Ratibor or Ratiboř (, , , ) is a common masculine
given name
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found in Slavic, Germanic, and Polish speaking countries. It is a
Slavic name
Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries.
The main types of Slavic names:
* Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ...
derived from
Old Slavic
Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic ( ) is the first Slavic literary language and the oldest extant written Slavonic language attested in literary sources. It belongs to the South Slavic subgroup of the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-Europea ...
(Ратиборъ "war fighter").
Notable people
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Ratibor (Polabian prince) Ratibor (or Ratse) (died 1043) was a prince of the Obotrite confederacy from the Polabian tribe. His capital was Ratzeburg, which was named in his honor.
After Saxons killed Prince Udo of the Obotrites in 1028, his son Gottschalk was taken to b ...
(died 1043), a prince of the Obotrite confederacy from the Polabian tribe
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Ratibor I, Duke of Pomerania
Ratibor I (''Racibor'') ( 1124 – 1156) of the House of Pomerania (''Griffins'') was Duke of Pomerania. He was married to Pribislawa, and was the ancestor of the ''Ratiborides'' sideline of the Griffins.
Initially he might have ruled the Land ...
(1124–1156), duke of the House of Pomerania (Griffins)
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Ratibor II, Duke of Pomerania (died after 1223), a Pomeranian duke, son of Ratibor I
See also
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Ratibor (disambiguation)
References
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