Bronisław (feminine: Bronisława) is a Polish name of Slavic origin meaning ''broni'' (to protect, to defend) and ''sława'' (glory, fame). The name may refer to:

People

* Bronislava of Poland, a 13th-century

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in 1839 * Bronisław Czech, a Polish sportsman and artist * Bronisław Dankowski, a Polish politician *

Bronisław Geremek Bronisław Geremek (; born Benjamin Lewertow;

, a Polish social historian and politician * Bronisław Huberman, a Jewish Polish violinist *

Bronislav Kaminski Bronislav Vladislavovich Kaminski (; 16 June 1899 – 28 August 1944) was a Soviet Collaboration in the German-occupied Soviet Union, Nazi collaborator. Some publications mistakenly give Kaminski's first name as ''Mieczyslaw''.Janusz Marszalec: ...

, was the commander of the S.S. Sturmbrigade R.O.N.A *

Bronisław Kaper Bronisław Kaper (; February 5, 1902 – April 26, 1983) was a Polish film composer who scored films and musical theater in Germany, France, and the USA. The American immigration authorities misspelled his name as Bronislau Kaper. He was also v ...

, a Polish film composer who scored films and musical theater in Germany, France, and the USA * Bronisław Knaster, a Polish mathematician; from 1939 university professor in Lwów, from 1945 in Wrocław *

Bronisław Komorowski Bronisław Maria Komorowski (; born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who was the fifth president of Poland from 2010 to 2015. Komorowski previously served as Ministry of National Defence (Poland), Minister of National Defence ...

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* Bronisław Malinowski (athlete) *

Bronisław Malinowski Bronisław Kasper Malinowski (; 7 April 1884 – 16 May 1942) was a Polish anthropologist and ethnologist whose writings on ethnography, social theory, and field research have exerted a lasting influence on the discipline of anthropology. ...

, a Polish anthropologist, widely considered one of the most important 20th-century anthropologists * Bronislava Nijinska, a Russian dancer, choreographer, and teacher of Polish descent

Places

* Bronisław, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Bronisław, Radziejów County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Bronisław, Mogilno County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)

People

Places

See also