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Bolesław / Boleslav
PronunciationCzech: [ˈbolɛslaf]
Polish: [bɔˈlɛswaf]
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
Meaningbole ("large, more")[1] + sława/slava ("glory, fame")
Other names
Variant form(s)Bolesława/Boleslava (f)
Nickname(s)Bolek, Bolko, Bolo, Slava, Slavko, Sławek
http://www.behindthename.com/name/bolesl16aw

Bolesław, Boleslaw, BoleslavorBoleslaus in Latin, is a male given name of Slavic origin meaning great glory. Feminine forms: Bolesława / Boleslava.

It was the favoured dynastic name in the Polish Piast dynasty and also, to a considerably lesser extent, among the Czech Přemyslids. Into the Piasts was borrowed from Přemyslids through inheritance in female line. (The mother of first Polish monarch of that name, i.e. Boleslaus the Brave, was the Czech princess Doubravka of Bohemia, whose father and brother bore the name "Boleslav".) Rulers of the Silesian line of the Piast dynasty were often known by the shortened version of the name, Bolko. In total, 45 kings and dukes from the House of Piast bore the name.

List of people with given name Boleslaw, Boleslav or Bolesław[edit]

Polish historical rulers from the House of Piast[edit]

Polish-Silesian rulers from House of Piast known as Bolkos[edit]

Czech historical rulers[edit]

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See also[edit]

This page or section lists people that share the same given name.
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927). "Bolesław". Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish).

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