Branislav
{{Short description|Slavic name}}
{{Infobox given name
| name = Branislav
| pronunciation=
| gender = masculine
| meaning =
| derived = borna (to protect, to defend) and slava (glory, fame)
| region =
| languageorigin = Slavic
| related names = Bronislav, Bronisław, Branimir
| shortform = Branko
| footnotes =
}}
{{Wiktionary|Branislav|Branislava}}
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Branislav ({{Cyrl|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".[https://www.behindthename.com/name/branislav Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Branislav] 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.
Branislav in other languages
- Belarusian: Браніслаў / Branisłaŭ (Branislaw)
- Czech: Bronislav or Branislav
- Croatian: Branislav
- Lithuanian: Bronislovas, Bronius
- Polish: Bronisław
- Russian: Бронислав (Bronislav)
- Serbian: Бранислав / Branislav, Бранисав / Branisav or Бранко / Branko
- Slovak: Branislav or Braňo
- Slovenian: Brane
- Ukrainian: Боронислав (Boronyslav), Броніслав (Bronislav) (more commonly used than the former)
Notable people with the name
- Branislav Bajić (born 1977), Serbian footballer
- Branislav Belić (1932–2016), Serbian politician
- Branislav Fodrek (born 1981), Slovak football player and coach
- Branislav Grbić, Kosovar Serb politician
- Branislav Ivanović (born 1984), Serbian footballer
- Branislav Ivković (born 1952), Serbian politician
- Branislav Kerac (born 1952), Serbian comic book creator
- Branislav Krunić (born 1979), Bosnian football player and coach
- Branislav Lečić (born 1955), Serbian actor and politician
- Branislav Mezei (born 1980), Slovak ice hockey player
- Branislav Miličević (born 1983), Serbian footballer
- Branislav "Branko" Milićević, Serbian actor
- Branislav Mitrović (born 1985), Serbian water polo player
- Branislav Mojićević (born 1986), Serbian singer
- Branislav Nušić (1864–1938), Serbian playwright, satirist and novelist
- Branislav Obžera (born 1981), Slovak footballer
- Branislav Pokrajac (1947–2018), Serbian handball player
- Branislav Prelević (born 1966), Serbian basketball player
- Branislav Rzeszoto (born 1975), Slovak footballer
- Branislav Simić (born 1935), Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler
- Branislav Šoškić (1922–2022), Montenegrin politician
- Branisłaŭ Taraškievič (1892–1938), Belarusian public figure, politician, and linguist
See also
- {{intitle|Branislav}}
- Bronislav
- Bronisław (given name)
- Slavic names