English Explanatory Dictionary

Wenceslaus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Wenceslaus.wav

Word forms

Wenceslaus Wenceslas

Etymology

From Latin Venceslaus, a Latinization of Old Czech Vácslav, from Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslavъ (from *vęťьjь (“greater, more”) + *slava (“fame, glory”)). Doublet of Vyacheslav.

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