Bożena () is a

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

feminine given name, originally appearing as ''Bożana'' and ''Bożechna''. It is derived from the word "Bóg" (God). This

Slavic name Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries. The main types of Slavic names: * Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ...

is equivalent to

Božena Božena is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Božena (Křesinová), Bohemian duchess * Božena of Bohemia, Bohemian princess and Margravine of Brandenburg * Božena Angelova, Slovenian violinist * Božena Dobešová, ...

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, Slovak and other Slavic languages. Individuals named Bożena may celebrate their

name day In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively t ...

on 13 March, 20 June or 27 July (in Slovakia). Notable people with this name include: *

Bożenna Bukiewicz Bożenna Bukiewicz, née Lickiewicz (born 14 February 1952 in Żary) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005 getting 11,237 votes in 8 Zielona Góra district as a candidate from the Civic Platform The Civic ...

- Polish politician *

Bożena Dykiel Bożena Dykiel (; born 26 August 1948) is a Polish theater and film actress. References External links * 1948 births Living people Polish stage actresses Polish film actresses Polish television actresses 20th-century Polish actresses ...

- Polish actress *

Bozenna Intrator Bozenna Intrator (born 1964, also Bozena Intrator Bożena Wnukowska) is a Polish-American writer, lyricist and translator. Biography Intrator studied at the University of Warsaw, the University of Vienna, and the University of Southern California ...

- Polish-American writer, lyricist and translator

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