Drahomíra (name)
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Drahomíra is traditional Czech
Czech people
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 and Slovak female given name. Means precious and peaceful from the Slavic
Slavic languages
The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...

 element dorgu meaning precious combined with mir - peace. Male, less frequent form is Drahomír (or Dragomir). Nicknames are Draha, Drahuše, Drahusha, Drahomirka, Draga, Mira, Mirka.

Drahomíra's name day
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 in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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 is 18 July, in Slovakia
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 16 January. Its equivalent in Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian and Croatian languages is Dragomira (with male form Dragomir
Dragomir
Dragomir is a name of Slavic origin, typical for Bulgaria and Serbia, as well as Romania. It is composed of the Slavic words drag and mir . It can be translated as To whom peace is precious, i.e...

).

Drahomíra
Drahomíra
Drahomíra was a Bohemian duchess, wife of Vratislav I and mother of Saint Wenceslas and Boleslaus I of Bohemia.-Life:Drahomíra's homeland was around Brandenburg, a castle near present-day Berlin. She was princess of Havolans....

, a Bohemian duchess is the most famous historical bearer of the name.
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