Given name · Belarusian
Вячаслаў
“greater, more”·“glory, fame”
Вячаслаў (Vjačasláw) is a masculine given name from Old East Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Belarusian.
BelarusianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Vâčaslaŭ.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Вячаслаў is built from elements meaning “greater, more” and “glory, fame”.
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Where it comes from
Вячаслаў comes from Old East Slavic, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
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How it developed
From Old East Slavic Вѧчеславъ, from Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslàvъ, built from Proto-Slavic *vęťьjь (“greater, more”) + *slàva (“glory, fame”).
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Вячаслаў’s family of names
In Belarusian usage, Вячаслаў shares a linguistic root with the English form Wenceslaus. In Belarusian usage, Вячаслаў has a related form in Viačasłaŭ. In Belarusian usage, Вячаслаў has a transliteration in Vjačaslaŭ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Вячаслаў has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
9 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Вячаслаў
- Vyacheslav KebichBelarusian politician (1936–2020)
- Vyacheslav HlebBelarusian footballerborn 1983
- Vyacheslav YanovskiyBelarusian boxerborn 1957
- Viachaslau MakarankaOlympic wrestlerborn 1975
- Viačasłaŭ AdamčykBelarusian writer (1933–2001)
- Vyacheslav GerashchenkoBelarusian footballer (born 1972)
- Viacheslav DydyshkoBelarusian chess playerborn 1949
- Vyacheslav KuznetsovBelarusian politicianborn 1947
- Vyachaslaw HryharawBelarusian footballerborn 1982
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