Spycimir
Spycimir, also Spyćmier, Spyćmir, Spyćmierz, Spićymierz, etc., is an old Polish masculine given name. Etymology: spyci-: "in vain", -mir: "peace". Diminutives: Spytko, Spytek.[1][2] Its name day is 26 April.[3]
Given name
- Walerian Spycimir Tarnowski (1811-1861), Polish count, father of Władysław Tarnowski
- Spytko I of Melsztyn, Spycimir Leliwita (14th century), Polish nobleman, castellan of Krakow, Sądecczyzna and Wiślica
- Spytko II of Melsztyn (died 1399), Polish nobleman, voivode of Krakow
- Spytko III of Melsztyn (1398-1439), Polish nobleman
- Spytko IV of Melsztyn (d. 1503), Polish nobleman, voivode of Krakow
- Spytek I of Jarosław (cca. 1367- 1435), Polish nobleman
- Spytek II of Jarosław (d. 1444), Polish nobleman
- Spytek III of Jarosław (cca. 1436-1519), Polish nobleman, voivode of Krakow
- Jan Spytek Tarnowski (d.1553), Polish nobleman and statesman
- Stanisław Spytek Tarnowski (1514-1568), Polish nobleman and statesman
- Spytek Wawrzyniec Jordan (1518-1568), Polish nobleman and statesman (Great Crown Treasurer, also castellan and voivode of several cities)
- Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza (c. 1562–1637), Polish–Lithuanian nobleman
Surname
- Heather Spytek (born 1977), American model
- John Spytek, American footballer and football executive
Places
- Spycimierz, a village in the Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
- Spycimierz-Kolonia, a village in the Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
See also
- Spytimir, Czech variant
References
- ^ M. Malcówna, Staropolskie imiona dwuczłonowe męskie z przyrostkami zdrabniającymi, Onomastica vol. VII, Wrocław 1961, pp. 281-289
- ^ Anna Marciniak-Kajzer, Fundacje architektoniczne małopolskich Leliwitów, Inicjał, 2001, ISBN 8386395133, p. 14
- ^ Bogdan Kupis, Nasze imiona, 1991, ISBN 8320414105, p. 256