Zbigniew

Polish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Jьzbygněvъ, from *jьzbyti (“chase away”) + *gněvъ (“anger, wrath”). By surface analysis, zbyć +‎ gniew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzbi.ɡɲɛf/

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• Rhymes: -iɡɲɛf
• Syllabification: Zbi‧gniew

Proper noun

Zbigniew m

1. a male given name of Slavic origin.

Declension

Declension of Zbigniew

	singular	plural
nominative	Zbigniew	Zbigniewowie
genitive	Zbigniewa	Zbigniewów
dative	Zbigniewowi	Zbigniewom
accusative	Zbigniewa	Zbigniewów
instrumental	Zbigniewem	Zbigniewami
locative	Zbigniewie	Zbigniewach
vocative	Zbigniewie	Zbigniewowie

Derived terms

• Zbyszek

Further reading

• Zbigniew in Polish dictionaries at PWN