Kazimieras is a Lithuanian form of the masculine name
Casimir
Casimir is classically an English, French and Latin form of the Polish name Kazimierz. Feminine forms are Casimira and Kazimiera. It means "proclaimer (from ''kazać'' to preach) of peace (''mir'')."
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*Belarusian: Казі ...
. Its female form is
Kazimiera. Its diminutive forms are
Kazys and Kaziukas.
Notable people with this name include:
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Eugenijus Kazimieras Jovaiša (born 1940), Lithuanian painter
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Kazimieras Būga
Kazimieras Būga (; November 6, 1879 – December 2, 1924) was a Lithuanian linguist and philologist. He was a professor of linguistics, who mainly worked on the Lithuanian language.
He was born at Pažiegė, near Dusetos, then part of the Russia ...
(1879–1924), Lithuanian linguist and philologist
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Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis, or Kaz, (born 1959), American cartoonist and illustrator
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Kazimieras Garšva (born 1950), Lithuanian linguist, and the leader of the controversial "Vilnija" organisation
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Kazimieras Jaunius (1848–1908), Lithuanian priest and linguist
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Kazimieras Naruševičius (1920–2004), Lithuanian painter
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Kazimieras Steponas Šaulys (1872–1964), Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest, theologian, and signatory to the Act of Independence of Lithuania
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Kazimieras Uoka
Kazimieras Uoka (4 March 1951 – 16 July 2016) was a Lithuanian politician and signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.
Born in Kaunas, Uoka received a degree in history from Vilnius University
Vilnius Uni ...
(born 1951), politician and signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
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Kazimieras Vasiliauskas (born 1990), Lithuanian racing driver
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Kazimieras Venclauskis (1880–1940), Lithuanian attorney, politician, and philanthropist
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Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas (1907–1997), one of the most renowned 20th century Lithuanian artists
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Lithuanian masculine given names