Domosław
Fewer than a handful of Polish men carry this name: about five, and no boys have been given it in years. A Slavic compound of *domŭ* and *slava*, "home glory," a claim about a household's good name.
Domosław Pronunciation
Domosław is pronounced do-MOS-wahf (/dɔˈmɔswaf/).
What Domosław means
Where Domosław comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Domosław is a Slavic compound name. It joins two old words. The first is domŭ, "home." The second is slava, "glory." Set side by side they read as "home glory," the same sense held in the Polish sława domu. Names built this way were common among the early Slavs, who liked to pack a small claim or wish into one word.
The name keeps company with Bogusław, Stanisław, and Mirosław, all carrying that -sław ending for glory. Its feminine counterpart is Domosława. A boy called Domosław and a girl called Domosława stand on the same root, split only by the final vowel.
The "glory of the home" reading is literal here rather than a later gloss. A bearer wears a claim about his household, its standing and good name. Domosław is rare now. Find it and you meet the old grammar of Slavic naming, domŭ plus slava, home plus glory.
How many people are named Domosław
1 in 4269238 men in Poland is named Domosław. 5 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #25509 among male names.
Domosław as a middle name
Domosław is a first name for 5 men in Poland and a middle name for another 6, a 45/55 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 4211th, between Dnyaneshwar (6) and Doǧukan (6).
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#4209 Dmitry6
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#4210 Dnyaneshwar6
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#4211 Domosław6
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#4212 Doǧukan6
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#4213 Drogosław6