Gender Masculine

Meaning & History

Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Veceslav (see Václav).

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesViachaslau, Slava(Belarusian) Velislav, Ventseslav, Ventsislav(Bulgarian) Višeslav(Croatian) Václav, Věnceslav, Vašek(Czech) Venceslas(French) Wenzel, Wenzeslaus(German) Wenceslas, Wenceslaus(History) Vencel(Hungarian) Venceslao(Italian) Vaclovas(Lithuanian) Veceslav(Medieval Czech) Wacław, Więcesław, Wielisław, Wiesław, Wisław(Polish) Venceslau(Portuguese) Veaceslav(Romanian) Vatslav, Vyacheslav, Slava(Russian) Višeslav(Serbian) Václav(Slovak) Wenceslao(Spanish) Vatslav, Vyacheslav, Slava(Ukrainian)

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Sources & References

  1. Vasmer, Max. Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language, entry Вячесла́в, available from https://starlingdb.org/cgi-bin/response.cgi?basename=\data\ie\vasmer.
Entry updated April 23, 2024