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10 famous people named Boleslav found on Wikipedia.
Used in: Czech, Medieval-Slavic, Russian
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".)
Czech and Russian form of Boleslaw: great glory.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boleslav Yavorsky | 1877 | Russian musicologist |
| 2 | Boleslav Bárta | 1929 | Czech activist and psychologist |
| 3 | Boleslav Markevich | 1822 | Russian novelis and essayist |
| 4 | Boleslav Vladimirovich Likhterman | 1902 | Soviet scientist |
| 5 | Boleslav Jablonský | 1813 | Czech poet and roman catholic priest |
| 6 | Boleslav Mlodzeevskii | 1858 | Russian mathematician |
| 7 | Boleslav Skhirtladze | 1987 | Olympic long jumper |
| 8 | Boleslav Likar | 1895 | |
| 9 | Boleslav Črnagoj | 1894 | Slovene forrester |
| 10 | Boleslav | 1062 | Czech prince |