Girl · Old Slavic
Bronisława
Say it: broh-nee-SWAH-vah
Meaning
From Slavic bronić 'to defend' and sława 'glory'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in Poland in the 19th and early 20th centuries, now rare.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 53 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 1914, about 1 in 95,200 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Bronia
| Czech | Bronislava |
|---|---|
| Russian | Bronislava |
Famous bearers
- Bronisława Wajs (Papusza), Polish Roma poet
- Bronisława Nijinska, dancer
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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