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Stanislaw

Meaning — Stanisław is a Polish masculine name of purely Slavic origin, composed of "stani" from "stanąć" meaning "to become" or "to stand" and "sław" from "slawa" meaning "glory" — thus "become glorious" or "he who has become famous." Saint Stanisław of Kraków (1030–1079), a bishop murdered by King Bolesław II at the altar, is the patron saint of Poland. The name has been borne by two Polish kings and is one of the most representative names of Polish identity.·Polish origin·Male·stah-NEE-swahf

Stanislaw Stanisław is one of the most thoroughly Polish of all names — carrying the martyred bishop, the royal tradition, and the towering figure of Stanisław Lem, whose science fiction explored the limits of human knowledge with uniquely Polish philosophical irony. Characters named Stanisław are often depicted as men of serious moral and intellectual purpose.

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