Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *měrъ (great), a frequent element in male given names of Slavic origin.

Suffix

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-мир (-mir)

  1. Forms male given names from verbs/verbal nouns (usually in i-, ě-conjugation) with approximate meaning great at the referred action:
    бо́ря (bórja, to fight)Бо́римир (Bórimir)
    владе́я (vladéja, to rule, to govern)Влади́мир (Vladímir)
    ка́жа (káža, to say, to demonstrate)Ка́зимир (Kázimir)
    крася́ (krasjá, to adorn, to make beautiful)Краси́мир (Krasímir)
    ста́на (stána, to fight)Стани́мир (Stanímir)
    страша́ (strašá, to scare)Страши́мир (Strašímir)
  2. Forms male given names from adjectives with approximate meaning great at the referred property:
    вит (vit, slender, wreathed)Ви́томир (Vítomir)
    до́бър (dóbǎr, good)До́бромир (Dóbromir)
    драг (drag, dear)Дра́гомир (Drágomir)
    люб (ljub, lovely, dear) (obsolete)Лю́бомир (Ljúbomir)
    рад (rad, jouful) (obsolete)Ра́домир (Rádomir)
    ти́х (tíh, quiet)Ти́хомир (Tíhomir)
  3. (rare) Forms male given names from abstract nouns with approximate meaning bearer of the referred notion:
    зла́то (zláto, gold)Зла́томир (Zlátomir)
    цвят (cvjat, color, blosom)Цве́томир (Cvétomir)
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