Grażyna
female given name
Grażyna [ɡraˈʐɨna] is a Polish feminine given name. The name was created by the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the main character of his 1823 poem Grażyna. The name is derived from the Lithuanian adjective gražus, meaning "pretty", "beautiful".
Diminutives/hypocoristics include Grasia, Grazia, Grażynka, Grażka, Grażusia.
In Polish tradition, the name days for Grażyna are April 1 and July 26.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 27, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q746517. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1823.
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