Damir

Damir is a popular male given name in South Slavic languages. It also appears in Central Asia and Turkic regions of Russia (see Tatar names).

Damir
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameTurkic, Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian

It is of Slavic origin, interpreted as da- meaning "give" and mir meaning "peace".

It can also be a variation of a Turkish name "Demir", which means "Steel".

In Soviet epoch, Damir (Дамир) was also given as an acronym for "Да здравствует мировая революция", meaning "Long Live the World Revolution".

In Croatia, the name Damir was among the most popular masculine given names in the decades between 1960 and 1990.

Notable people with the name include:

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