Tomisława
Just 13 women in Poland carry it, so meeting one would stay with you. A Slavic name, the feminine counterpart of Tomisław, built from roots read as "torment and glory".
Tomisława Pronunciation
Tomisława is pronounced to-mees-WAH-vah (/tɔmisˈwava/).
What Tomisława means
Where Tomisława comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Tomisława belongs to the old family of Slavic dithematic names, built by joining two words into one. The second half, `-sław`, is the plain part. It comes from sława, meaning glory or fame, and it stands behind Mirosław, Stanisław, and many more. The first half, `tomi-`, is harder, and it points toward tormenting or pining.
Joined together, the name has been read as torment and glory. Not a comfortable pairing. The Polish gloss keeps it blunt: dręczona pragnieniem sławy, tormented by the desire for fame. Fame here comes at a cost, and the name records that cost as much as the reward.
The masculine variant is Tomisław. Both forms are rare in Poland now. A teacher reading the class register could pass a whole year without one. What survives is the pairing itself, the old sława ending fixed to that difficult tomi-.
How many people are named Tomisława
1 in 1734141 women in Poland is named Tomisława. 13 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #13743 among female names.
Tomisława as a middle name
Tomisława is a first name for 13 women in Poland and a middle name for another 9, a 59/41 split, almost evenly. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 2658th, between Tinh (9) and Tram (9).
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#2656 Szanel9
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#2657 Tinh9
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#2658 Tomisława9
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#2659 Tram9
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#2660 Tran9