Gender:
Origin:
Slavic
4 famous people named Boleslaus found on Wikipedia.
255 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
3119-th in year 1932
Best ranking:
1262-th in year 1913
Boleslaw, Bolesław, Boleslav or Boleslaus 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".)
Derived from the Slavic elements bolye (more, greater) and slava (glory).
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia | 0915 | Duke of Bohemia |
| 2 | Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia | 1000 | Duke and Prince of Bohemia |
| 3 | Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia | Duke of Bohemia | |
| 4 | Boleslaus Goral | 1876 | Polish American priest, professor and newspaper editor |