Branislav
Branislav (Cyrillic: Бранислав) 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
- Branislav Bajić, Serb
- Branislav Belić, Serb
- Branislav Fodrek, Slovak
- Branislav Grbić, Serb
- Branislav Ivanović, Serb
- Branislav Ivković, Serb
- Branislav Kerac, Serb
- Branislav Krunić, Serb
- Branislav Lečić, Serb
- Branislav Mezei, Slovak
- Branislav Miličević, Serb
- Branislav Mitrović, Serbian water polo player, Olympic champion
- Branislav Mojićević, Serb
- Branislav Nušić, Serbian Vlach
- Branislav Obžera, Slovak
- Branislav Pokrajac, Serb
- Branislav Prelević, Serb
- Branislav Regec, Slovak
- Branislav Rzeszoto, Slovak
- Branislav Simić, Serb
- Branislav Šoškić, Serb
- Branisłaŭ Taraškievič, Belarusian politician and linguist
- Bronislav Poloczek, Czech actor
- Bronislav Kaminski, Soviet commander S.S. Sturmbrigade R.O.N.A.
- Bronisław Malinowski, Polish anthropologist
- Bronisław Komorowski, Polish politician who served as President of Poland from 2010 to 2015.
See also
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