Miroslav

See also: Mirosław

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *mȋrъ

Proto-Slavic *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ślṓˀwāˀ

Proto-Slavic *slàva

Proto-Slavic *Miroslavъ

Czech Miroslav

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Miroslavъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪroslaf]
• Rhymes: -slaf, -oslaf
• Hyphenation: Mi‧ro‧s‧lav

Proper noun

Miroslav m anim

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Miroslav (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Miroslav	Miroslavové
genitive	Miroslava	Miroslavů
dative	Miroslavovi, Miroslavu	Miroslavům
accusative	Miroslava	Miroslavy
vocative	Miroslave	Miroslavové
locative	Miroslavovi, Miroslavu	Miroslavech
instrumental	Miroslavem	Miroslavy

Derived terms

• Mireček
• Mirek
• Mirka
• Miroslava

Further reading

• “Miroslav”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Miroslav”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Old Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *mȋrъ

Proto-Slavic *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ślṓˀwāˀ

Proto-Slavic *slàva

Proto-Slavic *Miroslavъ

Old Czech Miroslav

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Miroslavъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmirosɫaʋ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmiroslaf/

Proper noun

Miroslav m pers

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Miroslav (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Miroslav	Miroslavy	Miroslavi, Miroslavové
genitive	Miroslava	Miroslavú	Miroslavóv
dative	Miroslavu, Miroslavovi	Miroslavoma	Miroslavóm
accusative	Miroslava	Miroslavy	Miroslavy
vocative	Miroslave	Miroslavy	Miroslavi, Miroslavové
locative	Miroslavu, Miroslavovi	Miroslavú	Miroslaviech
instrumental	Miroslavem	Miroslavoma	Miroslavy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “Miroslav”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From mȋr (“peace”) +‎ slȁva (“glory, fame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mîroslaʋ/
• Hyphenation: Mi‧ro‧slav

Proper noun

Mȉroslav m anim (Cyrillic spelling Ми̏рослав)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Miroslav

	singular
nominative	Miroslav
genitive	Miroslava
dative	Miroslavu
accusative	Miroslava
vocative	Miroslave
locative	Miroslavu
instrumental	Miroslavom

Further reading

• “Miroslav”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026

Slovak

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *mȋrъ

Proto-Slavic *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ślṓˀwāˀ

Proto-Slavic *slàva

Proto-Slavic *Miroslavъ

Slovak Miroslav

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Miroslavъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmirɔsɫau̯/

Proper noun

Miroslav m pers

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Miroslav
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	Miroslav	Miroslavovia
genitive	Miroslava	Miroslavov
dative	Miroslavovi	Miroslavom
accusative	Miroslava	Miroslavov
locative	Miroslavovi	Miroslavoch
instrumental	Miroslavom	Miroslavmi

Further reading

• “Miroslav”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026