Orysława
A Slavic name meaning "bringing glory", softened in everyday use to the pet form Orysia. In Poland it barely exists: only about ten women carry it, and no girl has been given it this century.
Orysława Pronunciation
Orysława is pronounced o-rihs-WAH-vah (/ɔrɨsˈwava/).
What Orysława means
Where Orysława comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Orysława grows from Slavic roots, and its second half is the clear part. The element -sława means glory or fame, the same piece that closes Bogusława and Mirosława. The Polish gloss niosąca sławę, bringing glory, rests on that ending. The first part, ory-, is harder to pin down. Its sense of "bringing" was read into the whole name later rather than pulled from one settled root.
The name sits most at home in Ukrainian families. There Orysława softens into Orysia for daily use, and that diminutive crosses the border easily. A girl written into a school register as Orysława answers to Orysia by the second week. Polish ears know the short form even where the full name is rare.
Name days give Sława its own date on the Polish calendar, and the -sława names gather near it. Orysława shows up seldom on a form at the urząd, more often in Ukrainian records. When it does appear, the short form carries the day: Orysia.
How many people are named Orysława
1 in 2254383 women in Poland is named Orysława. 10 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #16455 among female names.
Orysława as a middle name
Orysława is a first name for 10 women in Poland and a middle name for another 2, an 83/17 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 6559th, between Ornelia (2) and Oshrat (2).
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#6557 Orna2
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#6558 Ornelia2
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#6559 Orysława2
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#6560 Oshrat2
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#6561 Oumaima2