Given Name JAROSŁAW

GENDER: Masculine

USAGE: Polish

PRONOUNCED: ya-RAW-swaf [details]

Meaning & History

Means "fierce and glorious", derived from the Slavic elements yaru meaning "fierce, energetic" and slava meaning "glory".

DIMINUTIVE: Jarek

FEMININE FORM: Jarosława

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Jaroslav, Jarek (Czech), Jaroslavas (Lithuanian), Yaroslav, Slava, Yarik (Russian), Jaroslav (Slovak), Yaroslav (Ukrainian)