Bronisław (feminine: Bronisława) is a Polish name of Slavic origin meaning broni (to protect, to defend) and sława (glory, fame). The name may refer to:
People
Bronislava of Poland, a 13th-century nun who was beatified in 1839
Bronisław Czech, a Polish sportsman and artist
Bronisław Dankowski, a Polish politician
Bronisław Geremek, a Polish social historian and politician
Bronisław Huberman, a Jewish Polish violinist
Bronislav Kaminski, was the commander of the S.S. Sturmbrigade R.O.N.A
Bronisław Kaper, a Polish film composer who scored films and musical theater in Germany, France, and the USA Bronisław Knaster, a Polish mathematician; from 1939 university professor in Lwów, from 1945 in Wrocław Bronisław Komorowski, President of Poland Bronisław Malinowski (athlete) Bronisław Malinowski, a Polish anthropologist, widely considered one of the most important 20th-century anthropologists Bronislava Nijinska, a Russian dancer, choreographer, and teacher of Polish descent
Places
Bronisław, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) Bronisław, Radziejów County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) Bronisław, Mogilno County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)