- Origin: Polish
- Meaning: “glorious peace; glorious world.”
- Gender: masculine
- (SWAH-vo-MEER)
The name is composed of the Old Polish elements, sławo (glory, fame, prestige) and mir (peace, serenity, world). It is the reverse form of Mirosław.
Its Germanic form of Sclaomir was borne by the brother of Drasco, an Obrodite prince who acted as a vassal for the Franks in the 9th-century.
Its Czech form of Slavomír was borne by a 9th-century Moravian duke who was known for leading a revolt against the Franks.
Designated name-days in Poland are May 17th, November 5th and December 23rd.
A common short form is Sławek.
The feminine form is Sławomira, with the diminutives Sława and Sławka.
Medieval Polish feminine forms found in 14th-century records are Sławna, Sławnica, Sławomirz, Sławomirza and Sławocha.
Other masculine forms include:
- Slavamir Славамір (Belarusian)
- Slavomir Славомир (Bosnian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian)
- Slavomír (Czech/Slovak)
- Sclaomir (German, archaic)
- Sławòmir (Kashubian)
- Sławomiar (Polish)
- Eslavomir (Spanish)
- Slavomyr Славомир (Ukrainian)
Feminine forms in other languages are Slavomíra (Czech & Slovak) and Slavomira (Bosnian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian)
Sources
From the name of a city mentioned in the Bible which is now located in Palestine. The meaning of the name is debated, some sources claim the name is from a Caananite word reah meaning “fragant” or the Canaanite word for moon (yareah), as the city was once the centre of worship for the Caananite moon-god Yarikh. Yarikh’s name also appears as Jarah, Jerah and Jorah. In modern times, the name is referred to as ʼArīḥā, in Arabic, meaning “fragrant.”