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Branislav

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Branislav (Cyrillic: Бранислав) is a Czech, Croatian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian given name. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław, in Russian as Bronislav, and Ukrainian as Boronyslav. The name is derived from the Slavic elements braniti, or broni-ti (to protect in infinitive), that is brani (that who protects) and slav-a (glory) and means "warrior", "defender of the glory".

In some contexts, the anagrams Barnislav and Nabrislav (Nabriša) is used.

Nicknames

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Branko, Branio, Broněk, Broniek, Slávek, Slavo, Bane, Brane, Braňo, Braniša, Bruno.

Branislav in other languages

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  • Belarusian: Браніслаў / Branisłaŭ (Branislaw)
  • Czech: Bronislav or Branislav
  • Croatian: Branislav
  • Lithuanian: Bronislovas
  • Polish: Bronisław
  • Russian: Бронислав (Bronislav)
  • Serbian: Бранислав / Branislav, Бранисав / Branisav or Бранко / Branko
  • Slovak: Branislav or Braňo
  • Slovenian: Brane
  • Ukrainian: Боронислав (Boronyslav), Броніслав (Bronislav) is more commonly used than the former

Notable people

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See also

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