"Wiesław" is sometimes transliterated as "Wieslaw", in the absence of L with stroke.
Wiesław () is a Polish masculine given name, of Slavonic origin, meaning "great glory" or "all glory". It is the shortened, more common, form of the personal name Wielisław. The feminine counterpart is Wiesława .
Individuals named Wiesław may choose their name day from the following dates: May 22, June 7, November 21, or December 9.
People with the name or its variants include:
Wiesław Jaguś (born 1975), Polish speedway rider Wiesław Michnikowski (1922–2017), Polish cabaret performer Wiesław Myśliwski (1932–2026), Polish writer Wiesław Ochman (born 1937), Polish tenor Wiesław Perszke (born 1960), Polish long-distance runner Wiesław Rosocha (1945–2020), Polish graphic designer Wiesław Tarka (born 1964), Polish ambassador to Croatia Wiesław Żelazko (1933–2025), Polish mathematician "Comrade Wiesław", unofficial nickname of Władysław Gomułka (1905–1982), Polish communist and the actual head of state 1956–1970
See also Stary Wielisław (old Wielisław), a village in Poland Polish name Slavic names
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