Etymology

Wenceslaus

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Today it means: A male given name from the Slavic languages. Full definition →

Latin Wenceslaus ← Old Czech Vácslav ← Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslavъ
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  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*Vęťeslavъ
  2. Old Czech · derived fromVácslav
  3. Latin · borrowed fromWenceslaus
  4. English todayWenceslaus

From Latin Wenceslaus, a Latinization of Old Czech Vácslav, from Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslavъ (from *vęťьjь (“greater, more”) + *slava (“fame, glory”)). Doublet of Vyacheslav.

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