Svatopluk

Gender Masculine
Usage Czech
Pronounced Pron. SVA-to-plook  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "sacred people", derived from the Slavic elements svętŭ "sacred, holy" and pŭlkŭ "people, host, army". Svatopluk the Great was a 9th-century ruler of Great Moravia, a region centered around the modern Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesSvętopŭlkŭ(Old Slavic) Svantepolk(Old Swedish) Świętopełk(Polish) Svyatopolk(Russian) Svätopluk(Slovak) Svante(Swedish)
Same SpellingSvätopluk

Popularity

Name Days

Czechia: February 23

Categories

army, blessed, divine, fortune, people, royalty, rulers
Entry updated April 23, 2024