Branimir (Cyrillic: Бранимир) is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the (Slavic) verb braniti ("to defend") and the noun mir ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. The female version is Branimira and Branimirka. The Polish version is Bronimir.
People named Branimir
edit- Branimir of Croatia, medieval Croatian ruler
- Branimir Bajić, Bosnian footballer
- Branimir Glavaš, Croatian politician
- Branimir Jelić, Croatian politician
- Branimir Kostadinov, Bulgarian footballer
- Branimir Makanec, Croatian engineer
- Branimir Petrović, Serbian footballer
- Branimir Poljac, Norwegian footballer of Croatian descent
- Branimir Subašić, Azerbaijani footballer of Serbian descent
- Branimir "Johnny" Štulić, Yugoslavian musician
- Branimir Vujević, Croatian Olympic rower
- Branimir Djokic, famous Serbian accordionist