Given name & surname
Aleš
“one who is noble and bright”
In Czech use, Aleš is a diminutive of Albert. One German interpretation is “one who is noble and bright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Czech use, Aleš is a diminutive of Albert. One German interpretation is “one who is noble and bright.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Czech use, Aleš is a diminutive of Albert. An origin associated with Albert is Germanic. Aleš connects to the Alexius name family through Alexej. An origin associated with Alexius is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech use, Aleš is used as an affectionate form of Alexej.
Aleš’s family of names
In Czech usage, Aleš is a diminutive of Albert. In Czech usage, Aleš has a conventional equivalent in the German form Alexis. In Czech usage, Aleš has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alexius.
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Around the world
Aleš has relatives in 5 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Aleš
- Aleš ČehSlovenian footballerborn 1968
- Aleš DebeljakSlovenian poet, essayist, critic (1961-2016)
- Aleš MatějůCzech association football playerborn 1996
- Aleš HrdličkaCzech-American anthropologist1869–1943
- Aleš HemskýCzech ice hockey playerborn 1983
- Aleš ValentaCzech freestyle skierborn 1973
- Aleš KotalíkCzech ice hockey playerborn 1978
- Aleš MandousCzech association football playerborn 1992
- Aleš ŠtegerSlovene poet, writer, essayist, translator, editor and literary criticborn 1973
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