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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Jaromir m. Slavic Jarilo, the name of a god of vegetation, fertility, and springtime, from Proto-Slavic *jaro, *jarъ, *jarь, *jara 'spring (season)' + Slavic mir, měr, mierz, myr 'peace'.

The name of an 11th C duke of Bohemia, a 12th-13th C prince of Rügen and two 13th C princes of Rügen.

Jaromar is Polabian form.

Germany
Latin
● 1248x1249 Jaromarus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXI
Poland
Latin
● 1293 Jaromarus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XCI
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Jaromir". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Jaromir.