Given name
Branislav
“fight, weapon”·“glory, renown”
In Czech use, Branislav is used as a variant of Bronislav.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Branislav is built from elements meaning “fight, weapon” and “glory, renown”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Czech use, Branislav is used as a variant of Bronislav.
Branislav’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Branislav has a diminutive in BRANKO. Branislav has a feminine form in Branka. Branislav has a related form in Bronislav.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Branislav has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Branislav
- Branislav IvanovićSerbian association football playerborn 1984
- Branislav NušićSerbian writer1864–1938
- Branko StankovićSerbian footballer (1921-2002)
- Branislau Samoilauroad bicycle racerborn 1985
- Branislav SekulićSerbian footballer (1906-1968)
- Branislav MitrovićSerbian water polo playerborn 1985
- Branislav PokrajacSerbian handball player1947–2018
- Branislav HrnjičekSerbian footballer (1908-1964)
- Branislav SimićOlympic wrestlerborn 1935
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