Zbigniew
ZBIG-nyehf
Polish
"to dispel anger"
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Updated Mon Apr 14 2025
Zbigniew Origin and Meaning
The name Zbigniew is a boy's name of Polish origin meaning "to dispel anger".
One of the first authentically Slavic names many Americans heard (but couldn't pronounce), via 1960s to 70s former presidential advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski. Even after all these years, it is still problematic internationally, but well-used and familiar in its native Poland.
Popularity of the name Zbigniew
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Famous People Named Zbigniew
- Zbigniew BrzezinskiNational Security Adviser to U.S. President Jimmy Carter, father of journalist Mika Brzezinski
- Zbigniew of Polandhigh duke of Poland
- Zbigniew BoniekPolish footballer
- Zbigniew BródkaPolish Olympic speed skater
- Zbigniew GutPolish footballer
- Zbigniew HerbertPolish poet
- Zbigniew PreisnerPolish film score composer
- Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" PromińskiPolish death metal drummer
- Zbigniew RybczyńskiPolish filmmaker
- Zbigniew ZapasiewiczPolish actor
- Zbigniew CybulskiPolish actor