Ctibor as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ctibor

What is the meaning of the name Ctibor ?

The baby name Ctibor is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈtsɪt.bor/ (approx. "TSIT-bor").

Ctibor is Slavic in Origin.

Rooted in West Slavic, Ctibor blends cti “honor, respect” (related to Czech čest) with bor “battle, struggle,” giving the sense “one who fights for honor” or “honor-defender.” The name is attested in medieval Bohemia and Slovakia and is cognate with the Polish Czcibor, borne by the 10th-century duke and brother of Mieszko I who helped win the Battle of Cedynia, showing the name’s early prestige and martial associations.

Today it appears as Ctibor in Czech and Slovak, while Polish variants include Czcibor/Czcibór and Ścibor/Scibor; Stibor occurs in Central European records through Polish–Hungarian contact. Usage declined in the early modern era but was revived during 19th-century national awakenings favoring native Slavic forms. Rare yet distinctive in contemporary registers, Ctibor signals integrity joined to courage, evoking a principled defender of what is right.