Miłosława
A Slavic name built from roots for "dear" and "glory". It has always stayed rare: only about 500 women in Poland carry it, and the few girls given it each year have been thinning out lately.
Miłosława Pronunciation
Miłosława is pronounced mee-wos-WAH-vah (/miwɔsˈwava/).
What Miłosława means
Where Miłosława comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Miłosława is one of the old Slavic compound names, built from two roots that Poles still recognize. The first, miło-, means dear or loving. The second, -sława, means glory or fame. Together they give the meaning the dictionaries record: dear, loving glory, or in Polish miła, godna sławy. The masculine counterpart is Miłosław, and the two forms have travelled side by side for a long time.
Names of this shape were common among the early Slavs, who liked to join a warm word to a word for renown. Bogusław, Bronisław, Stanisław all follow the pattern. Miłosława sits in that family.
On a class register the name stands out among the Zuzannas and Julias, four syllables long. It is rare now. That rarity gives it a certain standing. Whether written in full or shortened among friends, it keeps both roots in plain sight: miło, dear, and sława, glory.
How many people are named Miłosława
1 in 43605 women in Poland is named Miłosława. 517 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1297 among female names.
Miłosława's popularity over time
5 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #944 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2012.
Where Miłosława is most popular
Miłosława is most popular in Silesian, 113% above the national average (11 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Lower Silesian (+68%) and Greater Poland (+64%). It is least common in Lesser Poland and Pomeranian, 61% and 40% below average respectively.
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Silesian11 girls born+113%
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Lower Silesian6 girls born+68%
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Greater Poland8 girls born+64%
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Świętokrzyskie2 girls born+59%
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Łódź4 girls born+39%
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Masovian10 girls born+24%
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Lublin2 girls born−14%
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Subcarpathian2 girls born−27%
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Pomeranian2 girls born−40%
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Lesser Poland2 girls born−61%
Miłosława as a middle name
Miłosława is a first name for 517 women in Poland and a middle name for another 213, a 71/29 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 464th, between Lorena (213) and Melisa (210).
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#462 Halszka214
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#463 Lorena213
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#464 Miłosława213
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#465 Melisa210
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#466 Ksawera206