Given name
Mečislav
“sword”·“glory”
Mečislav is a masculine given name. It is used in Czech.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mečislav is built from elements meaning “sword” and “glory”.
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Where it comes from
In Czech use, Mečislav shares an earlier linguistic root with Mieczyslaw. A possible origin is Polish, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
Mečislav’s family of names
Mečislav shares a linguistic root with Mieczyslaw. In Czech usage, Mečislav has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form MIECZYSŁAW. In Ukrainian usage, Mečislav is a transliteration of Мечислав.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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