Entry № 3459 · Other origin

Kazimiera Kazimiera — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kah-zhee-MYEH-rah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Famous destroyer (Polish + Saint Casimir patron of Poland)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Polish)

A name that means "famous destroyer (polish + saint casimir patron of poland)".

Kazimiera is from the Polish Kazimiera — foundational feminine of foundational Kazimierz + foundational from Old Polish kazić (to destroy) + mir (peace) — famous destroyer of peace, destroyer in battle. A modern American baby name in the broader Polish-Slavic heritage aesthetic. Kazimiera is one of the foundational Polish feminine names — central to traditional Polish Catholic heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Saint Casimir / Kazimierz Jagiellończyk (1458-1484) — foundational Polish-Lithuanian prince + foundational patron saint of Poland + Lithuania + youth + foundational son of foundational King Casimir IV of Poland + foundational known for foundational chastity + piety + ascetism + foundational died of tuberculosis at age 25 + foundational canonized 1602 + foundational feast day March 4 + foundational central to foundational Polish + Lithuanian Catholic heritage + foundational Vilnius Cathedral chapel; foundational also Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna (1892-1983) foundational Polish poet + diplomat + foundational pioneering Polish women's poetry + foundational nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature; foundational Kazimiera Bujwidowa (1867-1932) foundational pioneering Polish feminist + women's suffrage activist. Foundational Polish feminine name reflecting Polish Catholic heritage.

Featured throughout Polish heritage.

Famous destroyer (Polish). Foundational Polish-Slavic Catholic feminine + foundational feminine of Kazimierz + foundational from Old Polish kazić to destroy + mir peace + foundational famous destroyer of peace + destroyer in battle + foundational Saint Casimir / Kazimierz Jagiellończyk 1458-1484 + foundational Polish-Lithuanian prince + foundational patron saint of Poland + Lithuania + youth + foundational son of King Casimir IV of Poland + foundational chastity + piety + ascetism + foundational died of tuberculosis at age 25 + foundational canonized 1602 + foundational feast day March 4 + foundational Polish + Lithuanian Catholic heritage + foundational Vilnius Cathedral chapel + foundational Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna 1892-1983 foundational Polish poet + diplomat + foundational pioneering Polish women's poetry + foundational nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature + foundational Kazimiera Bujwidowa 1867-1932 foundational pioneering Polish feminist + women's suffrage activist.

The name in its native script.

Kazimiera
Transliteration
Kazimiera
Pronunciation
/ kɑː.ʒiːˈmjɛ.rə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kazimiera stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Kazimiera · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Kazimieras before her.

Real people
Saint Casimir / Kazimierz Jagiellończyk
Patron saint of Poland + Lithuania + youth + canonized 1602 + feast day March 4 + Vilnius Cathedral chapel.
1458 – 1484
In fiction
Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna
Polish poet + diplomat + nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature + pioneering Polish women's poetry.
1892 – 1983

Names connected to Kazimiera.

The number behind Kazimiera.

8

The Authority

Kazimiera reduces to eight.

Why families chose this name.

"Polish Saint Casimir. Nine letters. Kazimiera."
Cielo · Mother of one · Krakow