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ArchivesRe: Vaclav and Venceslav
in reply to a message by Mike C
I would suggest the following proto-Slavic form: Ventjeslawus "major-glorified". The -tj- cluster changed into -c-/-Ö- in West Slavic, to -×- in Russian, òî -Ù- in Bulgarian.
The old-Slavonic/old-Bulgarian form is not attested, as far as I know. It should be written in Cyrillic like this: ÂßØÒÅÑËÀÂÚ/ÂßÙÅÑËÀÂÚ/Âÿùåñëàâú.
The Russian form is well known: modern Âÿ÷åñëàâ, pre-1918 Âÿ÷åñëàâú.
Please note that there is also an innovative Bulgarian name Âåíöåñëàâ (Venceslav) which sound similarly but it could be translated as "garland-glorified" rather than "major-glorified".
The old-Slavonic/old-Bulgarian form is not attested, as far as I know. It should be written in Cyrillic like this: ÂßØÒÅÑËÀÂÚ/ÂßÙÅÑËÀÂÚ/Âÿùåñëàâú.
The Russian form is well known: modern Âÿ÷åñëàâ, pre-1918 Âÿ÷åñëàâú.
Please note that there is also an innovative Bulgarian name Âåíöåñëàâ (Venceslav) which sound similarly but it could be translated as "garland-glorified" rather than "major-glorified".
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