Given name · Belarusian
Вацлаў
Вацлаў is a given name from Polish. It is used in Belarusian.
BelarusianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Vaclaŭ.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Вацлаў comes from Polish, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
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How it developed
From Polish Wacław, from Czech Václav, from Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslavъ.
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Вацлаў’s family of names
In Belarusian usage, Вацлаў has a transliteration in Vaclaŭ. In Belarusian usage, Вацлаў has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Wacław.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Вацлаў
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