Božena
Božena is a female given name in various Slavic languages. Written with Hatschek , it is used in Czech , Slovak , Slovenian and Sorbian . In 2009 Božena was the 26th most popular female first name in the Czech Republic .
variants
In the Polish language , the spelling is Bożena or Bożenna , older also Bożana and Bożechna .
There is no known direct male variant of Božena, but Bohuš ( Slovak Bohus, the variants of Bohuslav ), Bohumír (from Gottfried ), Bohumil (from Gottlieb ) are common Czech male given names.
meaning
The name is derived from the Slavic word bog / bóg / bóh , which means "God" and means something like "Those who belong to God", such as the first names: Benedikt and Benedicta , Theodor and Theodora , Beatrice , Beatus / Beat and Beate .
The famous Czech writer Božena Němcová had chosen her official first name herself after she got married. Originally her name was Barbara Novotná , later Panklová . Their daughter was named Theodora .
name day
The Czech name day of Božena is February 11th .
Well-known namesake
- Božena of Bohemia († around 1052), farmer's daughter and second wife of the Bohemian Duke Oldřich
- Božena Přemyslovna (around 1230 - 1290), daughter of Wenceslas I (Bohemia)
- Božena Němcová (1820–1862), Czech writer
- Božena Slančíková (1867–1951), Slovak writer
- Božena Benešová (1873–1936), Czech writer
- Božena Laglerová (1888–1941), Bohemian-Austrian aviation pioneer
- Bożena Dykiel (* 1948), Polish actress
- Bożena Keff (* 1948), Polish literary scholar, journalist and essayist
- Bożena Sławiak (* 1948), Polish politician
- Bożenna Biskupska (* 1952), Polish artist
- Bożena Nowakowska (* 1955), Polish hurdler
- Bożena Intrator (* 1964), Polish-American writer
Others
- Bozena , title of an operetta by Oscar Straus
- Božena, protagonist of the story of the same name by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
- Božena, character in the novel The Confusions of the Youngster Törless by Robert Musil
- Božena, main character in the novel of the same name by Peter Härtling