Sobiesław (Proto-Slavic: , ) is a Polish masculine given name. By one hypothesis, it derived from sobie ('for me', 'myself') and sław ('glory', 'prestige').Witold Taszycki, Najdawniejsze polskie imiona osobowe, Kraków, 1926 Another suggestion is that derived from a Proto-Indo-European name meaning 'wise-famous', cognate with Sophocles (roots *sap and *ḱléwos).Adams, Douglas Q. Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997, p. 390. The Czech variant of the name is Soběslav. A similar name is , "my glory".Tadeusz Milewski , Indoeuropejskie imiona osobowe, 1969, p. 102 The feminine form is Sobiesława. Notable people with the name include:
Sobiesław I, Duke of Pomerania (died 1177 or 1179) Sobiesław Zasada (born 1930), Polish rally driver
See also
Samborides, also known as House of Sobiesław, a Pomeranian dynasty
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