Branislav () is a Czech, Croatian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian given name. It also appears in Polish as
Bronisław, in Russian as ''Bronislav,'' and Ukrainian as ''Boronyslav.'' The name is derived from the
Slavic elements braniti, or broni-ti (''to protect'' in infinitive), that is brani (''that who protects'') and slav-a (''glory'') and means "warrior", "defender of the glory".
In some contexts, the anagrams Barnislav and Nabrislav (Nabriša) is used.
Nicknames
Branko, Branio, Broněk, Broniek, Slávek, Slavo, Bane, Brane, Braňo, Braniša.
Branislav in other languages
*Belarusian: ''Браніслаў / Branisłaŭ (Branislaw)''
*Czech: ''Bronislav'' or ''Branislav''
*Croatian: ''Branislav''
*Lithuanian: ''
Bronislovas''
*Polish: ''Bronisław''
*Russian: ''Бронислав (Bronislav)''
*Serbian: ''Бранислав / Branislav'', ''Бранисав / Branisav'' or ''Бранко / Branko''
*Slovak: ''Branislav'' or ''Braňo''
*Slovenian: ''Brane''
*Ukrainian: ''Boronyslav''
Notable people
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Branislav Bajić
Branislav Bajić (; born 5 May 1977) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
After playing for Zemun in his homeland, Bajić moved abroad to Spanish club Xerez in 2003. He made over 100 Segunda División ap ...
, Serb
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Branislav Belić
Branislav Belić ( sr-cyr, Бранислав Белић, or ; 10 March 1932 – 17 July 2016) was a Serbian politician.
He was an Acting Mayor of Belgrade following the 2008 election. He served as an interim Chairman of the Assembly as the o ...
, Serb
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Branislav Fodrek
Branislav Fodrek (born 5 February 1981) is a Slovak football midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known ...
, Slovak
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Branislav Grbić Branislav Grbić is the Kosovo Minister for Return and Communities. A Serb, he is also the leader of New Democracy (Kosovo), a political party he formed on 11 July 2007. The party's priorities are minority and social rights, economic issues and demo ...
, Serb
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Branislav Ivanović
Branislav Ivanović ( sr-Cyrl, Бранислав Ивановић, ; born 22 February 1984) is a Serbian former professional footballer. A versatile defender, Ivanović played as a right back, although he can also play as a centre back.
Ivanovi ...
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Branislav Ivković Branislav Ivković ( sr-Cyrl, Бранислав Ивковић; born 7 August 1952), known as Bane, is a Serbian engineer, academic, and former politician. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Serbia from 1994 to 2000 and served in the ...
, Serb
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Branislav Kerac
Branislav "Bane" Kerac (born September 7, 1952, Novi Sad) is a Serbian comic book creator, known best for his series '' Cat Claw''. In the US he also published under his pseudonym H.M. Baker. Credits in American comics include '' The Black Pearl'' ...
, Serb
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Branislav Krunić
Branislav Krunić ( sr-Cyrl, Бранислав Крунић; born 28 January 1979) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.
International career
Krunić made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina on 11 October 2002, against G ...
, Serb
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Branislav Lečić, Serb
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Branislav Mezei
Branislav Mezei (born October 8, 1980) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player. Mezei is a defenceman currently with HK Nitra of the Slovak Extraliga. Mezei has previous played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders an ...
, Slovak
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Branislav Miličević, Serb
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Branislav Mitrović, Serbian water polo player, Olympic champion
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Branislav Mojićević
Branislav Mojićević ( sr-cyr, Бранислав Мојићевић; born 20 August 1986) is a Serbian singer. He rose to fame in 2004, after winning the first season of ''Zvezde Granda'', which earned him a record deal with Grand Production.
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, Serb
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Branislav Nušić
Branislav Nušić ( sr-cyr, Бранислав Нушић, ; – 19 January 1938) was a Serbian playwright, satirist, essayist, novelist and founder of modern rhetoric in Serbia. He also worked as a journalist and a civil servant.
Life
Bra ...
, Serbian Vlach
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Branislav Obžera, Slovak
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Branislav Pokrajac
Branislav Pokrajac (; 27 January 1947 – 5 April 2018) was a Serbian handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Club career
At club level, Pokrajac made his debut with ORK B ...
, Serb
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Branislav Prelević, Serb
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Branislav Regec
Branislav Regec (born 13 July 1985 in Poprad) is a Slovak luger who has competed since 2000. His best Luge World Cup season finish was 18th in men's doubles in 2006-07.
Regec's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 13th in men's do ...
, Slovak
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Branislav Rzeszoto, Slovak
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Branislav Simić, Serb
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Branislav Šoškić, Serb
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Branisłaŭ Taraškievič, Belarusian politician and linguist
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Bronislav Poloczek, Czech actor
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Bronislav Kaminski, Soviet commander S.S. Sturmbrigade R.O.N.A.
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Bronisław Malinowski
Bronisław Kasper Malinowski (; 7 April 1884 – 16 May 1942) was a Polish-British anthropologist and ethnologist whose writings on ethnography, social theory, and field research have exerted a lasting influence on the discipline of anthropol ...
, Polish anthropologist
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Bronisław Komorowski, Polish politician who served as
President of Poland from 2010 to 2015.
See also
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Bronisław (disambiguation)
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Slavic names
Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries.
The main types of Slavic names:
* Two-basic names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ...
External links
Behind the Name - Branislav
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