Zbigniew (ˈzbiɡɲɛf) is a Polish

Polish language

Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...

 masculine given name

Name

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, originally Zbygniew ˈzbɨɡɲɛf. This 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". Its diminutive

Diminutive

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 forms include Zbyszek and Zbyś.

Czech and Slovak form of this name is: Zbyhněv .

Individuals with this name may celebrate their name day

Name day

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 on February 17, March 17, April 1, or October 10.

Notable people

• Zbigniew of Poland
  Zbigniew of Poland
  Zbigniew , Duke of Poland from 1102 until 1107.-Early years:Zbigniew was the first-born son of Prince Władysław I Herman and Przecława, who apparently belonged to the Prawdzic clan...
  
  , high duke of Poland from 1102-1106
• Zbigniew Boniek
  Zbigniew Boniek
  Zbigniew "Zibì" Kazimierz Boniek is a former Polish footballer and coach. He first played at Zawisza Bydgoszcz and later at Widzew Łódź. Boniek was named by Pelé as one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers and by FIFA as one of the 100 best-ever players. On 12 October 2009 he received a Golden...
  
  , footballer
• Zbigniew Brzeziński
  Zbigniew Brzezinski
  Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski is a Polish American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981....
  
  , United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter
• Zbigniew Gut
  Zbigniew Gut
  Zbigniew Gut was a Polish footballer who played for the Poland national football team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 Summer Olympics. The club football club he was with for the longest part of his career was Odra Opole...
  
  , Polish footballer
• Zbigniew Herbert
  Zbigniew Herbert
  Zbigniew Herbert was an influential Polish poet, essayist, drama writer, author of plays, and moralist. A member of the Polish resistance movement – Home Army during World War II, he is one of the best known and the most translated post-war Polish writers...
  
  , Polish writer
• Zbigniew Pierzynka
  Zbigniew Pierzynka
  Zbigniew Pierzynka is a former long-distance runner from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. He set his personal best in the classic distance in 1986....
  
  , Polish long-distance runner
• Zbigniew Preisner
  Zbigniew Preisner
  Zbigniew Preisner is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski.-Life:Zbigniew Preisner studied history and philosophy in Kraków. Never having received formal music lessons, he taught himself music by listening and transcribing parts from records....
  
  , one of Poland's leading film score composers
• Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński
  Zbigniew Robert Prominski
  Zbigniew Robert Promiński , stage name Inferno, is a Polish death metal drummer. He has contributed to bands such as Behemoth, Azarath, Witchmaster, Damnation, Deus Mortem, Artrosis, Christ Agony and Devilyn. Also, his endorsements include Paiste, Czarcie Kopyto, Spaun Drums, Vic Firth, and...
  
  , Polish death metal drummer
• Zbigniew Rybczyński
  Zbigniew Rybczynski
  Zbigniew Rybczyński is a Polish filmmaker who has won numerous prestigious industry awards both in the United States and internationally. He was also a teacher of cinematography, and digital cinematography. Currently he is a researcher of blue and greenscreen compositing technology at Ultimatte...
  
  , Polish filmmaker
• Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
  Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
  Zbigniew Zapasiewicz was one of the most prominent post-war Polish actors, as well as a theatre director and pedagogue.- Biography :...
  
  , Polish actor