Boy · Old Slavic
Bogusław
Say it: boh-GOO-swahf
Meaning
From Slavic bog 'god' and sława 'glory'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A ducal name in Pomerania, common in the 20th century but rare for babies now.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Bogusz
| Czech | Bohuslav |
|---|---|
| Russian | Boguslav |
Famous bearers
- Bogusław X, Duke of Pomerania
- Bogusław Linda, actor
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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