Bogomil (name)

Bogomil is a given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of the Slavic words 'bog' and 'mil' 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 a similar meaning in different languages include Latin Amadeus, Greek Theophil and German Gottlieb.

Notable people with the name

Bogomil (priest), medieval Bulgarian monk, founder of the Gnostic sect known as Bogomilism
Bogomil Avramov, Bulgarian writer
Bogomil Bonev, Bulgarian politician
Bogomil Bozhurkin, Bulgarian footballer
Bogomil Dyakov, Bulgarian footballer
Bogomil Ferfila, Slovenian political scientist, economist, and journalist
Bogomil Gjuzel, Macedonian writer
Bogomil Hristov, Bulgarian footballer
Bogomil Pavlov, Bulgarian ski jumper
Bogomil Petrov, Bulgarian weightlifter
Bogomil Raynov, Bulgarian writer and professor
Bogomil Tsintsarski, Bulgarian footballer
Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil, fictional character in ''Beverly Hills Cop''