VÁClav

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  • Czech, Slovak
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.

EQUIVALENTS
BULGARIAN: Ventseslav
CZECH: Václav, Věnceslav
GERMAN: Wenzel, Wenzeslaus
HISTORY: Wenceslas, Wenceslaus
HUNGARIAN: Vencel
ITALIAN: Venceslao
MEDIEVAL CZECH: Veceslav, Venceslaus
MEDIEVAL SLAVIC: Vecheslav
POLISH: Wacław, Więcesław
ROMANIAN: Veaceslav
RUSSIAN: Vyacheslav
SLOVAK: Václav
SPANISH: Venceslás
UKRAINIAN: Vyacheslav
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
RUSSIAN: Slava
FEMININE FORMS
CZECH: Václava, Vendula
POLISH: Wacława