Bronisława () is a
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feminine given name, derived from the Slavic elements ''borna'' (to protect, to defend) and ''slava'' (glory, fame).
Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Bronisława
/ref> It is the feminine form of Bronisław, the Polish variant of the 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'', ...
Bronislav
Bronislav (feminine: Bronislava) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic elements ''borna'' ("to protect, to defend") and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), thus meaning "defender of the glory". It is the Czech, Ukrainian and Russian fo ...
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Notable people with the name include:
* Bronisława Dłuska
Bronisława Dłuska (; ; 28 March 186515 April 1939) was a Polish physician, and co-founder and first director of Warsaw's Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology.
She was married to political activist Kazimierz Dłuski, and was an ol ...
(1865–1939), Polish physician
* Bronisława Janowska
Bronisława Janowska or Bronisława Anna Waleria Rychter-Janowska (13 July 1868 – 29 September 1953) was a Polish realism (arts), realist painter and publisher associated with the Kraków-based Young Poland movement. An exceptionally prolific ar ...
(1868–1953), Polish painter
* Bronisława Kowalska
Bronisława Kowalska (5 December 1955 – 26 December 2020) was a Polish politician.
Biography
Born in Starachowice, Poland, she served as a Deputy from 1993 to 2005 and as a MEP in 2004. She was a member of the Democratic Left Alliance.
Kowal ...
(1955–2020), Polish politician
* Bronisława Ludwichowska
Bronisława Ludwichowska (born 18 September 1951) is a Polish former distance runner who won the 1977 Women's Cinque Mulini cross-country race. She followed up a sixth-place finish at the 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships with a two med ...
(born 1951), Polish runner
* Bronisława Łukaszewicz
Bronisława Łukaszewicz (1885-1962) was a Polish-Lithuanian painter.
Biography
Bronisława Łukaszewicz was born in the Kresy area and studied at St. Petersburg Gymnasium from where she graduated in 1901.
She then lived in Vilnius, Lithuania ...
(1885–1962), Polish-Lithuanian painter
* Bronisława Orawiec-Löffler (1929–2010), Polish activist and dentist
* Bronisława Wajs
Bronisława Wajs (17 August 1908, Lublin – 8 February 1987, Inowrocław), commonly known by her Romani people, Romani name Papusza (meaning ''Doll''), was a Polish-Romani people, Romani classic poet and singer.
Life
Bronisława Wajs grew up ...
(1908–1987), Polish-Romani poet and singer
* Bronisława Wieniawa-Długoszowska
Bronisława Wieniawa-Długoszowska ( Kliatchkin; 9 June 1886 – 26 August 1953) was a Polish wartime nurse of Russian Jewish origin.
Life
Her father Salomon (Simeon) Kliatchkin (Russian: Зельман Клячкин; 1858–1916), was th ...
(1886–1953), Polish wartime nurse
See also
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* Bronisław (given name), masculine form of the name
* Branislava
* Polish name
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' ...
* Slavic names
Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic peoples, Slavic countries.
The main types of Slavic names:
* Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', ''Niemir, Němir/měr''), * ...
References
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