Czesław, (, , ) is an old
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
derived from the
Slavic elements ''ča''
(to await) and ''slava''
(glory). Feminine form: Czesława/Česlava. The name may refer to:
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Ceslaus, Christian Saint
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Czesław Białobrzeski
Czesław Białobrzeski (31 August 1878 in Poshekhonye near Yaroslavl, Russia – 12 October 1953 in Warsaw) was a Polish physicist.
He studied 1896–1901 at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, University of Kyiv, continued 1908 ...
, Polish physicist
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Czesław Bieżanko, Polish entomologist and recognized authority on South American butterflies
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Czesław Bobrowski, Polish economist in postwar Poland
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Czeslaw Brzozowicz, consulting engineer for the CN Tower, Toronto-Dominion Centre, first Toronto subway line
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Czesław Dźwigaj, Polish artist and sculptor
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Czesław Hoc, Polish politician
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Czeslaw Idzkiewicz, Polish painter and teacher
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Czeslaw Kozon, Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Copenhagen
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Czesław Kiszczak, Polish general and politician
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Czesław Lang, Polish former road racing cyclist
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Czesław Łuczak, Polish historian, former rector of the Adam Mickiewicz University
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Czesław Marchaj, Polish yachtsman
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Czesław Marek, Polish composer, pianist
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Czesław Meyer, a fictional character who gained immortality in the Japanese light novel series ''
Baccano!''
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Czesław Michniewicz, Polish football manager and former player
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Czesław Miłosz, Polish poet and Nobel Prize recipient
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Czesław Młot-Fijałkowski, a Polish military officer and a brigadier general of the Polish Army
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Czesław Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter
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Czesław Okińczyc, Polish–Lithuanian politician
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Czesław Piątas, a Polish general, former Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army
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Czesław Słania, Polish-Swedish postage stamp and banknote engraver
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Czesław Sobieraj, Polish sprint canoer
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Czesław Warsewicz, former CEO and chairman of PKP Intercity S.A.
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Czesław Wycech, Polish activist, politician and historian
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Czesław Zbierański, Polish engineer, pioneer of Polish aviation, major of Polish Army
See also
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Časlav (name)
References
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Slavic masculine given names
Polish masculine given names
Masculine given names