Vyacheslav
Russian and Ukrainian form of VÁCLAV.
 | VáCLAV male 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 |