Gender:
Origin:
Slavic
9 famous people named Boleslaw found on Wikipedia.
277 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
3491-th in year 1927
Best ranking:
1013-th in year 1916
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 | Boleslaw of Sweden | 1200 | Contender to the Swedish throne |
| 2 | Boleslaw Cybis | 1895 | Polish artist |
| 3 | Boleslaw Barlog | 1906 | German theatre director and film director |
| 4 | Boleslaw von Szankowski | 1873 | Polish painter |
| 5 | Boleslaw Szczeniowski | 1898 | Canadian composer |
| 6 | Boleslaw Ocias | 1929 | Classical composer |
| 7 | Bolek Tempowski | 1921 | French association football player |
| 8 | Boleslaw von Kossowski | 1839 | German politician |
| 9 | Boleslaw Gutowski | 1888 | Polish physiologist |