin (born 2002), Bulgarian footballer
Bogomil Dyakov (born 1984), Bulgarian footballer
Bogomil Ferfila (born 1951), Slovenian political scientist, economist, and journalist
Bogomil Gjuzel (1939–2021), Macedonian writer
Bogomil Hristov (born 1994), Bulgarian footballer
Bogomil Pavlov (born 1992), Bulgarian ski jumper
Bogomil Petrov (born 1939), Bulgarian weightlifter
Bogomil Raynov (1919–2007), Bulgarian writer and professor
Bogomil Tsintsarski (born 1997), Bulgarian footballer

Bogumil / Bogumił

Bogumił (Archbishop of Gniezno) (died 1092), archbishop of Gniezno
Bogumilus (Bogumił), archbishop of Gniezno and hermit
Bogumił W. Andrzejewski (1922–1994), Polish-British linguist
Bogumił Brzezinski (born 1943), Polish chemist
Bogumil Dawison (1818–1872), German actor
Bogumił Gacka (born 1955), Polish Catholic priest
Bogumil Goltz (1801–1870), German humorist and satirist
Bogumił Gozdur (1935–2017),Polish football player and manager
Bogumił Grott (born 1940), Polish historian, lecturer and professor
Bogumil Hrabak (1927–2010), Serbian historian and university professor
Bogumil Jewsiewicki (born 1942), Polish-Canadian historian
Bogumił Kobiela (1931–1969), Polish film actor
Bogumił Książek (born 1974), Polish painter
Bogumił Linka (1865–1920), Polish-Masurian social and national activist
Bogumił Pawłowski (1898–1971), Polish botanist
Bogumił Strzyżewski (1933–2019), Polish professor of agricultural sciences
Bogumił Šwjela (1873–1948), Sorbian Protestant clergyman and ethnic activist
Bogumil Vošnjak (1882–1955), Slovenian jurist, politician and diplomat

Bogomila / Bogumiła

Bogumiła Berdychowska (born 1964), Polish writer and journalist
Bogumiła Lisocka-Jaegermann (born 1956), Polish social scientist and writer
Bogumiła Matusiak (born 1971), Polish cyclist
Bogumiła Pajor (born 1960), Polish field hockey player
Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov (born 1940), Bulgarian-Canadian art historian

References

↑ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Bogumił
↑ Obolensky, Dimitri (2004). The Bogomils: A Study in Balkan Neo-Manichaeism. Cambridge University Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN 0-521-60763-9 . Retrieved 19 January 2025.

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[1] Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Bogumił

[2] Obolensky, Dimitri (2004). The Bogomils: A Study in Balkan Neo-Manichaeism. Cambridge University Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN 0-521-60763-9 . Retrieved 19 January 2025.

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