Wroclaw: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Wroclaw – Meaning: from the personal name Wrocisław, roughly 'return to glory/fame' – Origin: Polish (Slavic, from a personal name) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: VROHTS-wahf


Wroclaw is a Polish (Slavic, from a personal name) unisex name meaning “from the personal name Wrocisław, roughly 'return to glory/fame'”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.

Meaning & Origin of Wroclaw

Meaning: From the personal name Wrocisław, roughly 'return to glory/fame'.

Origin: Polish (Slavic, from a personal name).

How to Pronounce Wroclaw

Phonetic: VROHTS-wahf   IPA: /ˈvrɔts.waf/

Popularity of Wroclaw

Wroclaw doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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