Władysław
Wladyslaw or Władysław is a Polish given name equivalent to Vladislav. Feminine form is Władysława. Variant: Włodzisław. Pet name forms are Władek and Władzio.
| Władysław | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [vwadɨˈswaf] |
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old-slavic native |
| Meaning | possessor of the glory, fame |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Vladislav, Włodzisław, Volodyslav, Vladyslav, Ladislao, Ŭladzislaŭ, László, Ladislav |
Famous people with this name
- As only name
- Władysław I Herman (ca. 1044–1102), Duke of Poland
- Władysław I the Elbow-high (1261–1333), King of Poland
- Władysław II Jagiełło (1351–1434), Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland
- Władysław II the Exile (1105–1159), High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia
- Władysław III of Poland (1424–1444), King of Poland, and King of Hungary
- Władysław III Spindleshanks (1161/67–1231), Duke of Poland
- Władysław IV Vasa (1595–1648), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- As a given name
- Władysław Anders (1892–1970), a Polish general and politician
- Władysław Bartoszewski
- Władysław Gomułka
- Władysław Hańcza
- Władysław Hasior (1928-1999), a Polish sculptor and painter
- Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski (1769–1802), a Polish and French general
- Władysław Kowalski (politician)
- Władysław Malecki, (1836–1900), a Polish painter
- Władysław Marcinkowski
- Władysław Raczkiewicz
- Władysław Raginis
- Władysław Reymont
- Władysław Sikorski
- Władysław Strzemiński
- Władysław Szpilman (1911–2000), a Jewish-Polish pianist, composer, and memoirist
- Władysław Ślewiński (1854–1918), a Polish painter
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