Dragomir () is a Slavic masculine name, mostly found in

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. It is composed of the Slavic words '' drag'' (dear, precious) and ''mir'' (peace), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It can be translated as ''To whom peace is precious'', i.e. ''He who cares about peace''. However, the ending ''mir'', found in many

Slavic names Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic peoples, Slavic countries. The main types of Slavic names: * Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', ''Niemir, Němir/měr''), * ...

, has developed from the Old Slavic term *''meru'' which meant 'large, great, greatly'. Thus the original Old Slavic meaning of the name would be ''He who is very dear'' or ''He who is very precious'' (to his family). The female form of the name is Dragomira (or Drahomíra), Dragomirka and is also very popular.

Notable people

* Dragomir Bojanić (1933–1993), Serbian actor, nicknamed Gidra * Dragomir Brajković (1947–2009), Serbian writer, journalist, editor of Radio Belgrade, poet * Dragomir Čumić (1937–2013), Serbian actor * Dragomir Dujmov, Serbian poet, novelist and short story writer from Hungary * Dragomir of Duklja (died 1018), ruler of Travunia and Zachlumia * Dragomir Hurmuzescu (1865-1954), Romanian physicist * Dragimir Hvalimirović, Župan of Travunia * Dragomir Jovanović (1902–1946), Serbian politician *

Dragomir Markov Dragomir Denchev Markov () (born 8 April 1971) is a retired backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Bulgaria. He was a member of the Bulgarian National Swimming Team (four men and one woman) at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympic ...

(born 1971), retired swimmer from Bulgaria * Dragomir Mihajlović, Serbian rock guitarist * Dragomir Milošević (born 1942), Serbian commander and war criminal * Dragomir Nikolić, Serbian football manager *

Dragan Okuka Dragomir "Dragan" Okuka (; born 2 April 1954) is a Serbian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. As a player, he was predominantly associated with his time with FK Velež Mostar, Velež ...

(born 1954), Serbian football manager and a former player * Dragomir R. Radev, University of Michigan computer science professor * Dragomir Stankovic (born 1972), Serbian football referee * Dragomir Tošić (1909–1985), Yugoslavian football defender * Dragomir Vukobratović (born 1988), Serbian footballer

As surname

* Alexandru Dragomir (1916–2002), Romanian philosopher * Anastase Dragomir (1896–1966), Romanian inventor * Dimitrie Dragomir (1884–19??), Bessarabian politician * Dumitru Dragomir, president of the Romanian Professional Football League since 1996 * Ioan Dragomir (1905–1985), Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church * Ionuț Dragomir (born 1974), Romanian football player * Mihu Dragomir (1919-1964), Romanian poet * Ruxandra Dragomir (born 1972), Romanian retired female tennis player * Manuel Dragomir (born 1999), Romanian poet * Vlad Dragomir (born 1999), Romanian football player

As place name

*Dragomir, village in Berzunți Commune, Bacău County, Romania * Dragomir, village in Plovdiv municipality, Bulgaria

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