Given name
Soběslav
“wise + glory”
Soběslav is a masculine given name from Proto-Slavic, meaning “wise + glory.” It is used in Czech and Old Czech.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Proto-Slavic *Sobęslavь (“wise + glory”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
First recorded in 12th century.
Soběslav’s family of names
In Old Czech usage, Soběslav shares a linguistic root with the Ancient Greek form Σοφοκλῆς. In Czech usage, Soběslav has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form SOBIESŁAW.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Soběslav
- Soběslav I of BohemiaDuke of Bohemia from 1125 to 11401075–1140
- Soběslav II of BohemiaDuke of Bohemia from 1173 to 11781128–1180
- SoběslavBohemian nobleman (c. 950 – 1004)1000–1004
- Soběslav PinkasCzech painter (1827-1901)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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