Tolisława
A Slavic name built from roots meaning "calming glory". Most Poles have never met one: just 41 women carry it, and the handful of recent births barely register.
Tolisława Pronunciation
Tolisława is pronounced to-lees-WAH-vah (/tɔlisˈwava/).
What Tolisława means
Where Tolisława comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Tolisława is built from two old Slavic pieces. The ending "sława" means glory or fame, and it sits inside dozens of Polish names. The first part traces to the verb "tolić," to soothe or to still. Read together, they give the meaning "calming glory," a fame that settles rather than dazzles.
Daily use softens the long form. Friends and family reach for Tola, a diminutive short enough for a school register. There is a masculine counterpart, Tolisław, which follows the same Slavic pattern of pairing a verb of feeling with the word for renown.
The name is rare now. A girl called Tolisława on a form at the urząd stands slightly apart from the Zuzannas and Majas near her on the page. That rarity works in her favour. Its meaning, "calming glory," reads less like a boast and more like a wish, and its root in "tolić" keeps it close to the older layer of Slavic naming.
How many people are named Tolisława
1 in 549850 women in Poland is named Tolisława. 41 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #6084 among female names.
Tolisława's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Tolisława as a middle name
Tolisława is a first name for 41 women in Poland and a middle name for another 6, an 87/13 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 3439th, between Tifani (6) and Usama (6).
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#3437 Tiara6
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#3438 Tifani6
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#3439 Tolisława6
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#3440 Usama6
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#3441 Val6