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Władysław

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Pronunciation
  
[vwadɨˈswaf]

Word/name
  
Old-Slavic native

Gender
  
male

Meaning
  
possessor of the glory, fame

Related names
  
Vladislav, Włodzisław, Volodyslav, Vladyslav, Ladislao, Ŭladzislaŭ, László, Ladislav

Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. Feminine form is Władysława. Alternate, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female).

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Famous people

As only name
  • Władysław I Herman (ca. 1044–1102), Duke of Poland
  • Władysław I the Elbow-high (1261–1333), King of Poland
  • Władysław II Jagiełło (1351–1434), Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland
  • Władysław II the Exile (1105–1159), High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia
  • Władysław III of Poland (1424–1444), King of Poland, and King of Hungary
  • Władysław III Spindleshanks (1161/67–1231), Duke of Poland
  • Władysław IV Vasa (1595–1648), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
    • As a given name
  • Władysław Anders (1892–1970), a Polish general and politician
  • Władysław Bartoszewski
  • Władysław Gomułka
  • Władysław Hańcza
  • Władysław Hasior (1928-1999), a Polish sculptor and painter
  • Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski (1769–1802), a Polish and French general
  • Władysław Kowalski (politician)
  • Władysław Malecki, (1836–1900), a Polish painter
  • Władysław Marcinkowski
  • Władysław Raczkiewicz
  • Władysław Raginis
  • Władysław Reymont
  • Władysław Sikorski
  • Władysław Strzemiński
  • Władysław Szpilman (1911–2000), a Jewish-Polish pianist, composer, and memoirist
  • Władysław Ślewiński (1854–1918), a Polish painter
  • Władziu Valentino Liberace

    • Places

  • Władysław, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
  • Włodzisław, Goleniów County
  • Włodzisław, Sławno County

    • References

    Władysław Wikipedia
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