Václav

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Gender Masculine
Usage Czech, Slovak
Pronounced Pron. /ˈvaːt͡s.laf/(Czech) /ˈvaːt͡s.lau̯/(Slovak)

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.