Wenceslaus

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Latinized form of Veceslav (see 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
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