Grażyna is a

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. The name was created by the Polish poet

Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. He also largely influenced Ukra ...

for the main character of his 1823 poem '' Grażyna''. The name is derived from the

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''gražus'', meaning "pretty", "beautiful".April 1
a name day for Grażyna

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s include Grasia, Grazia, Grażynka, Grażka, Grażusia. In Polish tradition, the

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s for Grażyna are April 1 and July 26.July 26
a name day for Grażyna

Notable people

Grażyna Auguścik Grażyna Auguścik (born 17 August 1955) is a Polish jazz vocalist, composer, and arranger.''River'' CD. 2001 Grażyna Auguścik/GMA RecordsGrażyna Auguścik's web site http://www.grazynaauguscik.com/ She frequently uses Polish folk music, Latin ...

(born 1955), Polish jazz vocalist, composer, and arranger *

Grażyna Bacewicz Grażyna Bacewicz Biernacka (; 5 February 1909 – 17 January 1969) was a Polish composer and violinist of Lithuanian origin. She is the second Polish female composer to have achieved national and international recognition, the first being Ma ...

(1909–1969), Polish composer and violinist * Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska (born 1962), Polish actress *

Grażyna Brodzińska Grażyna Brodzińska (née Wayda; born May 5, 1951) is a Polish soprano singer in opera and operetta, and musical actress, nicknamed "The First Lady of Polish Operetta". Biography Brodzińska was born on May 5, 1951, in Kraków, the daughter of d ...

(born 1951), Polish soprano, opera and operetta singer, and musical actress *

Grażyna Ciemniak Grażyna Jolanta Ciemniak (born 20 June 1948) is a Polish political figure who has been a member of the Senate of Poland (1993–97) and Deputy President of Bydgoszcz (1998–2001), as well as member of the Sejm of Poland (2001–07, since 2009) ...

(born 1948), Polish politician * Grażyna Długołęcka (born 1951), Polish film actress *

Grażyna Gęsicka Grażyna Gęsicka (13 December 1951 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish sociologist and politician and a former (2006–2007) Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland, minister of Regional Development in Cabinet of Kazimierz Marcink ...

(1951–2010), Polish sociologist and politician * Grazyna Kochanska, Polish-American developmental psychologist *

Grażyna Kostrzewińska Grażyna Maria Kostrzewińska, née Osmańska (born 26 November 1950 in Toruń) is a Polish former pair skater. With Adam Brodecki, she placed 11th at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Ja ...

(born 1950), Polish pair skater *

Grażyna Kulczyk Grażyna Maria Kulczyk (Polish pronunciation: ; born 5 November 1950) is a Polish lawyer, investor, art collector and philanthropist. In 2015, she was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for her contributions to Polish cu ...

(born 1950), Polish investor, art collector, philanthropist and billionaire * Grazyna Monvid, British actress, author and award-winning playwright * Grażyna Miller (1957–2009), Polish poet and translator *

Grażyna Prokopek Grażyna Prokopek-Janáček (born 20 April 1977 in Zalewo) is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She is married to a Czech former pole vaulter, Štěpán Janáček. International competitions 1Representing Europe P ...

(born 1977), Polish sprinter *

Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil (born 16 July 1947) is a Polish composer and music educator. Life Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil was born in Wrocław, Poland. She studied composition at the State School of Music in Wrocław with Stefan Bolesław ...

(born 1947), Polish composer and music educator *

Grażyna Szapołowska Grażyna Szapołowska (; born 19 September 1953) is a Polish film and theatre actress. Life and career She was born in Bydgoszcz. The father was of Latvian-Polish descent, and mother, Wanda, was Lithuanian-Polish descent. She has a sister, Lidia, ...

(born 1953), Polish film and theatre actress *

Grażyna Staszak-Makowska Grażyna Staszak-Makowska (born 1 November 1953) is a Polish fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad ( ...

(born 1953), Polish fencer *

Grażyna Strachota Grażyna Strachota ( Grazyna Strachota-Szpakowska; born 8 September 1960, in Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the V ...

(born 1960), Polish actress *

Grażyna Rabsztyn Grażyna Józefa Rabsztyn (; born September 20, 1952, in Wrocław) is a retired Polish hurdler. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics on three occasions (1972–1980) and was a finalist each time (twice placing fifth). Rabsztyn set ...

(born 1952), Polish hurdler *

Grażyna Witkowska Grażyna Witkowska (born 22 June 1952) is a Polish gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), ...

(born 1952), Polish gymnast *

Grażyna Wolszczak Grażyna Wolszczak (born 7 December 1958 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish actress. In 2016, she co-signed, together with hundreds of other people, a letter to Ban Ki-moon calling for a more humane drug policy. Filmography *''Na Wspólnej'' (2003) ...

(born 1958), Polish actress *

Grażyna Vetulani Grażyna is a Polish feminine given name. The name was created by the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the main character of his 1823 poem '' Grażyna''. The name is derived from the Lithuanian adjective ''gražus'', meaning "pretty", "beautiful" ...

(born 1956), Polish philologist and linguist, professor of the humanities *

Wanda Grażyna Gałecka-Szmurło Wanda Grażyna Gałecka-Szmurło (21 August 1899 in Warsaw – 10 January 1993) was a Polish lawyer, independence and social activist. She was the second woman in Poland who was entered on the list of lawyers. She conducted intensive social an ...

(1899-1993), Polish lawyer, independence and social activist, the second woman in Poland who was entered on the list of lawyers

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