Bogumił
Bogumił is a traditional Polish dithematic name with an ancient Slavic root and a clear meaning of "dear to God". In the Slovak environment, it feels unusual, mostly due to its Polish spelling and the pronunciation of the consonant ł. The local Slovak equivalent is Bohumil.
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Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA traditional Slavic name denoting a person who is dear to God.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Staropoľské zložené meno utvorené z členov Bogu- a -mił, teda „milý Bohu“. Významovo zodpovedá slovenskému menu Bohumil, gréckemu Teofil a latinskému Amadeus.
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BOGUMIL
Requires spelling without diacriticsł (1)
Regional Central European form27 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Mierna diakritika – v medzinárodnom styku sa ľahko prepisuje do základnej latinky.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsPoľská výslovnosť približne: bo-gu-miw; písmeno ł sa vyslovuje ako neslabičné u.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Bogumił
16People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
Polish Roman Catholic archbishop of Gniezno, monk and saint
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Bogumił Smith
3 + 1 = 4 syllables
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