Meanings
proper noun
- A male given name from the Slavic languages.
Good King Wenceslas look'd out, On the Feast of Stephen; / When the snow lay round about, Deep, and crisp, and e-ven: / Brightly shone the moon that night, Though the frost was cru-el, / When a poor man came in sight, Gath'ring win-ter fu-el.
1854, John Mason Neale, “Good King Wenceslas”, in J. M. Neale, T. Helmore, Carols for Christmas-tide: The Condensed Vocal Parts, London: Novello, →OCLC, page 37
Origin
- Medieval LatinWenceslaus
- FrenchWenceslas
- EnglishWenceslas
From French Wenceslas (variant of Venceslas), from Medieval Latin Wenceslaus.
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APA
Wenceslas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wenceslas
MLA
“Wenceslas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wenceslas. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wenceslas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wenceslas.
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