Bogomil (name)
| Gender | masculine |
|---|---|
| Language | Slavic |
| Other gender | |
| Feminine | Bogomila |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | 'dear to God' |
| Other names | |
| Variant form | Bogumil |
| Related names | Bogdan, Bogumił, Bogusław, Bohumil, Bohuslav |
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'.
The Polish form of the name is Bogumił, 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.
Names with meaning "dear to god" in different languages include Latin Amadeus, Serbian Bogoljub, Greek Theophilus (which gave rise to "Theophil") and German Gottlieb, as well as a Russian surname Bogolyubov.