Czeslaw
| Czesław |
| Gender |
male |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Slavic |
| Meaning |
cześć ("honour") + sława ("glory, famous") |
| Other names |
| Alternative spelling |
Česlav
Časlav |
| Nickname(s) |
Czesiu, Czesiek |
| Behind the Name |
Czeslaw (Polish: Czesław, Czech: Česlav, other Slavic languages: Časlav, Lithuanian: Česlovas) is an old given name derived from the Slavic elements chest (honour) and slav (glory). Feminine form: Czesława/Česlava. The name may refer to:
- Ceslaus, Christian Saint
- Czesław Białobrzeski, Polish physicist
- Czesław Bieżanko, Polish entomologist and recognized authority on South American butterflies
- Czesław Bobrowski, Polish economist in postwar Poland
- Czeslaw Brzozowicz, consulting engineer for the CN Tower, Toronto-Dominion Centre, first Toronto subway line
- Czesław Dźwigaj, Polish artist and sculptor
- Czesław Hoc, Polish politician
- Czeslaw Idzkiewicz, Polish painter and teacher
- Czeslaw Kozon, Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Copenhagen
- Czesław Kiszczak, Polish general and politician
- Czesław Lang, Polish former road racing cyclist
- Czesław Łuczak, Polish historian, former rector of the Adam Mickiewicz University
- Czesław Marchaj, Polish yachtsman
- Czesław Marek, Polish composer, pianist
- Czesław Miłosz, Polish-American poet and Nobel Prize recipient
- Czesław Młot-Fijałkowski, a Polish military officer and a brigadier general of the Polish Army
- Czesław Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter
- Česlav Okinčic, Polish–Lithuanian politician
- Czesław Piątas, a Polish general, former Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army
- Česlovas Sasnauskas, Lithuanian composer
- Czesław Słania, Polish-Swedish postage stamp and banknote engraver
- Czesław Sobieraj, Polish sprint canoer
- Czesław Warsewicz, former CEO and chairman of PKP Intercity S.A.
- Czesław Wycech, Polish activist, politician and historian
- Czesław Zbierański, Polish engineer, pioneer of Polish aviation, major of Polish Army
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