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288: 302: 125:("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic names. It roughly means "greater glory". Latinised name Wenceslaus corresponds to several West Slavic, Lechitic given names, such as Wieceslaw, Wiecejslav, Wieńczysław/Vienceslav, Vjenceslav, Wenzel, Węzel, Wacław/Vaclav and a few more. 112:
among others. It is an archaic Polish male given name descending from the Polish word Węzel/Wenzel, Latinised as Wenceslaus spelling for Czech rulers called Vaclav. It is a very old Lechitic word and name also used in other West Slavic languages such as Czech
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This article is about the given name. For the public square in Prague, see
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People named Wenceslaus or spelling variations thereof include:
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38:(and other similar names) are Latinized forms of the 163:(1289–1306), King of Hungary, Bohemia, and Poland 327: 117:(of two lexemes), derived from the Slavic words 45:. The other language versions of the name are 169:(1361–1419), King of Bohemia, and German King 298: 205:(1819–1909), Faroese minister and linguist 157:(1271–1305), King of Bohemia and Poland 328: 211:(1868–1966), 9th President of Brazil 13: 14: 357: 280: 199:(1791–1861), Bohemian philologist 300: 286: 179:Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg 217:(1917–2002), Croatian architect 203:Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb 151:(c. 1205–1253), King of Bohemia 185:Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 143:Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia 1: 265:Russian and Ukrainian variant 133:Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia 121:("great(er), large(r)"), and 346:Slavic masculine given names 223:(1859–1905), Croatian writer 193:(1607–1677), Bohemian etcher 187:(1316–1378), born Wenceslaus 7: 227: 181:(1337–1383), the first Duke 10: 362: 15: 161:Wenceslaus III of Bohemia 91: 167:Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia 155:Wenceslaus II of Bohemia 64:, Więcesław, Wieńczysław 173:Wenceslaus I of Legnica 149:Wenceslaus I of Bohemia 259:, South Slavic cognate 119:veli/vyache/więce/više 115:Slavic dithematic name 109: 101: 81: 71: 60: 50: 341:Masculine given names 253:, Bulgarian variant 137:Good King Wenceslas 247:Lithuanian variant 215:Vjenceslav Richter 322: 291:Works related to 271:, Spanish variant 191:Wenceslaus Hollar 353: 316: 304: 303: 290: 221:Vjenceslav Novak 197:Wenceslaus Hanka 95: 18:Wenceslas Square 361: 360: 356: 355: 354: 352: 351: 350: 326: 325: 324: 323: 315: 309: 305: 301: 283: 230: 21: 12: 11: 5: 359: 349: 348: 343: 338: 307: 306: 299: 297: 296: 282: 281:External links 279: 278: 277: 272: 266: 260: 254: 248: 242: 237: 229: 226: 225: 224: 218: 212: 209:Venceslau Brás 206: 200: 194: 188: 182: 176: 175:(c. 1318–1364) 170: 164: 158: 152: 146: 140: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 358: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 334: 333: 331: 320: 319:internal link 313: 295:at Wikisource 294: 289: 285: 284: 276: 273: 270: 267: 264: 261: 258: 255: 252: 249: 246: 243: 241: 238: 235: 232: 231: 222: 219: 216: 213: 210: 207: 204: 201: 198: 195: 192: 189: 186: 183: 180: 177: 174: 171: 168: 165: 162: 159: 156: 153: 150: 147: 144: 141: 138: 134: 131: 130: 129: 126: 124: 120: 116: 111: 107: 103: 99: 94: 89: 85: 84: 79: 75: 74: 69: 65: 63: 58: 54: 53: 48: 44: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 19: 127: 122: 118: 35: 31: 27: 23: 22: 336:Given names 145:(died 1192) 330:Categories 312:given name 293:Wenceslaus 263:Vyacheslav 251:Ventsislav 106:Lithuanian 102:Vjenceslav 93:Vyacheslav 78:Portuguese 40:Czech name 32:Wenzeslaus 24:Wenceslaus 308:Name list 269:Wenceslao 236:, cognate 234:Boleslaus 83:Venceslau 73:Wenceslao 36:Wenzslaus 28:Wenceslas 257:Višeslav 228:See also 98:Croatian 245:Venckus 110:Venckus 88:Russian 68:Spanish 317:If an 275:Wenzel 240:Václav 62:Wacław 57:Polish 52:Wenzel 47:German 43:Václav 123:slava 34:and 332:: 314:. 108:: 104:, 100:: 96:, 90:: 86:, 80:: 76:, 70:: 66:, 59:: 55:, 49:: 30:, 26:, 139:" 20:.

Index

Wenceslas Square
Czech name
Václav
German
Wenzel
Polish
Wacław
Spanish
Wenceslao
Portuguese
Venceslau
Russian
Vyacheslav
Croatian
Lithuanian
Slavic dithematic name
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
Good King Wenceslas
Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia
Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
Wenceslaus I of Legnica
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Wenceslaus Hollar
Wenceslaus Hanka
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
Venceslau Brás

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