Baby name
CLASSIC
🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇵🇱 Casimir
/KAZ · ih · meer/
Meaning
“Proclaimer of peace”
Polish name from Kazimierz, from Slavic roots meaning proclaimer of peace or destroyer of peace (sources disagree); Saint Casimir of Poland (1458-1484) is the patron saint of Poland and Lithuania.
Nicknames
cas · kasimir
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Rarely used but richly historical; a name waiting for revival by parents seeking Slavic heritage with Western recognizability.
The cultural moment.
Traditional in Poland for centuries; occasional use in France and the US among heritage-conscious families since 2015.