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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Miroslav m. Slavic mir, měr, mierz, myr 'peace' + Slavic sława, slava 'glory, fame'.

The name of a 10th C king of Croatia.

For diminutive forms, see Mirko.

Czech Republic
Latin
1355 Myroslaus (nom) chlumecky 66; 1358 Miroslao (dat) ibid. 227, p. 31
Germany
Latin
1226x1227 Mirezlauus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XII; 1228 Mirozlaus (nom) ibid. no. XV
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Miroslav". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Miroslav.