Wladyslawa
The feminine counterpart of Władysław, built from Slavic roots meaning "glorious ruler". Only about 40 women in Poland carry it now, and no girls have been given it in years: most Poles have never met one.
Wladyslawa Pronunciation
Wladyslawa is pronounced vlah-dihs-LAH-vah (/vladɨsˈlava/).
What Wladyslawa means
Where Wladyslawa comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Władysława is the feminine of Władysław, and the two share one set of Slavic roots. Behind them sit the old elements vlad, meaning to rule, and slav, meaning glory or fame. Together they give the meaning a parent finds on a baby-name page: glorious ruler, sławna władczyni in Polish.
The masculine form belonged to kings of Poland, so the feminine came into use already linked to rulers. The final -a did simple work here. It turned a man's royal name into a woman's without changing the sense. A Władysława read from an imieniny list holds the same two roots as any Władysław beside her.
The label glorious ruler translates the parts. It is not a verdict on any one bearer. Władysława means what its roots mean. Rule and fame, joined in one Slavic name.
When Wladyslawa celebrates name day
Wladyslawa appears 3 times in the Polish name day calendar, 1 of them as a main name, the first on 30 June.
The days Polish calendars list this name on. By custom you celebrate one of them, usually the first after your birthday.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Wladyslawa
1 in 563596 women in Poland is named Wladyslawa. 40 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #6180 among female names.
Wladyslawa as a middle name
Wladyslawa is a first name for 40 women in Poland and a middle name for another 21, a 66/34 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1594th, between Tatjana (21) and Zuzia (21).
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#1592 Saoirse21
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#1593 Tatjana21
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#1594 Wladyslawa21
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#1595 Zuzia21
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#1596 Adelaide20