Wenceslaus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latinization of a Slavic (Old Czech) name, from Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslavъ (from *vęťьjь (“greater, more”) + *slava (“fame, glory”)). Doublet of Vyacheslav.
Proper noun[edit]
Wenceslaus
- A male given name from the Slavic languages.
Usage notes[edit]
- Applied to historical persons in English, notably, a tenth century king and patron saint of Bohemia.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
male given name
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- English terms derived from Proto-Slavic
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- English male given names
- English male given names from Slavic languages
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