Branimir

Branimir

Pronunciation	Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [brǎnimir]
Gender	masculine
Origin
Language(s)	Slavic
Meaning	"the one who defends the world / peace"
Other names
Short form(s)	Branko
Derived	borna (to protect, to defend) and miru (peace, world)
Related names	Branislav, Bronislav, Bronisław

Branimir (Cyrillic : Бранимир) is a Slavic masculine given name. It is a combination of the Slavic elements borna ("to protect, to defend") and miru ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". ^[1] It is especially common in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria. Feminine versions of the name are Branimira and Branimirka.

Notable people with the name

• Branimir of Croatia (fl. 879–892), Croatian medieval ruler
• Branimir Aleksić (born 1990), Serbian footballer
• Branimir Altgayer (1897–1950/51), German minority leader in Yugoslavia
• Branimir Bajić (born 1979), Bosnian footballer
• Branimir Brstina (born 1960), Serbian actor
• Branimir Budetić (born 1990), Croatian Paralympic athlete
• Branimir Cipetić (born 1995), Croatian-Bosnian footballer
• Branimir Ćosić (1903–1934), Serbian writer and journalist
• Branimir Đokić (born 1950), Serbian folk accordionist
• Branimir Glavaš (born 1956), Croatian politician
• Branimir Grozdanov (born 1994), Bulgarian volleyball player
• Branimir Gvozdenović (born 1961), Montenegrin Serb politician
• Branimir Hrgota (born 1993), Bosnian-Swedish professional footballer
• Branimir Ivan Sikic (born, 1947), American medical doctor and scientist
• Branimir Jelić (born 1905), Croatian politician
• Branimir Jočić (born 1994), Serbian footballer
• Branimir Jovančićević (born 1962), Serbian politician and chemistry professor
• Branimir Jovanović (born 1979), Serbian politician
• Branimir Kalaica (born 1998), Croatian footballer
• Branimir Kostadinov (born 1989), Bulgarian footballer
• Branimir Kostić (born 1988), Serbian footballer
• Branimir Lokner, Serbian music critic and editor
• Branimir Makanec (born 1932), Croatian computer engineer
• Branimir Nestorović (born 1954), Serbian politician
• Branimir Petrović (born 1982), Serbian footballer
• Branimir Poljac (born 1984), Norwegian footballer
• Branimir Popov (born 1962), Bulgarian swimmer
• Branimir Popović (born 1967), Montenegrin actor and politician
• Branimir Porobić (1901–1952), Serbian footballer
• Branimir Rančić (born 1953), Serbian medical doctor and politician
• Branimir Savović (born 1953), Bosnian Serb politician
• Branimir Šćepanović (1937–2020), Serbian writer
• Branimir Šenoa (1879–1939), Croatian painter and art historian
• Branimir Spasić (born 1986), Serbian politician
• Branimir Štulić (born 1953), Yugoslav musician
• Branimir Subašić (born 1982), Azerbaijani-Serbian footballer
• Branimir Vujević (born 1974), Croatian rower
• Branimir Živojinović (1930–2007), Serbian poet and translator

See also

• All pages with titles containing Branimir
• Branimir inscription, 9th-century Croatian inscription
• Veselin Branimirov (born 1975), Bulgarian football player and coach
• Branko
• Branislav

References

1. Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Branimir