Pronunciation | Czech: [ˈbraɲɪslaf] Slovak: [ˈbraɲisɫau̯] Serbo-Croatian: [brǎnislaʋ] |
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Gender | masculine |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Slavic |
Other names | |
Short form(s) | Branko |
Derived | borna (to protect, to defend) and slava (glory, fame) |
Related names | Branislava (f), Bronislav, Bronisław, Branimir |
Branislav (Cyrillic : Бранислав) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic elements borna (to protect, to defend) and slava (glory, fame) and means "warrior", "defender of the glory". [1] The feminine form of the name is Branislava.
Branislav is a common given name in Croatian, Slovak and Serbian. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław and in Czech, Ukrainian and Russian as Bronislav. A short form of the name is Brano. Nicknames in the different languages include Branko, Branio, Broněk, Broniek, Slávek, Slavo, Bane, Brane, Braňo, Braniša, Bruno.