Vratislav

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Gender Masculine
Usage Czech, Slovak, Medieval Slavic [1]
Pronounced Pron. VRA-kyi-slaf(Czech)
 VRA-kyee-slow(Slovak)
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Meaning & History

Derived from the Slavic elements vratiti "to return" and slava "glory". This was the name of two dukes of Bohemia. The city of Wrocław in Poland is named after the first.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesWarcisław(Polish)

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Name Days

Czech Republic: December 9
Slovakia: June 18

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Sources & References

  1. Goldschmidt, Paul. A Dictionary of Period Russian Names, available from https://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/.
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