Zbigniew
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Zbigniew () is a Polish masculine given name, originally Zbygniew . This West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements Zby- (from zbyć, zbyć się, or pozbyć się, meaning "to dispel", "to get rid of") and gniew, meaning "anger". The Czech form of this name is Zbyněk (derived from Zbyhněv).
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Zbigniew
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.meaning
- To dispel anger
- Given name.region
- Poland
- Given name.origin
- Polish
- Given name.related names
- Zbyhněv, Zbyněk
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- male given name
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- language of work or name
- Polish
- IPA transcription
- ˈzbʲiɟɲɛf
- native label
- Zbigniew
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- Z125
- Cologne phonetics
- 81463
- Caverphone
- SPKN11
- Commons category
- Zbigniew (given name)
- described by source
- Wiktionary
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Zbigniew () is a Polish masculine given name, originally Zbygniew . This West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements Zby- (from zbyć, zbyć się, or pozbyć się, meaning "to dispel", "to get rid of") and gniew, meaning "anger". The Czech form of this name is Zbyněk (derived from Zbyhněv).
English diminutives of this name are Zibi, Zbiggy or Zbig.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zbigniew” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.