Branimir () 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 See also Branko Branislav Veselin Branimirov Slavic masculine given names Bulgarian masculine given names Croatian masculine given names Bosnian masculine given names Serbian masculine given names Czech masculine given names Macedonian masculine given names Montenegrin masculine given names Slovak masculine given names Slovene masculine given names Polish masculine given names Ukrainian masculine given names