Glib
A Slavic name meaning "heir of God," carried in Poland almost entirely by Ukrainian families. Just over 300 men have it, so most Poles have never met one.
Glib Pronunciation
Glib is pronounced GLEEP (/glip/).
What Glib means
Where Glib comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Glib comes to us from Slavic ground, and the meaning handed down with it is heir of god. There are no diminutives or variants recorded beside it. The name stands on its own.
Its most famous bearer belongs to the eleventh century. Hlib, brother of Borys, was a son of Volodymyr the Great, and both young men were killed in the struggle for power that followed their father's death. The Orthodox Church counts them among the first saints of the Rus, remembered as passion-bearers who would not raise a sword against their own kin. That history gave Glib a weight it never shed.
In Polish the sense gathered around the name is miły, drogi, cenny: dear, valued, held close. A child called Glib, written into a class register, carries a name older than most of the towns on the map beside it. The meaning stays plain: heir of god, and in Polish, simply drogi.
How many people are named Glib
1 in 64296 men in Poland is named Glib. 332 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1662 among male names.
Glib's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.