Given name

Wacława

“more glory”

Wacława is a feminine given name from Czech. It is used in Polish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Wacława goes back to Czech Václav, meaning “more glory.”

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Where it comes from

Wacława comes from Czech.

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How it developed

From Czech Václav.

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Wacława’s family of names

In Polish usage, Wacława has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form VENCESLAVA. In Polish usage, Wacława has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Вячеслава.

Walk Wacława’s family in the name graph

WacławaWaclawaVenceslavaWacławВячеслава

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Wacława has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Czech roots to each of them.

Czech

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 3

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

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Czech

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Slovak

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Polish

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Polish

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Polish

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Slavic

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Czech

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Czech

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Sibling ideas

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