Zbigniew Explained

Zbigniew
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /pol/
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	To dispel anger
Region:	Poland
Origin:	Polish
Related Names:	Zbyhněv, Zbyněk

Zbigniew (pronounced as /pol/) is a Polish masculine given name, originally Zbygniew pronounced as /pol/. This West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements Zby- (from zbyć, zbyć się, or pozbyć się, meaning "to dispel", "to get rid of") and gniew, meaning "anger".^[1] The Czech form of this name is Zbyněk (derived from Zbyhněv).^[2]

English diminutives of this name are Zibi, Zbiggy or Zbig.

Notable people

• Zbigniew of Brzezia (c. 1360 – c. 1425), Polish knight and nobleman of Clan Zadora
• Zbigniew of Poland, high duke of Poland from 1102–1106

A

• Zbigniew Andruszkiewicz (born 1959), Polish rower

B

• Zbigniew Babiński (1896–1940), Polish military and sports aviator
• Zbigniew Bargielski (born 1937), Polish composer
• Zbigniew Baranowski (born 1991), Polish wrestler
• Zbigniew Bartman (born 1987), Polish volleyball player
• Zbigniew Beta (born 1953), Polish long jumper
• Zbigniew Bieńkowski (1913–1994), Polish poet, literary critic, translator and essayist
• Zbigniew Boniek (born 1956), Polish footballer, manager, and President of the Polish Football Association
• Zbigniew Brym (1919–2006), Polish military, photographer and publicist
• Zbigniew Bródka (born 1984), Polish speed skater, 2014 Olympic champion in 1500 metres
• Zbigniew Brzeziński (1928–2017), Polish-American diplomat and political scientist
• Zbigniew Buczkowski (born 1951), Polish film actor and entertainer
• Zbigniew Bujak (born 1954), opposition activist in the People's Republic of Poland
• Zbigniew Bujarski (1933–2018), Polish composer
• Zbigniew Burzyński (1902–1971), Polish balloonist and constructor of balloons
• Zbigniew Bzymek (born 1976), Polish-American filmmaker, experimental theatre and music video artist

C

• Zbigniew Chlebowski (born 1964), Polish politician
• Zbigniew Chmielowiec (born 1954), Polish politician, Member of Parliament
• Zbigniew Ciesielski (1934–2020), Polish mathematician
• Zbigniew Cybulski (1927–1967), Polish actor
• Zbigniew Ćwiąkalski (born 1950), Polish politician
• Zbigniew Czaja, Polish slalom canoeist
• Zbigniew Czajkowski (1921–2019), Polish fencing coach
• Zbigniew Czerwiński (speedway rider) (born 1982), Polish speedway rider

D

• Zbigniew Dębski (1922–2010), Polish military personnel and co-founder of the Union of Warsaw Insurgents
• Zbigniew Deptuła (born 1962), Polish politician from the Polish People's Party
• Zbigniew Dłubak (1921–2005), Polish painter
• Zbigniew Doda (1931–2013), Polish chess player
• Zbigniew Dolata (born 1965), Polish politician, Member of Parliament
• Zbigniew Dregier (born 1935), Polish basketball player
• Zbigniew Drzewiecki (1890–1971), Polish pianist and music educator
• Zbigniew Dunin-Wasowicz (1882–1915), Polish military leader
• Zbigniew Dybol (born 1947), Polish handball player

F

• Zbigniew Fedyczak (born 1952), Polish sports shooter
• Zbigniew Fil (born 1977), Polish singer and multi-instrumentalist
• Zbigniew Firlej (c. 1613–1649), noble of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
• Zbigniew Antoni Fronczek (born 1935), Polish politician

G

• Zbigniew Gawlik (born 1956), Polish handball player
• Zbigniew Gawlor (1946–2003), Polish luger
• Zbigniew Girzyński (born 1973), Member of Parliament
• Zbigniew Gołąb (1923–1994), Polish linguist and Slavist
• Zbigniew Grzybowski (born 1976), Polish football winger
• Zbigniew Gut (1949–2010), Polish football defender

H

• Zbigniew Herbert (1924–1998), Polish poet, essayist, drama writer and moralist
• Zbigniew Herman (1935–2010), Polish physician and pharmacologist
• Zbigniew Hoffmann (born 1963), Polish politician

J

• Zbigniew Jagiełło (born 1964), Polish banker
• Zbigniew Janiszewski (born 1931), Polish pole vaulter
• Zbigniew Januszkiewicz (born 1962), Polish swimmer
• Zbigniew Jaremski (1949–2011), Polish sprinter
• Zbigniew Jaworowski (1927–2011) Polish physician and alpinist
• Zbigniew Juszczak (born 1975), Polish field hockey player

K

• Zbigniew Kabata (1924–2014), Polish parasitologist, World War II veteran, poet, fisherman, translator and scientific administrator
• Zbigniew Kaczmarek (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Zbigniew Kaczmarek (weightlifter) (1946–2023), Polish weightlifter, Olympic medalist
  • Zbigniew Kaczmarek (footballer) (born 1962), Polish football player
• Zbigniew Karkowski (1958–2013), Polish composer and musician
• Zbigniew Karpus (born 1954), Polish historian
• Zbigniew Kiernikowski (born 1946), Polish Roman Catholic priest, professor
• Zbigniew Komorowski, Polish figure skater
• Zbigniew Kowalski (born 1970), Polish football defender
• Zbigniew Kozak (born 1961), Polish politician, Member of Parliament
• Zbigniew Kruszyński (born 1960), Polish football player
• Zbigniew Kupczynski (born 1928), Polish-Canadian abstract expressionist artist
• Zbigniew Kuźmiński (1921–2005), Polish film director and screenwriter
• Zbigniew Kuźmiuk (born 1956), Polish politician
• Zbigniew Kwiatkowski (born 1985), Polish handball player

L

• Zbigniew Lengren (1919–2003), Polish cartoonist, caricaturist, and illustrator
• Zbigniew Leśniak (born 1950), Polish slalom canoeist
• Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz (born 1943), Polish psychiatrist and psychotherapist
• Zbigniew Libera (born 1959), Polish artist
• Zbigniew J. Lipowski (1924–1997), Polish psychiatrist, historian, author, political commentator and speaker
• Zbigniew Lubiejewski (born 1949), Polish volleyball player

M

• Zbigniew Marciniak (born 1952), Polish mathematician and university teacher
• Zbigniew Makomaski (born 1931), Polish middle-distance runner
• Zbigniew Makowski (1930–2019), Polish painter
• Zbigniew Małkowski (born 1978), Polish football goalkeeper
• Zbigniew Matwiejew (born 1949), Polish fencer
• Zbigniew Messner (1929–2014), Polish politician and economist
• Zbigniew Miązek (born 1966), Polish slalom canoer
• Zbigniew Michalewicz, Polish entrepreneur, author and professor
• Zbigniew Morsztyn (c. 1628–1689), Polish poet

N

• Zbigniew Namysłowski (1939–2022), Polish jazz composer
• Zbigniew Nienacki (1929–1994), Polish writer
• Zbigniew Nieradka, Polish glider pilot
• Zbigniew Niewiadomski (born 1946), Polish sprint canoer
• Zbigniew Niszczot (born 1955), Australian rugby league player
• Zbigniew Nowosadzki (born 1957), Polish painter

O

• Zbigniew Okoński (born 1949), Polish politician and businessman
• Zbigniew Oleśnicki (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal) (1389–1455), Roman Catholic clergyman and a Polish statesman and diplomat
  • Zbigniew Oleśnicki (primate of Poland) (c. 1430–1493), Roman Catholic clergyman and Polish politician
• Zbigniew Orywał (born 1930), Polish middle-distance runner

P

• Zbigniew Pacelt (1951–2021), Polish politician and athlete
• Zbigniew Pakleza (born 1986), Polish chess Grandmaster
• Zbigniew Paleta (born 1942), Polish violinist and composer for telenovelas
• Zbigniew Paradowski (born 1932), Polish rower
• Zbigniew Pełczyński (1925–2021), Polish-British political philosopher and academic
• Zbigniew Piątek (born 1966), Polish road racing cyclist
• Zbigniew Pierzynka, Polish long-distance runner
• Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (1934–2014), Polish boxer, Olympian
• Zbigniew Piórkowski (1929–1994), Polish boxer, Olympian
• Zbigniew Podraza (born 1953) Polish politician, member of Parliament and mayor of Dąbrowa Górnicza
• Zbigniew Preisner (born 1955), Polish film score composer
• Zbigniew Promiński (born 1978), nicknamed "Inferno", Polish death metal drummer
• Zbigniew Przybyszewski (1907–1952), Polish military officer and a Commander in the Polish Navy

R

• Zbigniew Radziwonowicz (1930–2002), Polish athlete in the javelin throw
• Zbigniew Raszewski (1925–1992), Polish writer and theatre historian
• Zbigniew Religa (1938–2009), Polish cardiac surgeon and politician
• Zbigniew Romaszewski (1940–2014), Polish conservative politician, senator, and human rights activist
• Zbigniew Rybczyński (born 1949), Polish filmmaker, director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
• Zbigniew Rychlicki (1922–1989), Polish graphic artist and illustrator of children's books
• Zbigniew Rynasiewicz (born 1963), Polish politician

S

• Zbigniew Sawan (1904–1984), Polish stage and film actor
• Zbigniew Schodowski (born 1987), Polish rower
• Zbigniew Schwarzer (1928–2008), Polish rower
• Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski (1917–2018), Polish aviator, officer of the Home Army, Brigadier General of the Polish Army
• Zbigniew Seifert (1946–1979), Polish jazz musician
• Zbigniew Siemiątkowski (born 1957), Polish politician
• Zbigniew Skowroński (1925–1992), Polish bobsledder
• Zbigniew Skrudlik (born 1934), Polish fencer
• Zbigniew Ślusarski (born 1947), Polish rower
• Zbigniew Sosnowski (born 1963), Polish politician, Member of Parliament
• Zbigniew Spruch (born 1965), Polish cyclist
• Zbigniew Stonoga (born 1974), Polish entrepreneur, videobloger, social and political activist
• Zbigniew Stryj (born 1968), Polish actor
• Zbigniew Stypułkowski (1904–1979), Polish lawyer and politician
• Zbigniew Suchecki (born 1984), Polish speedway rider
• Zbigniew Suszyński (born 1961), Polish film, television and theater actor
• Zbigniew Syka (1936–1996), Polish sprinter
• Zbigniew Szafrański, Polish Egyptologist
• Zbigniew Szczepkowski (1952–2019), Polish cyclist
• Zbigniew Szewczyk (born 1967), Polish football player and coach
• Zbigniew Szydlo (born 1949), English chemist, academic and teacher
• Zbigniew Szymczak (1952–2019), Polish chess player

T

• Zbigniew Tęczyński (c. 1450–1498), Polish nobleman
• Zbigniew Torzecki, Polish sprint canoer
• Zbigniew Tłuczyński (born 1956), Polish handball player and coach
• Zbigniew Turski (1908–1979), Polish composer

W

• Zbigniew Wachowicz (born 1972), Polish football defender
• Zbigniew Wassermann (1949–2010), minister-member of the Council of Ministers, coordinator of special services
• Zbigniew Wawer, Polish historian, specializing in Polish military history in World War II
• Zbigniew Włodkowski (born 1961), Polish politician, Member of Parliament
• Zbigniew Wodecki (1950–2017), Polish musician
• Zbigniew Wóycicki (1902–1928), Polish officer and skier
• Zbigniew Woźnicki (1958–2008), Polish cyclist
• Zbigniew Wyciszkiewicz (born 1969), Polish football midfielder

Z

• Zbigniew Zakrzewski (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Zbigniew Zakrzewski (footballer) (born 1981), Polish footballer
  • Zbigniew Zakrzewski (economist) (1912–1992), Polish economist
• Zbigniew Zaleski (1947–2019), Polish politician
• Zbigniew Załuski (1926–1978), Polish army officer, writer and Member of Parliament
• Zbigniew Zamachowski (born 1961), Polish actor
• Zbigniew Zapasiewicz (1934–2009), Polish actor, theatre director, and pedagogue
• Zbigniew Żarnowiecki (born 1927), Polish rower
• Zbigniew Zarzycki (born 1948), Polish volleyball player
• Zbigniew Ziobro (born 1970), Polish politician
• Zbigniew Żedzicki (born 1945), Polish wrestler
• Zbigniew Żupnik (1951–2000), Polish painter
• Zbigniew Zychowicz (1953–2016), Polish politician and member of the Democratic Left Alliance

See also

• Zbyszko
• Polish name
• Slavic names

References

1. http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/z/origin-and-meaning-of-zbigniew.htm MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Zbigniew
2. Encyclopedia: Hanks . Patrick . Hardcastle . Patrick Hanks . Kate . Hodges . Flavia . A Dictionary of First Names . 2nd . Oxford Paperback Reference . 2006 . . . 978-0-19-861060-1. Zbigniew .