Given name

Bohuslava

“fame, renown”

Bohuslava is a feminine given name from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Czech, Old Czech, and Slovak.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bohuslava goes back to a word meaning “fame, renown.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Bohuslava comes from Proto-Slavic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Czech usage, Bohuslava is a feminine form of Bohuslav.

Bohuslava’s family of names

In Czech usage, Bohuslava has a diminutive in Bohuna. Bohuslava is a feminine form of Bogusław. In Slovak usage, Bohuslava has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Bogusława.

Walk Bohuslava’s family in the name graph

BohuslavaBohunkaBožaBohunaBohuslavBogusławaBogusław

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 5

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

People named Bohuslava

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Similar names

If you love Bohuslava, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Slavic

Broņislava

“honor, praise”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Slavic

Bolemila

“greater” · “dear, kind”

No U.S. birth series

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Slavic

Bohuvlast

“god, wealth” · “rule, realm”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Slavic

Bozica

“born at Christmastime”

No U.S. birth series

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Slavic

Domaslava

“house, home” · “battle, fight”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Slavic

Jiščislava

“true, genuine” · “glory, renown”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Slavic

Bratroslava

“brother” · “glory, fame”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Slavic

Vojslava

“warrior” · “glory, rebown”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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