Mieczyslaw - Meaning of Mieczyslaw

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Mieczyslaw

[ 3 syll. miec-zy-slaw, mi-eczysl-aw ] The baby boy name Mieczyslaw is pronounced as MIY-CHIY-SLAAV †. Mieczyslaw is used chiefly in the Polish language and it is derived from Slavonic origins. The name's meaning is famous man; famous bear. It is derived from the elements 'miecz' meaning man ; 'mieszka' bear ; 'slav' fame, glory, Slav. The name was borne by two early Polish rulers. The name Mecislava (Czech) is the female form of Mieczyslaw.

Mecek (Czech), Mecheslav (Russian), Mecik (Czech), Mecislav (Czech), Mecislavek (Czech), and Mieczyk (Polish) are variants of Mieczyslaw.

Other variants of Mieczyslaw include the diminutive forms Maslaw (Polish), Mieszko (Polish), and Mietek (Polish).

See also the related categories, rulers (king), bear, glory (honor), man (humanity), and polish.

Mieczyslaw is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Mieczyslaw include MacAulif, Macaulif, McAulif, Mecheslav, Mecislav, Mstislav, and Molefi.

† English pronunciation for Mieczyslaw: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)"