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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Svatobor m. Slavic svet, sviat, from Proto-Slavic *světъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos 'bright, shine' + Slavic bor 'war, fight'.

Czech Republic
Latin
1356 Swatoborius (nom) chlumecky 162, Swotoborius (nom) ibid. 162
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Svatobor". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Svatobor.