Mieczysław
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Mieczysław () is a Polish masculine given name. It is composed of the Slavic elements miecz meaning "sword" and sława meaning "glory, fame". It thus means "glory of the sword", "famous by the sword", or "sword bearer".
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Mieczysław
- Given name.gender
- masculine
- Given name.meaning
- "glory of the sword""famous by the sword"
- Given name.derivation
- miecz ("sword"), sława ("glory, fame")
- Given name.region
- Poland
- Given name.language
- Polish
- Given name.origin
- Slavic
- Given name.nickname
- Mietek, Miecio, Mieszko
- Given name.variant forms
- Mieczysława (f)
- Given name.related names
- Mečislovas
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Second name
- Mieczysława
- Fictional characters
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- References
Mieczysław () is a Polish masculine given name. It is composed of the Slavic elements miecz meaning "sword" and sława meaning "glory, fame". It thus means "glory of the sword", "famous by the sword", or "sword bearer".
The feminine form of the name is Mieczysława.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mieczysław” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.