Branko

Diminutive of BRANISLAV or BRANIMIR.

BRONIS?AW   male   Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements borna "protection" and slava "glory". A famous Polish anthropologist, Bronisław Malinowski (1884-1942), has borne this name.
BRANIMIR   male   Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element borna "protection" combined with miru meaning "peace, world".
FULL FORMS
CROATIAN: Branimir, Branislav
MACEDONIAN: Branislav
SERBIAN: Branimir, Branislav
SLOVAK: Branislav, Bronislav
SLOVENE: Branimir, Branislav
EQUIVALENTS
BULGARIAN: Branimir
CROATIAN: Branko
CZECH: Branislav, Bronislav
LITHUANIAN: Bronislovas, Bronius
MACEDONIAN: Branko
MEDIEVAL SLAVIC: Bronimir, Bronislav
POLISH: Bronimir, Bronisław
RUSSIAN: Bronislav
SERBIAN: Branko
SLOVAK: Branko
SLOVENE: Branko
FEMININE FORMS
BULGARIAN: Branimira, Mira
CROATIAN: Branimira, Branka, Brankica, Mira
CZECH: Branislava, Bronislava
POLISH: Bronisława
RUSSIAN: Bronislava
SERBIAN: Branimira, Branislava, Branka, Brankica, Mira
SLOVAK: Branislava, Braňka, Bronislava
SLOVENE: Branislava, Branka