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Nicknames for Casimir

Cas(sounds lik Caz).
Kazik.
Kazzi
Kaziu

Meanings and history of the name Casimir

It's origin is Polish and it is sometimes considered to mean peacemaker. However, it is comprised of two Slavic words; kazic "to destroy" and mir "peace" or alternately mer "great. With this interpetation it means literally "Great Destroyer/Destroyer of Peace". It was especially popular among Polish immigrants in the early 1900s in the United States.

Famous real-life people named Casimir

St. Casimir, King Casimer the Great of Poland, and Polish war hero Kazimierz Pulaski.
Kazimierz Kord, conductor of the Warsaw Philharmonic.

Casimir in song, story & screen

a song, Casimir Pulaski Day by Sufjan Stevens