Bogusław (given name)

Bogusław, also Bogosław, Bohusław, Bogsław (Czech: Bohuslav, Cyrillic: Богуслав, German: Bogislaw, Bogislaus) is a Slavic men's name made from the roots Bogu- ("Bóg", "Boga", meaning "God" in Polish, but originally "fortune, chance") and -sław ("fame, glory").

It is one of the few Slavic given names that are present throughout the Slavic language family, and is known in Poland since the beginning of the 13th century. It was popular in mediaeval times, where it has been recorded for about 700 people^[1] and during the 20th and early 21st centuries. It only dropped in popularity during the 16th century.^[2] Common among most Slavic nations, today the name is usually found among Polish-speakers.

The female equivalent of this Slavic name is Bogusława. Typical diminutive versions of the name in Polish include: (male) Bosław, Boguś, Bogdan, Bohusz, Bogoń, Bogosz, Bogunek, Bost, Bosz, Boszek; (female) Boguta, Bogna, Bogota, Bogusza, Boszuta.^[3]

Given names

• Bogusław Bobrański (1904–1991), chemist
• Bogislaw von Bonin (1908–1980), German Wehrmacht officer and journalist
• Bogusław Bosak (born 1968), politician
• Bogusław Cygan (born 1964), football player
• Bogusław Fornalczyk (born 1937), cyclist
• Bogusław Kaczmarek (born 1950), football player and manager
• Bogusław Kaczyński (1942–2016), music journalist
• Bogusław Kowalski (born 1964), politician
• Bogusław Leszczyński (1614–1659), nobleman
• Bogusław Liberadzki (born 1948), economist and politician
• Bogusław Linda (born 1952), actor
• Bogusław Lustyk (born 1940), poster artist
• Bogusław Mamiński (born 1955), long distance runner
• Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959), Czech composer of modern classical music
• Boguslaw Plich (born 1959), football player and manager
• Bogusław Polch (1941–2020), comic book artist
• Bogusław Radoszewski (c. 1577 – 1638), nobleman and priest
• Bogusław Radziwiłł (1620–1669), nobleman
• Bogusław Fryderyk Radziwiłł (1809–1873), nobleman, military officer and politician
• Bogusław Rogalski (born 1972), politician
• Bogusław Samborski (1897–1971), film actor
• Bogusław Schaeffer (1929–2019), composer
• Bogusław Sobczak (born 1979), politician
• Bogusław Sonik (born 1953), politician
• Bogusław Wontor (born 1967), politician
• Bogusław Wos, 2022 missile explosion in Poland victim
• Bogusław Wróblewski (born 1955), critic, literary scholar, and translator
• Bogusław Wyparło (born 1974), football player
• Bogusław Ziętek (born 1964), trade union activist
• Bogusław Zych (1951–1995), fencer

See also

• Bogusławski (disambiguation)
• Slavic names

References

1. (in Polish) Por. średniowieczna frekwencja imion Więcesław, Więc(s)ław, Stanisław, Jarosław, Władzisław, Świętosław, Sędziwuj, Zbygniew, B. Raszewska-Żurek, Najstarsze ślady asymilacji osadników niemieckich do kultury polskiej zachowane w ich imionach, [w:] Z. Kaleta [red.], Nazwy własne a kultura. Polska i inne kraje słowiańskie, Warszawa 2003, ISBN 83-89191-14-8
2. (in Polish) J. Grzenia, Nasze imiona, Warszawa 2002, ISBN 83-7311-445-9
3. (in Polish) A.Cieślikowa (red.), Słownik etymologiczno-motywacyjny staropolskich nazw osobowych, t.1, Kraków 2000, ISBN 83-87623-23-7