Miroslav (given name)
| Pronunciation | Czech: [ˈmɪroslav] Slovak: [ˈmirɔslaw] Serbo-Croatian: [mîroslaʋ, mǐ-] Russian: [mʲɪrɐˈslaf] Slovene: [ˈmíːrɔslaw] Ukrainian: [ˈmerɔsˈɫau̯] |
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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, Myroslav |
| Nicknames | Miro, Mirko, Slavko, Sláva, Slávek, Mirek, Mireček, Miroušek, Míra, Myrosyk, Mirďa, Mirda |
| Related names | Slavomir, Miroslava (f) |
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Miroslav (Cyrillic script: Мирослав) is a Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the Slavic elements mirŭ ("peace, world") and slava ("glory"), thus meaning 'one who celebrates peace, one who celebrates the world'. The feminine form of the name is Miroslava.
It is popular in many Slavic countries, such as Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The Polish form of the name is Mirosław / Mirosława.
The Ukrainian form of the name is Myroslav (Ukrainian pronunciation: [merɔsˈɫau̯]) / Myroslava (Ukrainian pronunciation: [merɔsˈɫaʋɐ]).