:"Wiesław" is sometimes transliterated as "Wieslaw", in the absence of ''
L with stroke
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Wiesław () is a
Polish masculine
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given name
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, of
Slavonic origin, meaning "great glory" or "all glory". It is the shortened, more common, form of the
personal name
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''Wielisław''. The
feminine
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counterpart is
Wiesława .
Individuals named Wiesław may choose their
name day
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from the following dates: May 22, June 7, November 21, or December 9.
People with the name or its variants include:
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Wiesław Ochman (born 1937), Polish tenor
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Wiesław Jaguś (born 1975), Polish speedway rider
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Wiesław Perszke (born 1960), Polish long-distance runner
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Wiesław Michnikowski (1922–2017), Polish cabaret performer
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Wiesław Rosocha (1945–2020), Polish graphic designer
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Wiesław Tarka (born 1964), Polish ambassador to Croatia
* "Comrade Wiesław", unofficial nickname of
Władysław Gomułka
Władysław Gomułka (; 6 February 1905 – 1 September 1982) was a Polish Communist politician. He was the ''de facto'' leader of Polish People's Republic, post-war Poland from 1947 until 1948, and again from 1956 to 1970.
Born in 1905 in ...
(1905–1982), Polish communist and the actual head of state 1956–1970
See also
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Stary Wielisław (''old Wielisław''), a village in Poland
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Polish name
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The law requires a given name to indicate the person' ...
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Slavic names
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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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Polish masculine given names
Slavic masculine given names
Masculine given names