Bogomil (name)
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | dear to God |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Bogomila (f), Bogumiła (f) |
| Related names | Bohumil, Bohuslav, Bogusław, Bogdan |
Bogomil (Cyrillic: Богомил) is a given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of the Slavic words 'bog' (god) and 'mil' (dear) and means 'dear to God' or 'favoured by God'.[1]
The Polish form of the name is Bogumił (Polish: [bɔˈɡu.miw] ⓘ), the Czech and Slovak form is Bohumil. Its feminine equivalents are Bogomila, Bogumiła, Bohumila. The sound change of 'g' > 'h' occurred in Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech and Slovak.[2]
Names with a similar meaning in different languages include Latin Amadeus, Greek Theophil and German Gottlieb.[citation needed]
Notable people with the name
[edit]Bogomil
[edit]- Bogomil (priest), medieval Bulgarian monk, founder of the Gnostic sect known as Bogomilism
- Bogomil Avramov (born 1937), Bulgarian writer
- Bogomil Bonev (born 1957), Bulgarian politician
- Bogomil Bozhurkin (born 2002), Bulgarian footballer
- Bogomil Dyakov (born 1984), Bulgarian footballer
- Bogomil Ferfila (born 1951), Slovenian political scientist, economist, and journalist
- Bogomil Gjuzel (1939–2021), Macedonian writer
- Bogomil Hristov (born 1994), Bulgarian footballer
- Bogomil Pavlov (born 1992), Bulgarian ski jumper
- Bogomil Petrov (born 1939), Bulgarian weightlifter
- Bogomil Raynov (1919–2007), Bulgarian writer and professor
- Bogomil Tsintsarski (born 1997), Bulgarian footballer
- Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil, fictional character in Beverly Hills Cop
Bogumil / Bogumił
[edit]- Bogumił (Archbishop of Gniezno) (died 1092), archbishop of Gniezno
- Bogumilus (Bogumił), archbishop of Gniezno and hermit
- Bogumił W. Andrzejewski (1922–1994), Polish-British linguist
- Bogumił Brzezinski (born 1943), Polish chemist
- Bogumil Dawison (1818–1872), German actor
- Bogumił Gacka (born 1955), Polish Catholic priest
- Bogumil Goltz (1801–1870), German humorist and satirist
- Bogumił Gozdur (1935–2017),Polish football player and manager
- Bogumił Grott (born 1940), Polish historian, lecturer and professor
- Bogumil Hrabak (1927–2010), Serbian historian and university professor
- Bogumil Jewsiewicki (born 1942), Polish-Canadian historian
- Bogumił Kobiela (1931–1969), Polish film actor
- Bogumił Książek (born 1974), Polish painter
- Bogumił Linka (1865–1920), Polish-Masurian social and national activist
- Bogumił Pawłowski (1898–1971), Polish botanist
- Bogumił Strzyżewski (1933–2019), Polish professor of agricultural sciences
- Bogumił Šwjela (1873–1948), Sorbian Protestant clergyman and ethnic activist
- Bogumil Vošnjak (1882–1955), Slovenian jurist, politician and diplomat
Bogomila / Bogumiła
[edit]- Bogumiła Berdychowska (born 1964), Polish writer and journalist
- Bogumiła Lisocka-Jaegermann (born 1956), Polish social scientist and writer
- Bogumiła Matusiak (born 1971), Polish cyclist
- Bogumiła Pajor (born 1960), Polish field hockey player
- Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov (born 1940), Bulgarian-Canadian art historian
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles containing Bogomil
- All pages with titles containing Bogumil
- Hartmann Bogumil (born 1938), German sailor
- Bogomil (village)
- Bohumil
References
[edit]- ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Bogumił
- ^ Obolensky, Dimitri (2004). The Bogomils: A Study in Balkan Neo-Manichaeism. Cambridge University Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN 9780521607636. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
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