Branislav

Branislav (Cyrillic: Бранислав) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic elements borna (to protect, to defend) and slava (glory, fame) and means "warrior", "defender of the glory".¹ The feminine form of the name is Branislava.

Branislav is a common given name in Croatian, Slovak and Serbian. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław and in Czech, Ukrainian and Russian as Bronislav. A short form of the name is Brano. Nicknames in the different languages include Branko, Branio, Broněk, Broniek, Slávek, Slavo, Bane, Brane, Braňo, Braniša, Bruno.

• Belarusian: Браніслаў / Branisłaŭ (Branislaw)
• Czech: Bronislav or Branislav
• Croatian: Branislav
• Lithuanian: Bronislovas, Bronius
• Polish: Bronisław
• Russian: Бронислав (Bronislav)
• Serbian: Бранислав / Branislav, Бранисав / Branisav or Бранко / Branko
• Slovak: Branislav or Braňo
• Slovenian: Brane
• Ukrainian: Боронислав (Boronyslav), Броніслав (Bronislav) (more commonly used than the former)

• Branislav Andjelić (born 1959), Serbian Internet pioneer, economist and politician
• Branislav Angelovski (born 1977), Macedonian handball player
• Branislav Atanacković (born 1983), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Bajić (born 1977), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Belić (1932–2016), Serbian politician
• Branislav Blažić (1957–2020), Serbian surgeon and politician
• Branislav Bogaroški (born 1976), Serbian politician
• Branislav Borenović (born 1974), Bosnian Serb politician
• Branislav Čonka (born 1989), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Crnčević (1933–2011), Serbian writer and politician
• Branislav Crnogorac (born 1952), Bosnian judoka and judo trainer
• Branislav Damjanov (born 1965) is a Serbian politician
• Branislav Danilović (born 1988), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Đekić (born 1991), Serbian basketball player
• Branislav Dešković (1883–1939), Croatian sculptor
• Branislav Djurdjev (1908–1993), Yugoslav and Serbian historian and orientalist
• Branislav Drobnjak (born 1961), Montenegrin footballer
• Branislav Đukanović (born 1959), Montenegrin footballer
• Branislav Fodrek (born 1981), Slovak football player and coach
• Branislav Fábry (born 1985), Slovak ice hockey player
• Branislav Grbić, Kosovar Serb politician
• Branislav Gröhling (born 1974), Slovak politician
• Branislav Gálik (born 1973), Slovak tennis player
• Branislav Hrnjiček (1908–1964), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Hronec (1940–2022), Slovak composer, pianist and conductor
• Branislav Ikonić (1928–2002), Serbian politician
• Branislav Ivanović (born 1984), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Ivković (born 1952), Serbian politician
• Branislav Jakubec (born 1967), Slovak wheelchair curler
• Branislav Janković (born 1992), Montenegrin footballer
• Branislav Jankovič (born 1991), Slovak ice hockey player
• Branislav Jánoš (born 1971), Slovak ice hockey player
• Branislav Jašurek (born 1982), Slovak footballer
• Branislav Jerinić (1932–2006), Serbian actor
• Branislav Jovanović (politician) (born 1955), Serbian politician
• Branislav Jovanović (born 1985), Serbian footballer

• Branislav Karaulić (born 1963), Serbian hurdler
• Branislav Kerac (born 1952), Serbian comic book creator
• Branislav Knežević (born 2002), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Kojić (1899-1987), Serbian architect and painter
• Branislav Konrád (born 1987), Slovak ice hockey player
• Branislav Kovačević (1953–2010), Serbian playwright, politician, and activist
• Branislav Krunić (born 1979), Bosnian football player and coach
• Branislav Kubala (1949–2018), Spanish footballer
• Branislav Kubka (born 1988), Slovak ice hockey player
• Branislav Labant (born 1976), Slovak footballer
• Branislav Lala Kovačev (1939–2012), Yugoslavian-Serbian jazz musician, bandleader and composer
• Branislav Lečić (born 1955), Serbian actor and politician
• Branislav Lončar (1937–2019), Serbian sport shooter
• Branislav Ľupták (born 1991), Slovak footballer
• Branislav Martinović (1937–2015), Serbian wrestler
• Branislav Mezei (born 1980), Slovak ice hockey player
• Branislav Mićić (born 1990), Swiss-Serbian footballer
• Branislav Mihajlović (1936–1991), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Mihajlović (politician) (born 1953), Serbian politician
• Branislav Milinković (1961–2012), Serbian political activist and diplomat
• Branislav Miličević (born 1983), Serbian footballer
• Branislav "Branko" Milićević, Serbian actor
• Branislav Milosavljević (1879–1944), Serbian poet and army colonel
• Branislav Milošević (born 1988), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Mitrović (born 1985), Serbian water polo player
• Branislav Mitrović (politician) (born 1966), Serbian politician
• Branislav Mojićević (born 1986), Serbian singer
• Branislav Mráz (born 1973), Slovak football player and manager
• Branislav Nedimović (born 1977), Serbian politician
• Branislav Niňaj (born 1994), Slovak footballer
• Branislav Notaros, American electrical engineering professor
• Branislav Novaković (born 1958), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Nušić (1864–1938), Serbian playwright, satirist and novelist
• Branislav Obžera (born 1981), Slovak footballer
• Branislav Ondruš (born 1973), Slovak television presenter and politician
• Branislav Petronijević (1875–1954), Serbian philosopher and paleontologist
• Branislav Pindroch (born 1991), Slovak footballer
• Branislav Pipović (born 1959), Serbian writer
• Branislav Pokrajac (1947–2018), Serbian handball player
• Branislav Pomoriški (born 1956), Serbian entrepreneur and politician
• Branislav Prelević (born 1966), Serbian basketball player

• Branislav Rajačić (1931–1992), Serbian basketball coach
• Branislav Rapáč (born 1993), Slovakice hockey player
• Branislav Ratkovica (born 1985), Serbian professional basketball player and coach
• Branislav Ristivojević (born 1972), Serbian academic and politician
• Branislav Rzeszoto (born 1975), Slovak footballer
• Branislav Sekulić (1906–1968), Yugoslav football player and manager
• Branislav Sekáč (born 1979), Slovak tennis player
• Branislav Simić (born 1935), Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler
• Branislav Sinadinovski (died 2021), Macedonian politician
• Branislav Škripek (born 1970), Slovak politician
• Branislav Sluka (born 1999), Slovak footballer
• Branislav Šoškić (1922–2022), Montenegrin politician
• Branislav Spáčil (born 2003), Slovak footballer
• Branislav Stamenković (born 1934), Serbian professional basketball player
• Branislav Stanić born 1988), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Stankovič (born 1965), Slovak tennis player
• Branislav Stojanović (born 1973), Serbian sprinter
• Branislav Šušolík (born 1998), Slovak footballer
• Branisłaŭ Taraškievič (1892–1938), Belarusian public figure, politician, and linguist
• Branislav Tomić (born 1995), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Trajković (born 1989), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Trifunović (born 1978), Serbian actor and film producer
• Branislav Tvarožek (born 1925), Slovak National Uprising participant and political prisoner.
• Branislav Varsik (1904–1994) was a Slovak historian and archivist
• Branislav Vićentić (born 1971), Serbian basketball player and coach
• Branislav Vukomanović (born 1981), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Vukosavljević (1929–1985), Serbian footballer
• Branislav Zebec (1929–1988), Croatian football player and manager