Name «Zbyslava»

Zbyslava is an ancient Slavic name that serves as the feminine counterpart to the masculine name Zbyslav. The earliest known mention of the name Zbyslava Sviatopolkovna dates back to 1102 and pertains to the daughter of Sviatopolk Izyaslavich, the first wife of Boleslaw I the Cruel. In 1180, the name Zbyslava appears in records regarding a princess, the daughter of Vsevolod Yur'evich.Interestingly, the feminine name Zbysława was more common among Czechs, and even more so among Poles. In Poland, the name Zbysława is documented as early as 1208.