Mečislovas is a Lithuanian masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of the Slavic elements mečĭ meaning "sword" and slava meaning "glory, fame". It thus means "glory of the sword", "famous by the sword", or "sword bearer".Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Mečislovas
The feminine form of the name is Mečislova. The Polish form of the name is Mieczysław. The name is sometimes shortened to Mečys.
Notable people with the name Mečislovas Birmanas (1900–1950), Lithuanian chess player (1907–1994), Lithuanian set designer Mečislovas Davainis-Silvestraitis (1849–1919), Lithuanian journalist and publicist Mečislovas Gedvilas (1901–1981), Lithuanian Communist politician (1926–2017), Lithuanian historian (1927–1999), Lithuanian resistance activist and Servant of God (1902–1942), Lithuanian educator (1920–1998), Lithuanian singer (1911–1959), Lithuanian pianist (1906–2003), Lithuanian lawyer and activist (born 1940), Lithuanian mechanical engineer (born 1938), Lithuanian choir director Mečislovas Leonardas Paliulionis (1834–1908), Lithuanian Roman Catholic bishop Mečislovas Reinys (1884–1953), Lithuanian Roman Catholic archbishop and professor (1941–2008), Lithuanian political scientist and economist (1877–1957), Lithuanian scholar (born 1946), Lithuanian economist and bureaucrat
See also
Mieczysław, Polish form of the name
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