Boleslav

Czech and Russian form of BOLESŁAW.

BOLES?AW   male   Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements bolye "more, greater" and slava "glory". This was the name of kings of Poland, starting in the 11th century with the first Polish king Bolesław the Brave.
EQUIVALENTS
CZECH: Boleslav
MEDIEVAL SLAVIC: Boleslav
POLISH: Bolesław
RUSSIAN: Boleslav
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
POLISH: Bolek
FEMININE FORMS
CZECH: Boleslava
POLISH: Bolesława
RUSSIAN: Boleslava