Mirko

Mirko also Mirek, is a male first name of Slavic origin and occurs in almost all Western and South Slavic languages. In recent decades, the name also spread in non-Slavic areas. Mirko is, like Miro, a short form of Miroslav. Miroslav is composed of "Mir" (Peace ) and " Slava " (Glory, honor).

The corresponding female first name to Mirko or Mirek is Mirka - the short form of Miroslava. The German name Friedrich has about the same meaning.

Variants

  • Mirco
  • Merko
  • Sławomir
  • Mirosław
  • Mirek
  • Miroslav
  • Mirce
  • Mirci
  • Mirkoslaw
  • Miroljub

Name-day

  • July 21

Well-known bearers of the name

Mirco

Mirko

  • Mirko Basaldella (1910-1969), Italian - American artists
  • Mirko Filipović ( born 1974 ), Croatian martial artist
  • Mirko Jelusich (1886-1969), Austrian writer
  • Mirko Kovats ( * 1948 ), Austrian investor and entrepreneur
  • Mirko Lüdemann (* 1973), German ice hockey player
  • Mirko Nikolič - KAJIC ( born 1984 ), Slovenian handball player
  • Mirko Slomka (* 1967), German football coach
  • Mirko Votava ( born 1956 ), German football coach of Czech origin

Miroslav

  • Miroslav Blažević ( born 1935 ), Croatian football coach
  • Miroslav Duch ( b. 1979 ), Czech ski mountaineer
  • Miroslav Klose (born 1978 ), German football player
  • Miroslav Leitner (born 1966 ) Slovakian ski mountaineer
  • Miroslav Milošević ( born 1985 ), Austrian football player
  • Miroslav Nemec (born 1954 ), German actor of Croatian descent
  • Miroslav Šatan ( b. 1974 ), Slovak ice hockey player
  • Miroslav Stepanek (* 1990), the Czech football player
  • Miroslav Stevanovic (* 1990), the Bosnian football player

Fictional people

  • Mirko Czentovic, world chess champion, fictional character in Stefan Zweig's Chess Story
Slavic names Miroslav Votava
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