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You have also a Serbian version of this name, Višeslav. One of the first Serbian known rulers was Prince Višeslav. [noted -ed]
Vaclav Noid Barta is a Czech singer who represented his country with Marta Jandova with the song "Hope Never Dies" in the 2015 Eurovision. They did not make it past the semi final.
In French : VINCESLAS.
Václav is traditional Czech name. I like the short form name: Vašek :) It is an interesting name, but I think it's few extended name...
Actually, the original name was the proto-czech name Veceslav. The Old Czech version was Vácslav.
A feminine version is also Vjenceslava.
Saint Václav was a 10th-century duke of Bohemia murdered by his brother. He is the patron saint of the Czech Republic. This was also the name of several Bohemian kings.
Václav von Österreich (9th March 1561 - 22th September 1578, Madrid) was child of Maximilian I and María de Austria o Habsburgo.
Václav was the original name of Karel IV, king of Czech and Saint Roman´s empire.
There is a lovely old Christmas carol about a "Good King Václav" (1994). He was played by Jonathan Brandis.
Famous bearers:
Václav Rasch is real name of famous actor Saša Rašilov.
His grandson is actor Václav Rašilov.
Václav Vingl is fictional character from the movie "Václav". He was played by Ivan Trojan.
Pronounced VAH:-tslahf.
Actually, I think it should be other way round, Wenceslas linking to Václav, because Václav is the original form of the name.
The oldest use of this name dates to 907 when the son of Bořivoj II was born. He was christened Václav. He was a Duke of Bohemia for five years before he was murdured by his brother in 929. Saint Václav is now the patron saint of Bohemia.
Pronounced as "VAH-ts-LAHV".Famous bearers:
Czech actress Alice Veselá and hockey player Václav Benda have a son Václav (2007).
Director Václav Krska, born at 7 October 1900, Písek, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary.
Actor Václav Lohniský born at 5 November 1920, Holice. He died at 18 February 1980, Jilemnice.
Director Václav Vorlíček, born at 3 June 1930, Prague, Czechoslovakia
.. And many many more.
Pet forms: Venda, Venca, Vacek, Vendelin, Vašek, Vaško ("VA-shek", "Vah-sh-kaw").
A famous bearer:
Saint Václav - He was murdered of by brother Bořivoj.
Pronounced as "Vaatslav".
Vaclav Talich and Vaclav Neumann, Czech conductors.
A famous bearer of this name is the former president of Czech Republic - Václav Havel.
There's an equivalent of this name - Vendelín (male) or Vendelína (female) which is often used. Vendelína is also used in the form Vendulka.

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