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293: 307: 130:("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. 117:
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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38:(and other similar names) are Latinized forms of the 168:(1289–1306), King of Hungary, Bohemia, and Poland 332: 122:(of two lexemes), derived from the Slavic words 45:. The other language versions of the name are 174:(1361–1419), King of Bohemia, and German King 303: 210:(1819–1909), Faroese minister and linguist 162:(1271–1305), King of Bohemia and Poland 333: 216:(1868–1966), 9th President of Brazil 13: 14: 362: 285: 204:(1791–1861), Bohemian philologist 305: 291: 184:Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg 222:(1917–2002), Croatian architect 208:Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb 156:(c. 1205–1253), King of Bohemia 190:Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 148:Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia 1: 270:Russian and Ukrainian variant 138:Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia 126:("great(er), large(r)"), and 351:Slavic masculine given names 228:(1859–1905), Croatian writer 198:(1607–1677), Bohemian etcher 192:(1316–1378), born Wenceslaus 7: 232: 186:(1337–1383), the first Duke 10: 367: 15: 166:Wenceslaus III of Bohemia 96: 172:Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia 160:Wenceslaus II of Bohemia 69:, Więcesław, Wieńczysław 178:Wenceslaus I of Legnica 154:Wenceslaus I of Bohemia 264:, South Slavic cognate 124:veli/vyache/więce/više 120:Slavic dithematic name 114: 106: 86: 76: 65: 55: 346:Masculine given names 258:, Bulgarian variant 142:Good King Wenceslas 252:Lithuanian variant 220:Vjenceslav Richter 327: 296:Works related to 276:, Spanish variant 196:Wenceslaus Hollar 358: 321: 309: 308: 295: 226:Vjenceslav Novak 202:Wenceslaus Hanka 100: 50: 18:Wenceslas Square 366: 365: 361: 360: 359: 357: 356: 355: 331: 330: 329: 328: 320: 314: 310: 306: 288: 235: 46: 21: 12: 11: 5: 364: 354: 353: 348: 343: 312: 311: 304: 302: 301: 287: 286:External links 284: 283: 282: 277: 271: 265: 259: 253: 247: 242: 234: 231: 230: 229: 223: 217: 214:Venceslau Brás 211: 205: 199: 193: 187: 181: 180:(c. 1318–1364) 175: 169: 163: 157: 151: 145: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 363: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 338: 336: 325: 324:internal link 318: 300:at Wikisource 299: 294: 290: 289: 281: 278: 275: 272: 269: 266: 263: 260: 257: 254: 251: 248: 246: 243: 240: 237: 236: 227: 224: 221: 218: 215: 212: 209: 206: 203: 200: 197: 194: 191: 188: 185: 182: 179: 176: 173: 170: 167: 164: 161: 158: 155: 152: 149: 146: 143: 139: 136: 135: 134: 131: 129: 125: 121: 116: 112: 108: 104: 99: 94: 90: 89: 84: 80: 79: 74: 70: 68: 63: 59: 58: 53: 49: 44: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 19: 132: 127: 123: 35: 31: 27: 23: 22: 341:Given names 150:(died 1192) 335:Categories 317:given name 298:Wenceslaus 268:Vyacheslav 256:Ventsislav 111:Lithuanian 107:Vjenceslav 98:Vyacheslav 83:Portuguese 40:Czech name 32:Wenzeslaus 24:Wenceslaus 313:Name list 274:Wenceslao 241:, cognate 239:Boleslaus 88:Venceslau 78:Wenceslao 48:‹See Tfd› 36:Wenzslaus 28:Wenceslas 262:Višeslav 233:See also 103:Croatian 250:Venckus 115:Venckus 93:Russian 73:Spanish 322:If an 280:Wenzel 245:Václav 67:Wacław 62:Polish 57:Wenzel 52:German 43:Václav 128:slava 34:and 337:: 319:. 113:: 109:, 105:: 101:, 95:: 91:, 85:: 81:, 75:: 71:, 64:: 60:, 54:: 30:, 26:, 144:" 20:.

Index

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
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb

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