Bronisław
Bronisław | |
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Pronunciation | [brɔɲiˈswaf] |
Gender | male |
Language(s) | Polish |
Origin | |
Word/name | Slavic |
Meaning | broni ("to defend, to protect") + sława ("glory") |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Branislav |
Variant form(s) | Bronisława |
Nickname(s) | Bronek, Bronisz, Sławek |
Related names | Bronimir |
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Bronisław (feminine: Bronisława) - is a Polish name of Slavic origin meaning: "broni" - to protect, to defend and "sława" - glory, fame. The name may refer to:
People
- Bronislava of Poland, a 13th-century nun who was beatified in 1839
- Bronisław Czech, a Polish sportsman and artist
- Bronisław Geremek, a Polish social historian and politician
- Bronisław Huberman, a Jewish Polish violinist
- Bronislav Kaminski, was the commander of the S.S. Sturmbrigade R.O.N.A
- Bronisław Kaper, a Polish film composer who scored films and musical theater in Germany, France, and the USA
- Bronisław Knaster, a Polish mathematician; from 1939 university professor in Lwów, from 1945 in Wrocław
- Bronisław Komorowski, President of Poland
- Bronisław Malinowski (athlete)
- Bronisław Malinowski, a Polish anthropologist, widely considered one of the most important 20th-century anthropologists
- Bronislava Nijinska, a Russian dancer, choreographer, and teacher of Polish descent
Places
- Bronisław, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
- Bronisław, Radziejów County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)
- Bronisław, Mogilno County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)
See also
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