Wenceslas
m.
Slavic veli, vyache, więce 'great, more, large' + Slavic sława, slava 'glory, fame'.
The name of a 10th C duke of Bohemia and saint, a 13th C king of Bohemia, a 13th-14th C king of Bohemia, a 14th C king of Bohemia, the birth name of a 14th C king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, and a 14th-15th C king of Bohemia.
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1349 Wenceslaus (nom) chlumecky 34,
Wencezlao (dat) ibid. 112,
Wencezslaus (nom) ibid. 112;
1350 Wenceslao (dat) ibid. 165,
Wenceslaus (nom) ibid. 157;
1351 Wenczeslao (dat) ibid. 54;
1353 Wenczeslaus (nom) ibid. 112
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ◑ 1592 Wentz Tiik1977 p. 288
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1225 Wentzlaus (nom) hennes-vol1 68;
1401 Wentzelao (dat) HD1401 no. 256
- Early New High German
- ◑ 1497 Wentzel Nurn1497 1493,
Wentzell ibid. 556
Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Wenceslas". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Wenceslas.