Przemysława

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Przemysława

Say it: psheh-mih-SWAH-vah

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Meaning

Feminine of Przemysław, from Slavic prze- 'very, over' and mysl 'thought'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

A feminine of the Piast royal name Przemysł, rare in any period.

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

  1. The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
  2. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Polish

The family of the name

CzechPřemysla

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