Świętosław () or Światosław () is a
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'', ...
used in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
, meaning: święt (holy, strong) and sław (glory, famous). Feminine form is:
Świętosława
Świętosława was a Polish princess, the daughter of Mieszko I of Poland and sister of Bolesław I of Poland, who married two Scandinavian kings.
Some chroniclers recount that a princess, whose name is not given, was married first to Eric ...
.
See also
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Sviatoslav
Sviatoslav (, ; , ) is a Russian and Ukrainian given name of Slavic origin. Cognates include Svetoslav, Svatoslav, , Svetislav. It has a Pre-Christian pagan character and means "one who worships the light" (likely in reference to the sun). In C ...
, another variant of this name with list of bearers
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Polish names
Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom.
The law requires a given name to indicate the person' ...
Polish masculine given names
Masculine given names
Slavic masculine given names
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