Leszek (name)
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Leszek (ˈlɛʂɛk) is a Slavic 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...

 given name, originally Lestko, Leszko or Lestek, related to Lech
Lech (name)
Lech is a Polish given name, related to Leszek, Lestko, Leszko, Lestek, and Lechosław. Lech was the name of the legendary founder of Poland.Individuals named Lech celebrate their name day on February 28 or August 12....

, Lechosław and Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...

 Lstimir.

Individuals named Lech celebrate their name day
Name day
A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America that consists of celebrating the day of the year associated with one's given name....

 on June 3.

Notable individuals with the name Leszek or variants

  • Lestko
    Lestko
    Lestko is the second legendary duke of Poland, and son of Siemowit, born ca. 870-880. Though proof of his actual existence is unclear, if he did exist, he must have been an influential person, because the tribes that lived in what is now Poland were known as "Lestkowici".- Bibliography :*...

  • Leszek, Duke of Masovia
    Leszek, Duke of Masovia
    Leszek of Masovia was the second Duke of Masovia and Kuyavia from 1173 until his death.He was the second but only surviving son of Bolesław IV the Curly, High Duke of Poland by his first wife Viacheslava, daughter of St. Vsevolod, Prince of Novgorod and Pskov...

     (ca 1162-1186)
  • Leszek I the White
    Leszek I the White
    Leszek I the White , also listed by some sources as Leszek II the White, was Prince of Sandomierz and High Duke of Poland from 1194 until his death, except for the short periods following when he was deposed as Polish ruler...

     (1186/1187-1227)
  • Leszek II the Black
    Leszek II the Black
    Leszek the Black , named after his black hair, was one of the High Dukes of the fragmented Kingdom of Poland. He ruled from 1279 to 1288, and was married to Agrippina of Slavonia with no children.- Life :...

     (1241–1288)
  • Leszek Balcerowicz
    Leszek Balcerowicz
    Leszek Balcerowicz is a Polish economist, the former chairman of the National Bank of Poland and Deputy Prime Minister in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's government...

    , a Polish
    Poland
    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

     economist
    Economist
    An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...

    , the former chairman of the National Bank of Poland
    National Bank of Poland
    Narodowy Bank Polski is the central bank of Poland. It controls the issuing of Poland's currency, the złoty. The Bank is headquartered in Warsaw, and has branches in every major Polish town...

     and Deputy Prime Minister in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's
    Tadeusz Mazowiecki
    Tadeusz Mazowiecki is a Polish author, journalist, philanthropist and Christian-democratic politician, formerly one of the leaders of the Solidarity movement, and the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe after World War II.-Biography:Mazowiecki comes from a Polish...

     government. He is famous for implementing the Polish economic transformation program, commonly known as shock therapy
    Shock therapy (economics)
    In economics, shock therapy refers to the sudden release of price and currency controls, withdrawal of state subsidies, and immediate trade liberalization within a country, usually also including large scale privatization of previously public owned assets....

     in the 1990s
  • Leszek Bebło (born 1966), Polish long-distance runner, 1993 Paris Marathon
    Paris Marathon
    The Paris International Marathon is an annual marathon which takes place from the Champs-Élysées heading towards the Place de la Concorde and continuing through the city to finish at Foch Avenue....

     champion
  • Leszek Blanik
    Leszek Blanik
    Leszek Blanik is a Polish gymnast, World and Olympic champion in vault. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been named after him.-Olympics:...

    , 2008 Olympic gold medalist in vault (gymnastics)
    Vault (gymnastics)
    The vault is an artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the skill performed using that apparatus. Vaulting is also the action of performing a vault. Both male and female gymnasts perform the vault...

  • Leszek Kolakowski
    Leszek Kolakowski
    Leszek Kołakowski was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analyses of Marxist thought, especially his acclaimed three-volume history, Main Currents of Marxism, which is "considered by some to be one of the most important books on political theory of the...

     (1927–2009), Polish philosopher
  • Leszek Miller
    Leszek Miller
    Leszek Cezary Miller is a Polish central-left-wing politician, leader of the Democratic Left Alliance , Prime Minister of the government of the Republic of Poland in 2001-2004.-Childhood and youth:...

    , former Prime Minister of Poland
  • Sir Leszek Krysztof Borysiewicz
    Leszek Borysiewicz
    Sir Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz, FRS is a Polish British physician, immunologist and scientific administrator. He is currently the 345th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, his term of office started on 1 October 2010...

    , British academic and university administrator

See also

  • Lech (disambiguation)
  • Polish name
    Polish name
    A Polish personal name, like names in most European cultures, consists of two main elements: imię, the first name, or given name, followed by nazwisko, the last name, surname, or family name....

  • Slavic names
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