Given name · Ukrainian
В'ячеслав
“greater, more”·“glory, fame”
В'ячеслав (Vʺjačesláv) is a masculine given name from Old East Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Ukrainian.
UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: V'âčeslav.
Meaning & origin
What it means
В'ячеслав is built from elements meaning “greater, more” and “glory, fame”.
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Where it comes from
В'ячеслав 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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В'ячеслав’s family of names
In Ukrainian usage, В'ячеслав shares a linguistic root with the English form Wenceslaus. In Ukrainian usage, В'ячеслав has a transliteration in V'âčeslav. In Ukrainian usage, В'ячеслав can be written in the Roman alphabet as Vʺjačesláv.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
В'ячеслав has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
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 В'ячеслав
- Viacheslav ChornovilUkrainian activist and politician (1937–1999)
- Vyacheslav ShevchukUkrainian footballerborn 1979
- Vyacheslav SviderskyiUkrainian footballerborn 1979
- Vyacheslav OliynykOlympic wrestlerborn 1966
- Vyacheslav KyrylenkoUkrainian politicianborn 1968
- Viacheslav ProkopovychUkrainian politician (1881-1942)
- Vyacheslav ZahorodnyukUkrainian figure skaterborn 1972
- Vyacheslav KernozenkoUkrainian footballerborn 1976
- Vyacheslav SerdyukUkrainian footballerborn 1985
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