Given name
Držislav
“bold, daring”·“glory, renown”
Držislav is a masculine given name from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Old Czech and Serbo-Croatian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Držislav is built from elements meaning “bold, daring” and “glory, renown”.
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How it developed
Built from Proto-Slavic *dьrzъ (“bold, daring”) + *slava (“glory, renown”) + *-ъ.
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Držislav’s family of names
In Old Czech usage, Držislav has an affectionate form in Držek. In Old Czech usage, Držislav has a related form in Drslav. In Old Czech usage, Držislav has a related form in Drslav.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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