The baby name Kazimierz is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Polish: [kaˈʑimjɛʂ] (kah-ZHYEH-myesh); English approximation: KAZ-ih-meerz.
Kazimierz is Polish in Origin.
The baby name Kazimierz is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Polish: [kaˈʑimjɛʂ] (kah-ZHYEH-myesh); English approximation: KAZ-ih-meerz.
Kazimierz is Polish in Origin.
Kazimierz is the Polish form of the pan‑Slavic name Kazimir, built from the elements kaz- (from Proto‑Slavic kazati/kazać, “to declare, command”) and mir (“peace; world”). The usual interpretation is “proclaimer of peace” or “one who establishes peace,” though some scholars note an older verb kaziti (“to spoil”) that would yield a more martial reading; Polish tradition favors the peaceful sense.
The name is deeply woven into Polish history: borne by rulers such as Kazimierz I “the Restorer,” Kazimierz II “the Just,” Kazimierz III “the Great,” and Jagiellonian king Kazimierz IV; it also honors Saint Kazimierz (St. Casimir), patron of Poland and Lithuania, whose feast is March 4. Variants include Casimir (English, French), Kasimir (German, Scandinavian), Kazimir (Russian, South Slavic), Kazimieras (Lithuanian), Kazimír (Czech, Slovak), and feminine Kazimiera/Kazimira; Polish diminutives are Kazik and Kazio, with Kaz used in English.
| Kazimierz Kutz Kazimierz Kutz was a Polish film director best known as a leading figure of the Polish Film School. He directed acclaimed films such as Silesian Blackness, Pearl in the Crown, and Death as a Slice of Bread, and was also an author, journalist, and politician who served as deputy speaker of the Polish Senate. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | Boys | 0 | #67 | 3,167 | 6,459 |
| Norway | Boys | 1980 | #144 | 5 | 555 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #149 | 3 | 2,166 |
| PL | 0 | #171 | 43 | 2,600 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| France | Boys | 1931 | #217 | 3 | 757 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #338 | 17 | 5,096 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #417 | 26 | 2,180 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #895 | 58 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #897 | 55 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #916 | 15 | 5,610 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,448 | 24 | 10,046 |
Kazimierz is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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