Wiesława

Girl · Old Slavic

Wiesława

Say it: vyeh-SWAH-vah

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Meaning

Feminine of Wiesław, a short form of Wieńczysław (Wenceslas), from więcej 'more' and sława 'glory'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Common among Polish women born in the 1940s-1960s, now rare.

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

Used by

Polish

The family of the name

Czech	Věnceslava

Names worth a look

JagodaGirlPolish and South Slavic jagoda 'berry' (in Croatian also 'strawberry').Victorian

CaeciliaGirlFeminine of Caecilius, a Roman family name; ancient writers linked it to caecus 'blind', which is not proven.Rome

BogumiłaGirlFrom Slavic bog 'god' and mil 'dear', so 'dear to God'.Middle Ages · forgotten

MirosławaGirlPolish feminine of Mirosław, from mir 'peace, world' and sława 'glory'.Victorian · forgotten

GrażynaGirlCoined by Adam Mickiewicz for the heroine of his poem Grażyna (1823); it is usually linked to Lithuanian gražus…Victorian · forgotten

WisławaGirlFrom Slavic więcej 'more' and sława 'glory'.Victorian · forgotten

WesleyBoyFrom an English surname, from a place name meaning 'western clearing'.Revolutions · peak 1977

Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source

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