Miroslav (Cyrillic script: Мирослав) (also see: Polish Mirosław) is a Slavic masculine name meaning 'one who celebrates peace, one who celebrates the world'.
| Pronunciation | Polish: [miˈrɔswaf] Czech: [ˈmɪroslav] Slovak: [ˈmirɔslaw] Serbo-Croatian: [mîroslaʋ, mǐ-] Russian: [mʲɪrɐˈslaf] Slovene: [ˈmíːrɔslaw] |
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| Gender | Male |
| Name day | Czech Republic: March 6 Croatia: February 1 and July 14 Slovakia: March 29 |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | mir ("peace, world") + slav ("celebrate") |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Mirosław |
| Nickname(s) | Miro, Mirko, Slavko, Sláva, Slávek, Mirek, Mireček, Miroušek, Míra |
| Related names | Slavomir |
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Notable people
edit- Miroslav (kaznac), Serbian nobleman
- Miroslav of Croatia, medieval king of Croatia
- Miroslav of Hum, Serbian king of Zahumlje
- Miroslav of Podgoria, Serbian Zupan of Podgorica
- Miroslav Barnyashev, Bulgarian professional wrestler better known as Miro
- Miroslav Blažević, Croatian football coach
- Miroslav Cerar, Slovene gymnast and Olympian
- Miroslav Ilić, Serbian singer-songwriter
- Miroslav Janů, Czech football manager
- Miroslav Jureňa (born 1954), Slovak politician
- Miroslav Karhan, Slovak footballer
- Miroslav Klose, German footballer
- Miroslav Kostadinov, Bulgarian singer
- Miroslav Krleža, Croatian writer
- Miroslav Kultyshev, Russian pianist
- Miroslav Lajčák, Slovak politician and diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly
- Miroslav Navratil, Croatian military commander
- Miroslav Nikolić, Serbian basketball coach
- Miroslav Radović, Serbian footballer
- Miroslav Raduljica, Serbian basketball player
- Miroslav Šatan, Slovak professional ice hockey player
- Miroslav Škoro, Croatian musician
- Miroslav Stevanović (born 1990), Bosnian footballer
- Miroslav Stević, Serbian footballer
- Miroslav Stoch, Slovak footballer
- Miroslav "Žiarislav" Švický, Slovak musician and modern pagan leader
- Miroslav Tichý, Czech photographer
- Miroslav Tuđman, Croatian politician
- Miroslav Úradník, Slovakian racewalking athlete
- Miroslav Vulićević, Serbian footballer
- Miroslav Wanek, Czech poet and composer
See also
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