Wolimir

  • Origin: Polish
  • Meaning: “he who wants peace.”
  • Gender: masculine
  • Pronunciation: VAHL-lee-MEER

The name is composed of the Polish words, woleć (to prefer, to want more) & mir (peace). Some Polish linguists have suggested it is a dialectical variation of Wojmir (war & peace).

Wolimir was borne by a 13th-century Bishop of Gniezno.

The designated name-days in Poland are March 5th, March 25th and December 15th.

Other forms include: Wolemir & Wolmir.

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Lubomir, Lubomira

  • Origin: Slavic
  • Gender: masculine
  • Meaning: “love & peace.”

Lubomir is composed of the Slavic elements, lubo (love) & mir (peace).

Its Czech form of Lubomír was one of the most popular male names in the Czech Republic between 1935-2006, it peaked at #16 in 1959.

Other forms include:

  • Ljubomir Љубомир Љубомир (Bosnian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene)
  • Lubomir Любомир (Bulgarian, Polish)
  • Lyubomir Лыѹбомир (Old Church Slavonic, Russian)
  • Lubomierz (Polish)
  • Ľubomír (Slovakian)
  • Lyubomyr (Ukrainian)

Diminutives & Short Forms

  • Ljubiša, Ljubo (Bosnian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene)
  • Luboš (Czech)
  • Ljube, Ljupcho, Ljupčo (Macedonian)
  • Ľuboš (Slovakian)

Feminine forms are

  • Ljubomira (Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene)
  • Lubomíra (Czech)
  • Lubomira (Medieval Slavic, Polish)
  • L’ubomíra (Slovak)
  • Lyubomyra (Ukrainian)

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Vojmír

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Czecho-Slovak
Meaning: debated
(vooy-MEER)

The name is of Old Slavonic origins and is either derived from the elements voj meaning “warrior” and mir meaning “peace” or it might be another form of Volimir which is composed of the elements voli meaning “to want” and mir meaning “peace.” In Slovakia its designated name-day is October 25. A feminine form is Vojmíra, the Polish form is Wojmir.

Salome

407px-GustavemoreauGender: Feminine
Origin: Aramaic
Meaning: “peace.”
(SAH-loh-MAY)

The name is derived from the Greek Σαλωμη which is from an Aramaic name that was related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom). The name is associated with the notorious daughter of Herodias who danced for King Herod and was rewarded by dancing with the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Though it was the name of a Herodias’ daughter, the name was used by Christians in reference to the handmaid of the Virgin Mary, (mentioned in the New Testament), who witnessed the Crucifixion, and is considered a saint by the Catholic Church and Orthodox Church. The name was also borne by Salome Alexandra (136-67 BCE) who was the only Jewish regnant queen in history. In Jewish sources she is known as Shalomzion שְׁלוֹמְצִיּוֹ. There are a few other characters in the New Testament mentioned with the name Salome, and it seems to have been common in the Jewish royal family. The name has experienced prevalent usage in Poland, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal.

It was borne by Blessed Salomea (sometimes spelled Salomeja) also known as Salomea of Krakow and Błogosławiona Salomea in Polish, was a Polish princess (1211-1268) and upon being widowed entered the Poor Clares. She is up for canonization. In Polish literature it is the name of a character in Stefan Żeromski‘s 1912 classic the Faithful River (Wierna Rzeka). Polish diminutive forms are Meja, Salcia, Salka, Salomejcia and Salusia (thanks to Magdalena for contributing the latter two diminutive forms). The name is also borne by a famous Lithuanian poetess Salomėja Nėris (1904-1946) and a famous Ukrainian opera singer Salomiya Kruscelnytska (1872-1952).

The designated name-day is October 22.

Other forms of the name include:

  • Saloma (Croatian/Faroese)
  • Salome (Dutch/German/English/Latvian)
  • Saalome (Estonian)
  • Salomé (French/Portuguese/Spanish)
  • Salomi (Greek Modern)
  • Shlomtzion (Hebrew Modern)
  • Szalóme (Hungarian)
  • Salóme (Icelandic)
  • Salomè/Salomina (Italian: latter form was originally a diminutive form: thanks to Magdalena for contributing the info)
  • Salomėja (Lithuanian)
  • Salomea (Polish/Czech/Romanian/Romansch/Slovak)
  • Salomeja (Polish)
  • Saloména (Slovakian)
  • Solomia (Slovakian)
  • Salomiya (Ukrainian)
  • Saltscha (Yiddish)

Mojmír

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Czech/Slovak
Meaning: “my peace.”
(moy-MEER)

The name is an ancient Slavic name that is mostly used in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is composed of the elements moj meaning “my” and mira meaning “peace.” The name was borne by Mojmir I of Moravia (830-843), a principality which was once a part of Czechoslovakia. He was the progenitor of the Mojmirid dynasty and the founder of the Empire of Greater Moravia. The designated name day is August 14.