Krzesisława
Just 47 women in Poland carry it, and no girl has been given it in over two decades. The Slavic parts mean "restoring glory", so most Poles will go a lifetime without meeting one.
Krzesisława Pronunciation
Krzesisława is pronounced kshe-shees-WAH-vah (/kʂɛɕisˈwava/).
What Krzesisława means
Where Krzesisława comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Krzesisława comes from two Old Slavic roots. The first is the verb krzesić, which means to strike a spark or bring something back to life. The second is sława, glory or renown. Read together, they give the meaning recorded here: restoring glory. The same verb still lives in Polish, where you krzesać fire from flint.
The masculine form is Krzesisław, and the two have long stood as a matched pair. Both belong to an old class of names built from two words, the kind borne by early Piast dukes alongside Bogusław and Mścisław. A name like this made a small claim about its bearer. She was the one who brought fame back.
Today the name is rare. A Krzesisława on a class register would draw a second glance, and the teacher might pause before the roll. That rarity is part of what it offers now. The meaning stays legible even to a child: przywracająca sławę, she who restores glory.
How many people are named Krzesisława
1 in 479656 women in Poland is named Krzesisława. 47 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #5552 among female names.
Krzesisława as a middle name
Krzesisława is a first name for 47 women in Poland and a middle name for another 13, a 78/22 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 2094th, between Koletta (13) and Lidwina (13).
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#2092 Klemensa13
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#2093 Koletta13
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#2094 Krzesisława13
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#2095 Lidwina13
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#2096 Liljana13