-мир

Bulgarian Etymology From bg sla-pro *měrъ great, a frequent element in male given names of Slavic origin. Suffix bg suffix -мир Forms male given names from verbs/verbal nouns (usually in i-, ě-conjugation) with approximate meaning great at the referred action: bg бо́ря to fight → bg Бо́римир bg владе́я to rule, to govern → bg Влади́мир bg ка́жа to say, to demonstrate → bg Ка́зимир bg крася́ to adorn, to make beautiful → bg Краси́мир bg ста́на to fight → bg Стани́мир bg страша́ to scare → bg Страши́мир Forms male given names from adjectives with approximate meaning great at the referred property: bg вит slender, wreathed → bg Ви́томир bg до́бър good → bg До́бромир bg драг dear → bg Дра́гомир bg люб lovely, dear obsolete → bg Лю́бомир bg рад jouful obsolete → bg Ра́домир bg ти́х quiet → bg Ти́хомир bg rare Forms male given names from abstract nouns with approximate meaning bearer of the referred notion: bg зла́то gold → bg Зла́томир bg цвят color, blosom → bg Цве́томир Related terms bg -мира f