Drahomíra (name)
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Pronunciation | Czech: [ˈdraɦomiːra] |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Slavic |
Other names | |
Related names | Dragomir |
Drahomíra is a traditional Czech and Slovak female given name which means precious and peaceful from the Slavic element dorgu "precious" combined with mir "peace". The male, less frequent, form is Drahomír (or Dragomir). Nicknames are Draha, Drahuše, Drahusha, Drahomirka, Draga, Mira, Mirka.
Drahomíra's name day in the Czech Republic is 18 July, in Slovakia 16 January. Its equivalent in Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian and Croatian languages is Dragomira (with male form Dragomir).
Drahomíra, a Bohemian duchess is the most famous historical bearer of the name.
Notable people
[edit]- Drahomíra of Stodor (c. 877 or 890–died after 934 or 936), Duchess consort of Bohemia
- Drahomíra Miklošová (born 1953), Czech politician
- Drahomíra Smolíková (born 1959), Czech gymnast
- Drahomíra Vihanová (1930–2017), Czech film director, documentarian and screenwriter
References
[edit]- Miloslava Knappová: Jak se bude vaše dítě jmenovat (What will be name of your child), 2006 (4th edition), ISBN 978-80-200-1349-1.