Zbrosław
Just two men in Poland carry Zbrosław today, and no boy has been given it this century. The name is old Slavic for "famed in battle", built to mark a man who won his renown by the sword.
Zbrosław Pronunciation
Zbrosław is pronounced ZBROS-wahf (/ˈzbrɔswaf/).
What Zbrosław means
Where Zbrosław comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Zbrosław belongs to the old stock of Polish Slavic names, built from two roots pressed together. The second root, `-sław`, means fame or glory. You meet it in Bronisław, Mirosław, and Stanisław. The first root turns toward struggle and battle, which gives the name its short sense: famed in battle, in Polish zdobywający sławę orężem.
The meaning sits in the roots, so it was there from the start. A boy named Zbrosław carried a small claim, that fame could be won by the strength of his arm. Few names state their business so plainly.
On a school class register the name looks rare now. Zbrosław has no common diminutive and no softened variant to stand in for it. What stays is the pair of roots and their promise: glory earned by the weapon, sława won in battle.
How many people are named Zbrosław
1 in 10673094 men in Poland is named Zbrosław. 2 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #65412 among male names.