Zenisława
Fewer than two dozen women in Poland carry it, and no newborn has been given it in over 20 years: most Poles will never meet a Zenisława. A Slavic name built on "sława", glory or fame.
Zenisława Pronunciation
Zenisława is pronounced ze-nyees-WAH-vah (/zɛɲisˈwava/).
What Zenisława means
Where Zenisława comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Zenisława grows from Slavic roots, and its clearer half is the old element -sław, meaning glory or fame. That same piece closes Stanisław, Mirosław, and Bolesław, some of the most worn names in Poland. A girl called Zenisława stands in a long line of glory-names.
The masculine form is Zenisław. The two make a pair, one ending in -a for a daughter, one without for a son. Both are rare now.
The short meaning given here is glory, in Polish sława. That reading comes straight from the -sław element and needs no stretching. The first half, zeni-, is harder to pin down, and careful people leave it open rather than guess. What stays firm is the ending. On a form at the urząd, Zenisława ends in sława, the glory the name was built on.
How many people are named Zenisława
1 in 1127192 women in Poland is named Zenisława. 20 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #10134 among female names.
Zenisława as a middle name
Zenisława is a first name for 20 women in Poland and a middle name for another 2, a 91/9 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 7009th, between Zekerya (2) and Zenita (2).
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#7007 Zdzislawa2
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#7008 Zekerya2
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#7009 Zenisława2
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#7010 Zenita2
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#7011 Zenoida2