Branimir () is a Slavic masculine given name. It is a combination of the Slavic elements borna ("to protect, to defend") and miru ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria. Feminine versions of the name are Branimira and Branimirka.

Notable people with the name

• Branimir of Croatia ( 879–892), Croatian medieval ruler

• Branimir Aleksić (born 1990), Serbian footballer

• Branimir Altgayer (1897–1950/51), German minority leader in Yugoslavia

• Branimir Bajić (born 1979), Bosnian footballer

• Branimir Brstina (born 1960), Serbian actor

• Branimir Budetić (born 1990), Croatian Paralympic athlete

• Branimir Cipetić (born 1995), Croatian-Bosnian footballer

• Branimir Ćosić (1903–1934), Serbian writer and journalist

• Branimir Đokić (born 1950), Serbian folk accordionist

• Branimir Glavaš (born 1956), Croatian politician

• Branimir Grozdanov (born 1994), Bulgarian volleyball player

• Branimir Gvozdenović (born 1961), Montenegrin Serb politician

• Branimir Hrgota (born 1993), Bosnian-Swedish professional footballer

• Branimir Ivan Sikic (born, 1947), American medical doctor and scientist

• Branimir Jelić (born 1905), Croatian politician

• Branimir Jočić (born 1994), Serbian footballer

• Branimir Jovančićević (born 1962), Serbian politician and chemistry professor

• Branimir Jovanović (born 1979), Serbian politician

• Branimir Kalaica (born 1998), Croatian footballer

• Branimir Kostadinov (born 1989), Bulgarian footballer

• Branimir Kostić (born 1988), Serbian footballer

• Branimir Lokner, Serbian music critic and editor

• Branimir Makanec (born 1932), Croatian computer engineer

• Branimir Nestorović (born 1954), Serbian politician

• Branimir Petrović (born 1982), Serbian footballer

• Branimir Poljac (born 1984), Norwegian footballer

• Branimir Popov (born 1962), Bulgarian swimmer

• Branimir Popović (born 1967), Montenegrin actor and politician

• Branimir Porobić (1901–1952), Serbian footballer

• Branimir Rančić (born 1953), Serbian medical doctor and politician

• Branimir Savović (born 1953), Bosnian Serb politician

• Branimir Šćepanović (1937–2020), Serbian writer

• Branimir Šenoa (1879–1939), Croatian painter and art historian

• Branimir Spasić (born 1986), Serbian politician

• Branimir Štulić (born 1953), Yugoslav musician

• Branimir Subašić (born 1982), Azerbaijani-Serbian footballer

• Branimir Vujević (born 1974), Croatian rower

• Branimir Živojinović (1930–2007), Serbian poet and translator

See also

• Branimir inscription, 9th-century Croatian inscription

• Veselin Branimirov (born 1975), Bulgarian football player and coach

• Branko

• Branislav

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