Wielisław
Fewer than a hundred Polish men carry it, so meeting one would stick in memory. An old Slavic name built to mean "great glory".
Wielisław Pronunciation
Wielisław is pronounced vye-LEES-wahf (/vjɛˈliswaf/).
What Wielisław means
Where Wielisław comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Wielisław is a Slavic name built from two old pieces. The first, "wiel-", means great. The second, "-sław", means glory. Together they give the short meaning: great glory. Old Slavic names were often shaped this way, two good words joined. The "-sław" element anchors a whole family of Polish names, from Bogusław to Stanisław, and Wielisław sits among them.
The feminine variant is Wielisława. Same roots, same reach for glory.
The Polish gloss "pragnący sławy" reads the name as a longing, one who wants fame rather than one who already holds it. The elements state great glory. The gloss turns that into a person who reaches for it.
On a school class register, Wielisław stands out now. It is rare. Its feminine variant Wielisława is rarer still.
How many people are named Wielisław
1 in 426924 men in Poland is named Wielisław. 50 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #5379 among male names.
Wielisław as a middle name
Wielisław is a first name for 50 men in Poland and a middle name for another 8, an 86/14 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 3717th, between Wictor (8) and Winfryd (8).
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#3715 Wespazjan8
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#3716 Wictor8
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#3717 Wielisław8
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#3718 Winfryd8
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#3719 Wladislaw8