Given name
Přemysl
“to think”
Přemysl is a masculine given name from Old Czech. It is used in Czech.
Meaning & origin
Přemysl’s family of names
Přemysl has an affectionate form in Myslik. In Czech usage, Přemysl shares a linguistic root with the Polish form Przemysł. In Czech usage, Přemysl has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Primislaus.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Přemysl has relatives in 4 languages.
6 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 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.
People named Přemysl
- Ottokar II of BohemiaKing of Bohemia (1253-1278)1233–1278
- Ottokar I of Bohemiaduke and king of Bohemia1155–1230
- Přemysl BičovskýCzech footballerborn 1950
- Přemysl HainýCzechoslovak ice hockey player (1925-1993)
- Přemysl SobotkaCzech politician, surgeon and radiologistborn 1944
- Přemek I of OpavaDuke of Troppau1365–1433
- Přemysl PitterCzech pacifist and educator1895–1976
- Přemysl PražskýCzech actor and film director (1893–1964)
- Přemysl KrbecCzech Olympic gymnast (1940-2021)
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