Branislav

Branislav is a Czech, Croatian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian given name. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław, in Russian as Bronislav, and Ukrainian as Boronyslav. The name is derived from the Slavic elements braniti, or broni-ti (to protect in infinitive), that is brani (that who protects) and slav-a (glory) and means "warrior", "defender of the glory".

In some contexts, the anagrams Barnislav and Nabrislav (Nabriša) is used.

Nicknames
Branko, Branio, Broněk, Broniek, Slávek, Slavo, Bane, Brane, Braňo, Braniša, Bruno.

Branislav in other languages

 * Belarusian: Браніслаў / Branisłaŭ (Branislaw)
 * Czech: Bronislav or Branislav
 * Croatian: Branislav
 * Lithuanian: Bronislovas
 * Polish: Bronisław
 * Russian: Бронислав (Bronislav)
 * Serbian: Бранислав / Branislav, Бранисав / Branisav or Бранко / Branko
 * Slovak: Branislav or Braňo
 * Slovenian: Brane
 * Ukrainian: Боронислав (Boronyslav), Броніслав (Bronislav) is more commonly used than the former

Notable people

 * Branislav Bajić, Serbian footballer
 * Branislav Belić, Serbian politician
 * Branislav Fodrek, Slovak association football player
 * Branislav Grbić, Kosovar politician
 * Branislav Ivanović, Serbian association football player
 * Branislav Ivković, Serbian politician
 * Branislav Kerac, Serbian comic book creator
 * Branislav Krunić, Bosnian footballer
 * Branislav Lečić, Serbian actor and politician
 * Branislav Mezei, Slovak ice hockey player
 * Branislav Miličević, Serbian footballer
 * Branislav Mitrović, Serbian water polo player, Olympic champion
 * Branislav Mojićević, Serbian singer
 * Branislav Nušić, Serbian playwright, satirist, essayist, novelist and founder of modern rhetoric in Serbia
 * Branislav Obžera, Slovak soccer player
 * Branislav Pokrajac, Serbian handball player
 * Branislav Prelević, Serbian professional basketball player and coach
 * Branislav Regec, Slovak luger
 * Branislav Rzeszoto, Slovak soccer player
 * Branislav Simić, Serbian Olympic wrestler
 * Branislav Šoškić, Montenegrin politician
 * Branisłaŭ Taraškievič, Belarusian politician and linguist
 * Bronislav Poloczek, Polish-Czech actor
 * Bronislav Kaminski, Soviet commander S.S. Sturmbrigade R.O.N.A.
 * Bronisław Malinowski, Polish anthropologist
 * Bronisław Komorowski, Polish politician who served as President of Poland from 2010 to 2015.