# Bohuslav (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/bohuslav/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “to god”, “glory”, “glory to god” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Boguslav |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From Ukrainian Богусла́в (Bohusláv), equivalent to бо́гу (bóhu, “to God”) + -слав (-slav, “glory”), literally “glory to God”.

## What it means

Bohuslav is grouped under famous and god.

## People named Bohuslav

- Bohuslav Sobotka, Czech politician
- Bohuslav Martinů, Czech composer (1890–1959)
- Bohuslav Balbín, Czech baroque writer, philosopher, historian, linguist, religion writer, educator, writer,
- Josef Bohuslav Foerster, Czech composer and educator (1859–1951)
- Bohuslav Karlík, Czechoslovak canoeist, speed canoeist and water slalomist (1908–1996)
- Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Czech music educator, composer, organist and Roman Catholic priest (1684-1742)
- Bohuslav Brauner, Czech chemist (1855–1935)
- Bohuslav Ebermann, Czech ice hockey player
- Bohuslav Šťastný, Czech ice hockey player
- Bohuslav Hasištejnský z Lobkovic, Czech poet, traveller, humanist and satiricist
- Bohuslav Svoboda, Czech politician and physician
- Bohuslav Havránek, Czech academic, lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, professor, publicist, trans

## How to read these numbers

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