Branimir
# Branimir

Branimir (Cyrillic: Бранимир) is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the (Slavic) verb braniti ("to defend") and the noun mir ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. The female version is Branimira and Branimirka. The Polish version is Bronimir.

## People named Branimir

* Branimir of Croatia, medieval Croatian ruler
* Branimir Bajić, Bosnian footballer
* Branimir Glavaš, Croatian politician
* Branimir Jelić, Croatian politician
* Branimir Kostadinov, Bulgarian footballer
* Branimir Makanec, Croatian engineer
* Branimir Petrović, Serbian footballer
* Branimir Poljac, Norwegian footballer of Croatian descent
* Branimir Subašić, Azerbaijani footballer of Serbian descent
* Branimir "Johnny" Štulić, Yugoslavian musician
* Branimir Vujević, Croatian Olympic rower
* Branimir Djokic, famous Serbian accordionist
