Bronislav
| Gender | masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Slavic |
| Meaning | "defender of the glory" |
| Other names | |
| Short form(s) | Brano |
| Derived | borna (to protect, to defend) and slava (glory, fame) |
| Related names | Bronisław, Branislav, Branimir, Bronislovas |
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Bronislav (feminine: Bronislava) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic elements borna ("to protect, to defend") and slava ("glory, fame"), thus meaning "defender of the glory".[1] It is the Czech, Ukrainian and Russian form of the name Branislav.
Notable people with the name
[edit]Bronislav
[edit]- Bronislav Bechyňský (1962–2011), Czech sport shooter
- Bronislav Červenka (born 1975), Czech football player and manager
- Bronislav Danda (1930–2015), Czech ice hockey player
- Bronislav Gimpel (1911–1979), Polish-American violinist and teacher
- Bronislav Grombchevsky (1855–1926), Polish-Russian army officer and explorer
- Bronislav Kaminski (1899–1944), Soviet Nazi collaborator
- Bronislav Poloczek (1939–2012), Polish-Czech theatre and television actor
- Bronislav Snetkov (born 1967), Russian speed skater
- Bronislav Stáňa (born 1993), Czech footballer
Bronislava
[edit]- Bronislava Dobiášová (born 1998), Slovak figure skater
- Bronislava Kerbelytė (1935–2024), Lithuanian folklorist and professor
- Bronislava Nijinska (1891–1972), Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
- Bronislava of Poland (c. 1204–1259), Polish nun of the Premonstratensian Order
- Bronislava Poskrebysheva (1910–1941), Russian physician and Soviet figure
- Bronislava Volková (born 1946), Czech-American poet and translator
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