Boleslav
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Slavic bole 'large; more' + Slavic sława, slava 'glory, fame'.
The name of two 10th and an 11th C king of Bohemia, two 11th C kings of Poland, and a 12th C king of Sweden.
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ◑ 1353 Bolech (nom) chlumecky 44, p. 23;
1356 Bolicone (abl) ibid. 138
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1230 Boleslao (abl) hennes-vol1 p. 89
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Boleslav". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Boleslav.