Stanimir (Cyrillic script: Станимир) is a Slavic origin given name built of two parts: stani "to become" and mir "peace, glory, prestige" or "world", meaning "to become a world" (see Book of Genesis 1:3). Feminine forms are: Stanimira and Stanimirka. Nicknames: Stanko, Staszek, Staś, Mirek, Mirko. The name may refer to: Stanimir Atanasov (born 1976), Bulgarian sprint canoeist Stanimir Dimitrov (born 1972), former Bulgarian footballer Stanimir Dimov-Valkov (born 1978), Bulgarian defender Stanimir Georgiev (born 1975), retired Bulgarian professional football forward Stanimir Gospodinov (born 1975), football defender from Bulgaria Stanimir Ilchev (born 1953), Bulgarian politician and Member of the European Parliament Stanimir Milošković (born 1983), Serbian footballer Stanimir Mitev (born 1985), Bulgarian footballer Stanimir Penchev (born 1959), retired Bulgarian pole vaulter Stanimir Stoilov (born 1967), former Bulgarian footballer Stanimir Todorov (born 1982), Bulgarian pair skater Stanimir Vukićević (born 1948), the Ambassador Serbia to the Russian Federation See also Slavic names External links Slavic masculine given names Belarusian masculine given names Bulgarian masculine given names Croatian 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 Serbian masculine given names Ukrainian masculine given names