Ładysława
Only eight women in Poland still carry this name, and no girl has been given it in a quarter century. It comes from Slavic roots meaning "glorious rule", a feminine partner to Władysław.
Ładysława Pronunciation
Ładysława is pronounced wah-dihs-WAH-vah (/wadɨsˈwava/).
What Ładysława means
Where Ładysława comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Ładysława grows from two old Slavic roots. One is wład, to rule. The other is sław, glory and fame. Together they give the meaning the name still holds in Polish, sławna władczyni, a renowned ruler. In English that reads as glorious rule.
The more common spelling today is władysława, keeping the harder wł cluster at the front. Ładysława softens it, a shift Polish speech makes without effort. The masculine counterpart is ładysław. All of them sit in the broad company of Slav names, beside Bogusław, Mirosław and Stanisław.
On a school register, Ładysława reads like an older relative of the Władysławas nearby. The glory here was worldly, the fame of someone who governs. Look at the ending, -sława, and you find the same sław that means glory.
How many people are named Ładysława
1 in 2817979 women in Poland is named Ładysława. 8 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #19864 among female names.
Ładysława as a middle name
Ładysława is a first name for 8 women in Poland and a middle name for another 15, a 35/65 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1956th, between Zsófia (15) and Adaobi (14).
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#1954 Zohar15
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#1955 Zsófia15
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#1956 Ładysława15
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#1957 Adaobi14
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#1958 Aga14