Etymology
Max Vasmer in his Etymological Dictionary of Russian Language explains the name
as meaning regal. Folk etymology interprets the meaning as person of the
people or the one with peace on one side. This confusion is introduced by
other meanings of the Slavic word Mir or Myr – peace,
Wikipedia:
Etymology Max Vasmer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Vasmer in his
Etymological Dictionary of Russian Language explains the name as meaning
regal. Folk etymology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_etymology interprets
the meaning as person of the people or the one with peace on one
