Given name
Władysław
Władysław is a masculine given name from Czech, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Polish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Władysław comes from Czech, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Its Slavonic formation brings together volod (“rule”) and slav (“glory”).
The story
The name has historical associations with Polish royalty.
Władysław’s family of names
In Polish usage, Władysław has a diminutive in Władek. Władysław shares a linguistic root with Vladislav. In Polish usage, Władysław has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Ladislao.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Władysław has relatives in 16 languages.
17 related names in 16 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 20
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 Władysław
- Władysław ReymontPolish novelist (1867-1925)
- Władysław II JagiełłoKing of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1362-1434)
- Władysław GomułkaPolish politician (1905-1982)
- Władysław IV VasaKing of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1595-1648)
- Władysław Szpilman(1911-2000) Polish pianist, composer, Holocaust survivor
- Władysław SikorskiPolish military and political leader (1881-1943)
- Władysław I ŁokietekKing of Poland (1260-1333)
- Vladislaus II of HungaryKing of Bohemia and Hungary1456–1516
- Władysław AndersPolish general, politician and national hero (1892–1970)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Władysław, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Stanisław
Stanisław is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Polish.
>99% boys
Mieczysław
“sword” · “glory”
>99% boys
Boryss
“a warrior; having battle glory”
—
Kanbolat
“foster child, prince” · “steel”
>99% boys
Sargão
“the true King”
>99% boys
Einri
“an intelligent man”
>99% boys
Dvořka
“royal female court attendant”
—
Joschka
Joschka is a masculine given name from Hungarian. It is used in German.
>99% boys