Given name
Záviš
“desired”
Záviš is a masculine given name from Old Czech. It is used in Czech and Old Czech.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Záviš possibly goes back to a word meaning “desired.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Záviš’s family of names
In Czech usage, Záviš has a conventional equivalent in the French form Désiré. In Czech usage, Záviš has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form ZAWISZA. In Old Czech usage, Záviš has a related form in Závišě.
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Záviš has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Záviš
- Záviš KalandraCzech historian and publicist (1902-1950)
- Záviš of FalkensteinCzech nobleman1250–1290
- Záviš of ZápyCzech poet, composer and roman catholic priest1350–1411
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