Boleslaw
Boleslaw or Bolesław is a male given name of (West) Slavic origin .
meaning
Boleslaw means "big" , "more" or "glorious" .
Other forms
- Short form: Bolko
- Czech : Boleslav
- Lithuanian : Boleslovas
- Latin : Boleslaus
Name bearer
Rulers see list of rulers named Boleslaw
- Bolesław Bałzukiewicz (1879–1935), Polish artist
- Boleslaw Barlog (1906–1999), German theater director
- Bolesław Bierut (1892–1956), Polish politician
- Bolesław Chocha (1923–1987), Polish major general and politician
- Bolesław Cybis (1895–1957), Polish-American painter, sculptor and ceramicist
- Bolesław Drobner (1883–1968), Polish politician
- Bolesław Filipiak (1901–1978), Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Bolesław Kolasa (* 1920), Polish ice hockey player
- Bolesław Kominek (1903–1974), Archbishop of Wroclaw
- Bolesław Leśmian (1877–1937), Polish poet
- Bolesław Piasecki (1915–1979), Polish politician, lawyer and officer
- Bolesław Prus (1847–1912), Polish writer
- Bolesław Przybyszewski (1892–1937), Polish musicologist and teacher
- Bolesław Pylak (1921–2019), Archbishop of Lublin
- Bolesław Roja (1876–1940), Polish officer and politician
- Bolesław Szabelski (1896–1979), Polish composer
- Boleslaw Schirtladse (* 1987), Georgian athlete
- Bolesław Łukasz Taborski (1917-2004), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Przemyśl
- Boleslaw Tempowski (1921-2008), French footballer
- Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski (1881–1942), Polish doctor and general
- Bolesław Woytowicz (1899–1980), Polish composer, pianist and music teacher
Derived family name
Place names derived from the names of the rulers
- Bolesław (Powiat Dąbrowski) , seat of a rural municipality, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
- Bolesław (Powiat Olkuski) , seat of a rural municipality, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
- Bolesławiec (German: Bunzlau ), city in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
- Bolesławów (German Wilhelmsthal or Neustädtel ), city in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
- Mladá Boleslav (German Jungbunzlau ), city in the Czech Republic