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Stanislawa
Pronounced stah-nee-SWAH-vah /ˌsta.ɲiˈswa.va/Medium
Meaning: Stanislawa is the Polish feminine of Stanislaus (Polish Stanislaw), built from the Slavic elements stan 'to become, to stand' and slava 'glory' - understood as 'may you become glorious' or 'one who achieves glory'.High
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Stanislawa is the Polish feminine form of Stanislaus, joining the Old Slavic stan 'to become or stand' with slava 'glory' to mean 'one who achieves glory'. It appears in United States birth records in the early twentieth century, brought by Polish immigrant families, and reached its small high around 1916. It was never common here, given to only a couple dozen girls a year, and its recorded use ran only briefly through the nineteen-twenties.
A girl named Stanislawa in that cohort belonged to the great wave of Polish arrivals and would be counted among the great-grandmothers now. The name faded quickly among American-born generations, who shortened it to Stella or Stacy, but it remains a proud, fully authentic heritage name in Poland.
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What does the name Stanislawa mean?
It is the Polish feminine of Stanislaus, from Slavic stan and slava, meaning 'become glorious' or 'achieve glory'.
How do you pronounce Stanislawa?
It's said stah-nee-SWAH-vah /ˌsta.ɲiˈswa.va/, four syllables, stress on the third.
Is Stanislawa a boy or girl name?
Stanislawa is used as a girl's name; Stanislaw is the masculine form.
How popular is Stanislawa?
It was always rare in the United States, a Polish heritage name recorded for only a couple dozen girls a year around the nineteen-tens.