Miroslav (given name) explained

Miroslav
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /pl/ pronounced as /cs/ pronounced as /sk/ pronounced as /sh/ pronounced as /ru/ pronounced as /sl/
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	mir ("peace, world") + slav ("celebrate")
Origin:	Slavic
Alternative Spelling:	Mirosław
Nickname:	Miro, Mirko, Slavko, Sláva, Slávek, Mirek, Mireček, Miroušek, Míra
Related Names:	Slavomir
Name Day:	Czech Republic March 6 Croatia: February 1 and July 14 Slovakia: March 29
Footnotes:	http://www.behindthename.com/name/miroslav

Miroslav (Cyrillic script: Мирослав) (also see: Polish Mirosław) is a Slavic masculine name meaning 'one who celebrates peace, one who celebrates the world'.

Notable people

Miroslav (kaznac), Serbian nobleman
Miroslav of Croatia, medieval king of Croatia
Miroslav of Hum, Serbian king of Zahumlje
Miroslav of Podgoria, Serbian Zupan of Podgorica
Miroslav Barnyashev, Bulgarian professional wrestler better known as Miro
Miroslav Blažević, Croatian football coach
Miroslav Cerar, Slovene gymnast and Olympian
Miroslav Ilić, Serbian singer-songwriter
Miroslav Janů, Czech football manager
Miroslav Jureňa (born 1954), Slovak politician
Miroslav Karhan, Slovak footballer
Miroslav Klose, German footballer
Miroslav Kostadinov, Bulgarian singer
Miroslav Krleža, Croatian writer
Miroslav Kultyshev, Russian pianist
Miroslav Lajčák, Slovak politician and diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly
Miroslav Navratil, Croatian military commander
Miroslav Nikolić, Serbian basketball coach
Miroslav Radović, Serbian footballer
Miroslav Raduljica, Serbian basketball player
Miroslav Šatan, Slovak professional ice hockey player
Miroslav Škoro, Croatian musician
Miroslav Stevanović (born 1990), Bosnian footballer
Miroslav Stević, Serbian footballer
Miroslav Stoch, Slovak footballer
Miroslav "Žiarislav" Švický, Slovak musician and modern pagan leader
Miroslav Tichý, Czech photographer
Miroslav Tuđman, Croatian politician
Miroslav Úradník, Slovakian racewalking athlete
Miroslav Vulićević, Serbian footballer
Miroslav Wanek, Czech poet and composer