Gender Masculine
Usage Czech, Slovak
Pronounced Pron. VATS-laf(Czech) VATS-low(Slovak)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Contracted form of the older name Veceslav, from the Slavic elements veche "more" and slava "glory". Saint Václav (known as Wenceslas in English) 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.

Related Names

VariantVěnceslav(Czech)
DiminutiveVašek(Czech)
Feminine FormsVáclava, Věnceslava, Vendula(Czech)
Other Languages & CulturesViachaslau(Belarusian) Ventseslav, Ventsislav(Bulgarian) Višeslav(Croatian) Wenzel, Wenzeslaus(German) Wenceslaus, Wenceslas(History) Vencel(Hungarian) Venceslao(Italian) Veceslav, Venceslaus, Wenceslaus(Medieval Czech) Wacław, Więcesław(Polish) Veaceslav(Romanian) Vatslav, Vyacheslav, Slava(Russian) Višeslav(Serbian) Wenceslao, Venceslás(Spanish) Vyacheslav(Ukrainian)
Surname DescendantVančura(Czech)

Popularity

People think this name is

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Name Days

Czechia: September 28
Slovakia: September 28

Images

Depiction of Saint Václav by Adolf Zimmermann (1852)Depiction of Saint Václav by Adolf Zimmermann (1852)

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Entry updated December 7, 2022