Mirosław

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Mirosław

Say it: mee-ROH-swahf

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Meaning

From Slavic mir 'peace, world' and sława 'glory'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Recorded in medieval Polish documents and common again from the early 20th century.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

5 babies given this name since 1916
At its height in 1916, about 1 in 178,000 boys
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

Other spellings: Mirek

Czech	Miroslav
Slovak	Miroslav
Russian	Miroslav
Serbian	Miroslav
Croatian	Miroslav
Bulgarian	Miroslav

Famous bearers

Mirosław Hermaszewski, Polish cosmonaut

Names worth a look

RadomirBoyFrom Slavic rad 'glad, eager' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names first reflected Germanic…Early Medieval · forgotten

MieszkoBoyName of the first historical Polish ruler; it is variously explained as a pet form of Mieczysław or Michał, or from…Early Medieval · forgotten

ZiemowitBoyName of a legendary Piast ruler; the elements are often read as ziemia 'land' or sěmь 'family' with vit 'lord', but…Early Medieval · forgotten

BogusławBoyFrom Slavic bog 'god' and sława 'glory'.Middle Ages · forgotten

SeverinusBoyDerived from Severus 'stern, serious'.Rome

LaurentiusBoy'Man from Laurentum', a town near Rome. The town's name is often linked to laurus 'laurel', but that connection is…Rome

MauriceBoyFrom Latin Mauritius 'Moorish, dark-skinned'.Middle Ages · peak 1914

MarissaGirlA 20th-century elaboration of Maria or Marisa; Mary is from Hebrew Miryam, of uncertain meaning.Modern · peak 1994

Where this comes from

Medieval European charters and records
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.