Czesław

Czesław
Gender	male
Language(s)	Polish
Origin
Language(s)	Slavic
Derivation	ča- + slav[a]
Meaning	"to await" + "glory"
Region of origin	Poland
Other names
Alternative spelling	Česlav, Časlav
Nickname(s)	Czesiu, Czesiek

Czesław, (Czech: Česlav, Belarusian: Časłaŭ; Česłaŭ, Lithuanian: Česlovas) is an old given name derived from the Slavic elements ča (to await) and slava (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
• Czeslaw Meyer, a fictional character who gained immortality in the anime, Baccano!
• 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
• Czesław Okińczyc, Polish–Lithuanian politician
• Czesław Piątas, a Polish general, former Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army
• 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

See also

• Časlav (name)