Branislav - Meaning of Branislav

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Branislav

[ 3 syll. bra-ni-slav, br-anisl-av ] The baby boy name Branislav is pronounced as BRAA-Niy-SLaa-V †. Branislav is a Czech and Slavic name of Slavonic origin. The name is of the meaning glorious protector. A two-element name, it is derived from the elements 'bron' meaning protection, armor ; 'slav' fame, glory, Slav. The name Branislava (Czech and Slavic) is the female form of Branislav.

Branik, Bronislav (Czech), and Bronislaw (Polish) are variants of Branislav.

Other variants of Branislav include the pet forms Bane (Slavic), Branek (Czech), and Branko (Slavic).

See also the related categories, slavic, glorious (holy), glory (honor), protector, protection, and czech.

Branislav is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

A baby name that sounds like Branislav is the name Bronislav (Czech).

† English pronunciation for Branislav: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)"