Comments for the name Václav

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.

Vaclav Talich and Vaclav Neumann, Czech conductors.

Pronounced as "Vaatslav".

A famous bearer:
Saint Václav - He was murdered of by brother Bořivoj.

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").

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 VAH:-tslahf.

Actually, I think it should be other way round, Wenceslas linking to Václav, because Václav is the original form of the name.

Václav Vingl is fictional character from the movie "Václav". He was played by Ivan Trojan.

Famous bearers:
Václav Rasch is real name of famous actor Saša Rašilov.
His grandson is actor Václav Rašilov.

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.

Václav von Österreich (9th March 1561 - 22th September 1578, Madrid) was child of Maximilian I and María de Austria o Habsburgo.

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.

A feminine version is also Vjenceslava.