Krzesisław
Just nine men in Poland carry it, so meeting one would stay with you. It joins two Old Polish roots: krzesi-, to kindle or rouse, and -sław, glory, for a name that reads as rousing glory from a spark.
Krzesisław Pronunciation
Krzesisław is pronounced kshe-SHEES-wahf (/kʂɛˈɕiswaf/).
What Krzesisław means
Where Krzesisław comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Krzesisław comes from Old Polish and its roots are Slavic. Two parts build it: krzesi-, meaning to kindle or rouse, and -sław, meaning glory. Read together, the name says to rouse or kindle glory. The verb `krzesić` once meant more than striking a spark. It could also mean to bring something back to life. Scribes recorded the name by 1265, so it has been in use for a long time.
The feminine variant is Krzesisława. Everyday speech wears both down to Krzesek or Sławek.
Krzesisław is rare in Poland now. On a school register the full form looks formal, almost antique. Name-days fall on 28 March and 11 September. Whatever calm some readers hear in it was attached later, over the older idea of kindling glory into life.
How many people are named Krzesisław
1 in 2371799 men in Poland is named Krzesisław. 9 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #17486 among male names.
Krzesisław as a middle name
Krzesisław is a first name for 9 men in Poland and a middle name for another 5, a 64/36 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 4827th, between Krister (5) and Ksawiery (5).
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#4825 Krish5
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#4826 Krister5
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#4827 Krzesisław5
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#4828 Ksawiery5
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#4829 Kumaran5