Światosława
Only 13 women in Poland carry this name, and no girls have been given it in the years on record. A Slavic name built from "holy glory".
Światosława Pronunciation
Światosława is pronounced shfyah-tos-WAH-vah (/ɕfjatɔsˈwava/).
What Światosława means
Where Światosława comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Światosława is built from two old Slavic roots. The first, świat or święty, points to what is holy or sacred. The second, sław, means glory and fame. Together they give the reading kept here: holy glory, or święta chwała in Polish.
The name belongs to the Slavic dithematic tradition, where a name is assembled from two meaningful parts. Its masculine partners are Świętosław and the older Światosław. A girl named Światosława stands beside them. History records a bearer early. Świętosława, a daughter of Mieszko I, lived in the late tenth century, and medieval sources tie her to the Scandinavian courts.
The name is rare in Poland now. A teacher reading a class register might meet it once in a career. The masculine Świętosław turns up more often on an official form at the urząd. Whichever spelling a family picks, the two roots stay legible: holy, and glory.
How many people are named Światosława
1 in 1734141 women in Poland is named Światosława. 13 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #13850 among female names.
Światosława as a middle name
Światosława is a first name for 13 women in Poland and a middle name for another 8, a 62/38 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 2899th, between Śniega (8) and Adalia (7).
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#2897 Łucjanna8
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#2898 Śniega8
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#2899 Światosława8
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#2900 Adalia7
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#2901 Adina7