Witosław
Built from two old Slavic pieces: wito- for lord and -sław for glory, together "glorious lord". A name given only to boys, and rare enough that most Poles have never met one.
Witosław Pronunciation
Witosław is pronounced vee-TOS-wahf (/viˈtɔswaf/).
What Witosław means
Where Witosław comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Witosław is a Slavic name built from two old pieces. The first, "wito-," meant lord or ruler; the second, "-sław," meant glory. Put together they give the short meaning the name carries today: glorious lord.
The "-sław" ending sets Witosław among a broad family of Slavic names, and its counterpart runs straight across gender to Witosława, the feminine form.
There is no saint Witosław. Because the name is older than Poland's conversion to Christianity, the Church never gave it a patron, so its name-day settled on 15 February by custom rather than by canonization. On a school register today it would stand out; the name is rare in modern Poland.
Old and plain about power, Witosław says what it means. Glorious lord.
How many people are named Witosław
1 in 78768 men in Poland is named Witosław. 271 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1852 among male names.
Witosław's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Where Witosław is most popular
Witosław is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Masovian2 boys born+510%
Witosław as a middle name
Witosław is a first name for 271 men in Poland and a middle name for another 125, a 68/32 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 625th, between Ram (125) and Dylan (124).
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#623 Nicolás125
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#624 Ram125
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#625 Witosław125
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#626 Dylan124
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#627 Ivanov124