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Wenceslaus

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299: 313: 136:("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. 123:
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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This page or section lists people that share the same
49:(and other similar names) are Latinized forms of the 174:(1289–1306), King of Hungary, Bohemia, and Poland 128:(of two lexemes), derived from the Slavic words 56:. The other language versions of the name are 180:(1361–1419), King of Bohemia, and German King 8: 216:(1819–1909), Faroese minister and linguist 168:(1271–1305), King of Bohemia and Poland 7: 222:(1868–1966), 9th President of Brazil 25: 210:(1791–1861), Bohemian philologist 311: 297: 190:Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg 228:(1917–2002), Croatian architect 214:Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb 162:(c. 1205–1253), King of Bohemia 196:Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor 154:Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia 1: 276:Russian and Ukrainian variant 144:Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia 132:("great(er), large(r)"), and 357:Slavic masculine given names 234:(1859–1905), Croatian writer 204:(1607–1677), Bohemian etcher 198:(1316–1378), born Wenceslaus 192:(1337–1383), the first Duke 18:Wenceslaus (disambiguation) 373: 309: 26: 172:Wenceslaus III of Bohemia 102: 178:Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia 166:Wenceslaus II of Bohemia 75:, Więcesław, Wieńczysław 184:Wenceslaus I of Legnica 160:Wenceslaus I of Bohemia 270:, South Slavic cognate 130:veli/vyache/więce/više 126:Slavic dithematic name 120: 112: 92: 82: 71: 61: 352:Masculine given names 264:, Bulgarian variant 148:Good King Wenceslas 258:Lithuanian variant 226:Vjenceslav Richter 333: 302:Works related to 282:, Spanish variant 202:Wenceslaus Hollar 16:(Redirected from 364: 327: 315: 314: 301: 232:Vjenceslav Novak 208:Wenceslaus Hanka 106: 29:Wenceslas Square 21: 372: 371: 367: 366: 365: 363: 362: 361: 337: 336: 335: 334: 326: 320: 316: 312: 294: 241: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 370: 368: 360: 359: 354: 349: 339: 338: 318: 317: 310: 308: 307: 293: 292:External links 290: 289: 288: 283: 277: 271: 265: 259: 253: 248: 240: 237: 236: 235: 229: 223: 220:Venceslau Brás 217: 211: 205: 199: 193: 187: 186:(c. 1318–1364) 181: 175: 169: 163: 157: 151: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 369: 358: 355: 353: 350: 348: 345: 344: 342: 331: 330:internal link 324: 306:at Wikisource 305: 300: 296: 295: 291: 287: 284: 281: 278: 275: 272: 269: 266: 263: 260: 257: 254: 252: 249: 246: 243: 242: 238: 233: 230: 227: 224: 221: 218: 215: 212: 209: 206: 203: 200: 197: 194: 191: 188: 185: 182: 179: 176: 173: 170: 167: 164: 161: 158: 155: 152: 149: 145: 142: 141: 140: 137: 135: 131: 127: 122: 118: 114: 110: 105: 100: 96: 95: 90: 86: 85: 80: 76: 74: 69: 65: 64: 59: 55: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 30: 19: 138: 133: 129: 46: 42: 38: 34: 33: 347:Given names 156:(died 1192) 341:Categories 323:given name 304:Wenceslaus 274:Vyacheslav 262:Ventsislav 117:Lithuanian 113:Vjenceslav 104:Vyacheslav 89:Portuguese 51:Czech name 43:Wenzeslaus 35:Wenceslaus 319:Name list 280:Wenceslao 247:, cognate 245:Boleslaus 94:Venceslau 84:Wenceslao 47:Wenzslaus 39:Wenceslas 268:Višeslav 239:See also 109:Croatian 256:Venckus 121:Venckus 99:Russian 79:Spanish 328:If an 286:Wenzel 251:Václav 73:Wacław 68:Polish 63:Wenzel 58:German 54:Václav 134:slava 45:and 343:: 325:. 119:: 115:, 111:: 107:, 101:: 97:, 91:: 87:, 81:: 77:, 70:: 66:, 60:: 41:, 37:, 150:" 31:. 20:)

Index

Wenceslaus (disambiguation)
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

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