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Vácslav

Vácslav is a masculine given name from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Old Czech.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Vácslav comes from Proto-Slavic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslàvъ.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Vácslav’s family of names

In Old Czech usage, Vácslav has a later derivative in Venceslao. In Czech usage, Vácslav has a related form in Václav. In Old Czech usage, Vácslav has a later derivative in Venceslau.

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VácslavVáclavWenceslausVenceslauVenceslao

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Vácslav has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.

Proto-Slavic

4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Slavic languages

Vatroslav

Vatroslav is a masculine given name from Slavic. It is used in English and Serbo-Croatian.

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Slavic languages

Veleslav

“great” · “glory”

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Slavic languages

Vojoslav

Vojoslav is a masculine given name from Slavic. It is used in English and Serbo-Croatian.

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Slavic languages

Vidoslav

Vidoslav is a masculine given name from Slavic. It is used in English and Serbo-Croatian.

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>99% boys

Slavic languages

Velislav

Velislav is a masculine given name from Slavic. It is used in English and Serbo-Croatian.

No U.S. birth series

89% boys · 11% girls

Slavic languages

Vukoslav

Vukoslav is a masculine given name from Slavic. It is used in English and Serbo-Croatian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Slavic languages

Vodoslav

Vodoslav is a masculine given name from Slavic. It is used in English and Serbo-Croatian.

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>99% boys

Slavic

Vojislav

“warrior” · “glory, renown”

No U.S. birth series

99% boys · 1% girls

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