Given name & surname

Bolek

Bolek is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Polish, Czech, and Old Czech.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Bolek comes from Proto-Indo-European.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Czech usage, Bolek is a diminutive of Boleslav.

Bolek’s family of names

In Czech usage, Bolek is a diminutive of Boleslav. In Polish usage, Bolek shares a linguistic root with BOLKO. In Polish usage, Bolek is a diminutive of Bolesław.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Across languages 1

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

People named Bolek

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