Broņislava

See also: Bronislava

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1877. From Polish Bronisława, name of a Polish 13th century beatified nun; from Slavic elements meaning "protection" and "glory".

Proper noun

Broņislava f

  1. a female given name of Latvian speakers
  2. a transliteration of the Russian female given name Бронислава (Bronislava)
  3. a respelling of the Polish female given name Bronisława
  • Broņislavs

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Broņislava was the only given name of 1532 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Polish and Russian speakers.
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