Ładysław
Only 44 men in Poland carry it, and no boys have been given it in years: most Poles have never met one. A Slavic name at root, from words for a glorious ruler.
Ładysław Pronunciation
Ładysław is pronounced wah-DIHS-wahf (/waˈdɨswaf/).
What Ładysław means
Where Ładysław comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
ładysław has Slavic bones. The name joins two old elements, wład, meaning to rule, and sław, meaning glory or fame. Together they read as glorious ruler, and that meaning has stayed close to the name for a long time.
Most Poles meet the fuller form first, Władysław. Kings wore it, and so did Saint Ladislaus of Hungary, known in Polish as Władysław. ładysław is the same name with a softer opening, the w gone quiet at the front. Its feminine variants, ładysława and władysława, hold the same promise of a famous ruler.
Read a class register in a Polish school and ładysław looks formal, almost regal. The name keeps its place in the name-day calendar, sharing an imieniny with Władysław. Its root sław means glory.
How many people are named Ładysław
1 in 485141 men in Poland is named Ładysław. 44 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #5828 among male names.
Ładysław as a middle name
Ładysław is a first name for 44 men in Poland and a middle name for another 119, a 27/73 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 639th, between Alois (119) and Adolfo (118).
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#637 Gordon121
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#638 Alois119
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#639 Ładysław119
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#640 Adolfo118
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#641 Hendrik118