Krešimir

From the Slavic elements krěsiti "to spark, to flare up, to bring to life, to resurrect" and mirŭ "peace, world" [1] [2] [3] . This was the name of four kings of Croatia in the 10th and 11th centuries. Their names were recorded in Latin as Cresimirus.

classic mature formal natural wholesome strong refined strange complex serious

1. Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 12). Moscow, 1974-, page 126.
2. Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 318.
3. Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 19). Moscow, 1974-, page 55.

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