Bronislav

{{Infobox given name

| name = Bronislav

| pronunciation=

| gender = masculine

| meaning = "defender of the glory"

| derived = borna (to protect, to defend) and slava (glory, fame)

| region =

| languageorigin = Slavic

| related names = Bronislava (f), Bronisław, Branislav, Branimir, Bronislovas

| shortform = Brano

| footnotes =

}}

{{Wiktionary|Bronislav}}

Bronislav is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic elements borna ("to protect, to defend") and slava ("glory, fame"), thus meaning "defender of the glory".[https://www.behindthename.com/name/bronislav Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Bronislav] It is the Czech, Ukrainian and Russian form of the name Branislav.

The feminine form of the name is Bronislava.

Notable people with the name include:

• Bronislav Bechyňský (1962–2011), Czech sport shooter
• Bronislav Červenka (born 1975), Czech football player and manager
• Bronislav Danda (1930–2015), Czech ice hockey player
• Bronislav Gimpel (1911–1979), Polish-American violinist and teacher
• Bronislav Grombchevsky (1855–1926), Polish-Russian army officer and explorer
• Bronislav Kaminski (1899–1944), Soviet Nazi collaborator
• Bronislav Poloczek (1939–2012), Polish-Czech theatre and television actor
• Bronislav Snetkov (born 1967), Russian speed skater
• Bronislav Stáňa (born 1993), Czech footballer