Given name

Venceslas

“one who receives more glory”

In French use, Venceslas has a related form in Wenceslas. One Slavic interpretation is “one who receives more glory.”

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Meaning & origin

What it means

In French use, Venceslas has a related form in Wenceslas. One Slavic interpretation is “one who receives more glory.”

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Where it comes from

In French use, Venceslas has a related form in Wenceslas. An origin associated with Wenceslas is Slavic.

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Venceslas’s family of names

Venceslas shares a linguistic root with Wenceslas. In French usage, Venceslas has a conventional equivalent in the German form Wenzel. In French usage, Venceslas has a conventional equivalent in the Hungarian form Vencel.

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Around the world

Venceslas has relatives in 14 languages.

12 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Across languages 10

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

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