Chwalisław
Two old Slavic roots sit inside it: chwali, to praise, and sław, glory, the same element that closes Bolesław. It reads as one who praises glory, and it's rare enough now that most Poles have never met a single bearer.
Chwalisław Pronunciation
Chwalisław is pronounced khfah-LEES-wahf (/xfaˈliswaf/).
What Chwalisław means
Where Chwalisław comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Chwalisław joins two old Slavic roots. Chwali- means to praise. Sław means glory, the same element that closes Sławomir and Bolesław. Together they read as one who praises glory, in Polish chwali sławę.
Polish records carry the name from the thirteenth century. It sat among names built to wish a boy fame and courage, formed with elements like mir and sław. A bearer was, by the plain sense of his name, someone who spoke well of great deeds.
The name kept its feast days. Chwalisław has imieniny on 13 January and 3 November, so the name could be read out twice a year from a parish calendar. One old variant, Falisław, grew where the cluster chw softened to f in Silesia and Mazovia. The root still says what it said in the thirteenth century: chwali sławę.
How many people are named Chwalisław
1 in 10673094 men in Poland is named Chwalisław. 2 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #47241 among male names.
Chwalisław as a middle name
Chwalisław is a first name for 2 men in Poland and a middle name for another 4, a 33/67 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 5283rd, between Chukwu (4) and Cian (4).
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#5281 Chuan4
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#5282 Chukwu4
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#5283 Chwalisław4
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#5284 Cian4
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#5285 Cihat4