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304: 318: 141:("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic names. It roughly means "greater glory". Latinised name Wenceslaus corresponds to several West Slavic, Lechitic given names, such as Wieceslaw, Wiecejslav, Wieńczysław/Vienceslav, Vjenceslav, Wenzel, Węzel, Wacław/Vaclav and a few more. 128:
among others. It is an archaic Polish male given name descending from the Polish word Węzel/Wenzel, Latinised as Wenceslaus spelling for Czech rulers called Vaclav. It is a very old Lechitic word and name also used in other West Slavic languages such as Czech
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This article is about the given name. For the public square in Prague, see
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People named Wenceslaus or spelling variations thereof include:
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49:(and other similar names) are Latinized forms of the 179:(1289–1306), King of Hungary, Bohemia, and Poland 343: 133:(of two lexemes), derived from the Slavic words 56:. The other language versions of the name are 185:(1361–1419), King of Bohemia, and German King 314: 221:(1819–1909), Faroese minister and linguist 173:(1271–1305), King of Bohemia and Poland 14: 344: 227:(1868–1966), 9th President of Brazil 24: 25: 373: 296: 215:(1791–1861), Bohemian philologist 316: 302: 195:Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg 233:(1917–2002), Croatian architect 219:Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb 167:(c. 1205–1253), King of Bohemia 201:Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 159:Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia 13: 1: 281:Russian and Ukrainian variant 149:Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia 137:("great(er), large(r)"), and 362:Slavic masculine given names 239:(1859–1905), Croatian writer 209:(1607–1677), Bohemian etcher 203:(1316–1378), born Wenceslaus 7: 243: 197:(1337–1383), the first Duke 10: 378: 26: 177:Wenceslaus III of Bohemia 107: 183:Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia 171:Wenceslaus II of Bohemia 80:, Więcesław, Wieńczysław 189:Wenceslaus I of Legnica 165:Wenceslaus I of Bohemia 275:, South Slavic cognate 135:veli/vyache/więce/više 131:Slavic dithematic name 125: 117: 97: 87: 76: 66: 357:Masculine given names 269:, Bulgarian variant 153:Good King Wenceslas 263:Lithuanian variant 231:Vjenceslav Richter 338: 307:Works related to 287:, Spanish variant 207:Wenceslaus Hollar 16:(Redirected from 369: 332: 320: 319: 306: 237:Vjenceslav Novak 213:Wenceslaus Hanka 111: 61: 29:Wenceslas Square 21: 377: 376: 372: 371: 370: 368: 367: 366: 342: 341: 340: 339: 331: 325: 321: 317: 299: 246: 57: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 375: 365: 364: 359: 354: 323: 322: 315: 313: 312: 298: 297:External links 295: 294: 293: 288: 282: 276: 270: 264: 258: 253: 245: 242: 241: 240: 234: 228: 225:Venceslau Brás 222: 216: 210: 204: 198: 192: 191:(c. 1318–1364) 186: 180: 174: 168: 162: 156: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 374: 363: 360: 358: 355: 353: 350: 349: 347: 336: 335:internal link 329: 311:at Wikisource 310: 305: 301: 300: 292: 289: 286: 283: 280: 277: 274: 271: 268: 265: 262: 259: 257: 254: 251: 248: 247: 238: 235: 232: 229: 226: 223: 220: 217: 214: 211: 208: 205: 202: 199: 196: 193: 190: 187: 184: 181: 178: 175: 172: 169: 166: 163: 160: 157: 154: 150: 147: 146: 145: 142: 140: 136: 132: 127: 123: 119: 115: 110: 105: 101: 100: 95: 91: 90: 85: 81: 79: 74: 70: 69: 64: 60: 55: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 30: 19: 143: 138: 134: 46: 42: 38: 34: 33: 352:Given names 161:(died 1192) 346:Categories 328:given name 309:Wenceslaus 279:Vyacheslav 267:Ventsislav 122:Lithuanian 118:Vjenceslav 109:Vyacheslav 94:Portuguese 51:Czech name 43:Wenzeslaus 35:Wenceslaus 324:Name list 285:Wenceslao 252:, cognate 250:Boleslaus 99:Venceslau 89:Wenceslao 59:‹See Tfd› 47:Wenzslaus 39:Wenceslas 18:Wenceslas 273:Višeslav 244:See also 114:Croatian 261:Venckus 126:Venckus 104:Russian 84:Spanish 333:If an 291:Wenzel 256:Václav 78:Wacław 73:Polish 68:Wenzel 63:German 54:Václav 139:slava 45:and 348:: 330:. 124:: 120:, 116:: 112:, 106:: 102:, 96:: 92:, 86:: 82:, 75:: 71:, 65:: 41:, 37:, 155:" 31:. 20:)

Index

Wenceslas
Wenceslas Square
Czech name
Václav
‹See Tfd›
German
Wenzel
Polish
Wacław
Spanish
Wenceslao
Portuguese
Venceslau
Russian
Vyacheslav
Croatian
Lithuanian
Slavic dithematic name
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
Good King Wenceslas
Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia
Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
Wenceslaus I of Legnica
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Wenceslaus Hollar
Wenceslaus Hanka

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