Arseniusz
A Greek name meaning "manly", the same root that gives the shorter Arsenii. It stays rare in Poland: only about 112 men carry it, and most Poles have never met one.
Arseniusz Pronunciation
Arseniusz is pronounced ahr-SE-nyoosh (/arˈsɛɲuʂ/).
What Arseniusz means
Where Arseniusz comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Arseniusz comes from the Greek word arsenios, meaning virile or manly. The root names strength in a male form, and Polish keeps that reading: mężczyzna, męski. The variant arsenii travels east, at home in Russian and Ukrainian, while the Polish spelling holds its own ending.
One early bearer gave the name its Christian weight. Arsenius the Great, a Roman tutor, left the imperial court for the Egyptian desert in the fourth century and became a monk known for his silence. His feast falls on 8 May. A boy called Arseniusz grows up with a name older than the language he learns it in.
On a Polish class register today, the name is rare. When it appears, it stands out. Set beside arsenii, its eastern variant, the Polish form keeps the harder consonants and the Greek meaning: manly.
When Arseniusz celebrates name day
Arseniusz appears 3 times in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 8 May.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Arseniusz
1 in 190591 men in Poland is named Arseniusz. 112 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3209 among male names.
Arseniusz's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Arseniusz is most popular
Arseniusz is most popular in Greater Poland, 904% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Greater Poland2 boys born+904%
Arseniusz as a middle name
Arseniusz is a first name for 112 men in Poland and a middle name for another 28, an 80/20 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1588th, between Andrej (28) and Bariş (28).
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#1586 Aly28
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#1587 Andrej28
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#1588 Arseniusz28
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#1589 Bariş28
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#1590 Benoit28