Gender: Masculine
Origin: Slavic
Meaning: “chime of peace; sound of peace.”
(ZVONE-ee-MEER)
The name is composed of the Old Slavonic elements zvon (sound; chime) and mir (peace).
The name was borne by a medieval Croatian king. As of 2009, Zvonimir was the 89th most popular male name in Croatia.
Other forms of the name include:
- Zvonimir Звонимир (Bulgarian/Croatian/Serbian/Slovene)
- Zvonimír (Czech/Slovak)
- Dzvonimir Ѕвонимир (Macedonian)
Zvonko is the diminutive form.
The feminine form is Zvonimira.