Niemir

{{short description|Given name of old Slavic origin}}

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| variant forms = Něměr, Niemierz, Nemyr

| related names = female form Niemira

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| name day = February 14

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Niemir, Niemirz, Niemierz – is a male Slavic given name of Old Slavic origin, present in other Slavic nations (in different forms and spellings).

The name is composed of nie- (a negation) as well as -mir ("peace", "good", "great", "famous"), present in a number of other Slavic given names such as Mirogniew and Mirogod and related to Gothic naming element mērs, -mir, cf. Theodemir, Valamir.

Medieval texts from Mazovia often substitute this given name in the form of Niemierza as Erasmus, a male given name derived from Ancient Greek.

The name day for Niemir is celebrated on February 14 in Poland.A. Wolff, Nazwy miejscowe na Mazowszu, cz. I, [w:] Onomastica, r. I, Wrocław 1955

See also:

• Niemierzyn
• Niemierze
• Niemirowice
• Niemirki
• Niemirów — 4 settlements in Poland and 2 in Ukraine (Nemyriv)
• Niemirówka — 1 settlement in Poland, 2 in Ukraine (Nemyrivka), 1 in Moldova (Nimereuca)