45%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Polish Pronounced Pron. baw-LEH-swaf [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from the Slavic elements bolye "more, greater" and slava "glory". This was the name of kings of Poland, starting in the 11th century with the first Polish king Bolesław the Brave. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details DiminutiveBolekFeminine FormBolesławaOther Languages & CulturesBoleslav(Czech) Boleslav(Russian) PopularityDetails Last ranked #462 in 1944 France Last ranked #180 in 2022 Poland Name DaysName Days? Poland: August 19 Images Bolesław the Brave in a 1771 painting by Marcello Bacciarelli Categories history, kings, Polish presidents