Bronisław

Bronisław (feminine: Bronisława) is a Polish name of Slavic origin meaning broni (to protect, to defend) and sława (glory, fame). The name may refer to:

People

• Bronislava of Poland, a 13th-century nun who was beatified in 1839
• Bronisław Czech, a Polish sportsman and artist
• Bronisław Dankowski, a Polish politician
• Bronisław Geremek, a Polish social historian and politician
• Bronisław Huberman, a Jewish Polish violinist
• Bronislav Kaminski, was the commander of the S.S. Sturmbrigade R.O.N.A
• Bronisław Kaper, a Polish film composer who scored films and musical theater in Germany, France, and the USA
• Bronisław Knaster, a Polish mathematician; from 1939 university professor in Lwów, from 1945 in Wrocław
• Bronisław Komorowski, President of Poland
• Bronisław Malinowski (athlete)
• Bronisław Malinowski, a Polish anthropologist, widely considered one of the most important 20th-century anthropologists
• Bronislava Nijinska, a Russian dancer, choreographer, and teacher of Polish descent

Places

• Bronisław, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
• Bronisław, Radziejów County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)
• Bronisław, Mogilno County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)

See also

• All pages with titles containing Bronislaw
• Branislav, a given name