| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | miecz (from "miecz", "sword") + sław ("glory, famous") |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Mečislovas |
| Variant form(s) | Mieczysława (f) |
| Nickname(s) | Mietek, Miecio, Mieszko |
| Related names | Mieszko |
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Mieczysław (Polish pronunciation: [mʲɛtʂɨˈswaf]) or Mečislovas (Lithuanian) is a Slavic name of Polish origin and consists of two parts: miecz "sword", and sław "glory, famous". Feminine form: Mieczysława. Alternate form: Mieszko.
This name may refer to:
People
Mečislovas
- Mečislovas Birmanas (1900–1950), Lithuanian chess player
- Mečislovas Davainis-Silvestraitis (1849–1919), Lithuanian activist
- Mečislovas Gedvilas (1901–1981), Lithuanian Soviet politician, first Prime Minister of the Lithuanian SSR
- Mečislovas Leonardas Paliulionis (1834–1908), Roman Catholic bishop
- Mečislovas Reinys (1884–1953), Lithuanian Roman Catholic archbishop and professor
Mieczysław
- Mieczysław Batsch, Polish footballer
- Mieczysław Boruta-Spiechowicz, a Polish military officer, a general of the Polish Army and a notable member of the post-war anti-communist opposition in Poland
- Mieczysława Ćwiklińska, a Polish film actress, stage actor and singer. She was often nicknamed Lińska or Amiette.
- Mieczysław Fogg, Polish singer
- Mieczysław Garsztka, Polish aviator, flying ace in the German Air Force in World War I
- Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski, a Cardinal Ledóchowski
- Mieczysław Horszowski, Polish pianist
- Mieczysław Jagielski, Polish communist politician and economist
- Mieczysław Janowski, Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament
- Mieczysław Kalenik, Polish actor
- Mieczysław Karłowicz, Polish composer and conductor
- Mieczysław Kawalec, Polish officer in the anti-communist resistance
- Mieczysław Mickiewicz, Polish-Ukrainian politician
- Mieczysław Moczar, Polish communist who played a prominent role in the history of the Polish People's Republic
- Mieczysław Mokrzycki, Polish Catholic archbishop
- Mieczysław Morański, Polish actor, famous for cartoon voice-overs
- Mieczysław Munz, Polish-American pianist
- Miguel Najdorf, Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation
- Mieczysław Niedziałkowski, Polish writer and activist executed during the German AB-Aktion in Poland
- Mieczysław Nowicki, Polish Olympic medalist in bicycle racing and Minister of Sport
- Mieczysław Połukard, Polish speedway rider and coach
- Mieczysław "Mietek" Pemper, a Polish-born Jewish Holocaust survivor who assisted Oskar Schindler in his rescue activities during World War II
- Mieczysław Rakowski, Polish communist politician, historian and journalist
- Mieczysław Zygfryd Słowikowski, Polish army officer
- Mieczysław Smorawiński, Polish general who died in the Katyn massacre
- Mieczyslaw Solomonowicz, changed his name to Michael Sela (1924–2022), Israeli immunologist; President of the Weizmann Institute of Science
- Mieczysław Stoor, Polish film actor
- Mieczysław Demetriusz Sudowski, writer on esoteric, spiritual and mystical topics
- Mieczysław Weinberg, important Soviet composer of Polish-Jewish origin
- Mieczysław Wolfke, Polish physicist
- Mieczysław Zub, Polish serial killer
Fiction
- Mieczysław "Mickey Doyle" Kuzik, from the television series Boardwalk Empire
- Mieczysław "Stiles" Stilinski, a character from the 2011 television series Teen Wolf.
See also
- Mieszko, possible diminutive form
- Mstislav (given name)
- Polish name
- Slavic names
External links
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