Václav

Gender Masculine
Usage Czech, Slovak
Pronounced Pron. /ˈvaːt͡s.laf/(Czech) /ˈvaːt͡s.lau̯/(Slovak)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Contracted form of an older Czech name Veceslav, derived from the Slavic elements vęťĭjĭ "more, greater" and slava "glory". Saint Václav (known as Wenceslas or Wenceslaus 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.

Related Names

Rootsvęťĭjĭ + slava
VariantVěnceslav(Czech)
DiminutiveVašek(Czech)
Feminine FormsVáclava, Věnceslava, Vendula(Czech)
Other Languages & CulturesViachaslau, Slava(Belarusian) Velislav, Ventseslav, Ventsislav(Bulgarian) Višeslav(Croatian) Venceslas(French) Wenzel, Wenzeslaus(German) Wenceslas, Wenceslaus(History) Vencel(Hungarian) Venceslao(Italian) Vaclovas(Lithuanian) Veceslav(Medieval Czech) Veaceslav(Moldovan) Vęťeslavŭ(Old Slavic) Wacław, Więcesław, Wielisław, Wiesław, Wisław(Polish) Venceslau(Portuguese) Vatslav, Vyacheslav, Slava(Russian) Višeslav(Serbian) Venčeslav(Slovene) Wenceslao(Spanish) Vatslav, Vyacheslav, Slava(Ukrainian)
Surname DescendantsVančura, Vančurová(Czech)

Popularity

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Name Days

Czechia: September 28
Slovakia: September 28

Images

Depiction of Saint Václav by Adolf Zimmermann (1852)Depiction of Saint Václav by Adolf Zimmermann (1852)

Categories

authors, Czechia in the Eurovision Song Contest, glory, kings, love island Czechoslovakia, martyrs, patron saints, saints, Trinity Blood characters, victims, world leaders
Entry updated April 23, 2024