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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Velislav m. Slavic veli 'great, more, large' + Slavic sława, slava 'glory, fame'.

See also Wenceslas.

Czech Republic
Latin
● 1349 Velislaus (nom) chlumecky 14
Middle High German
● 1390 Velislaus (nom) Rössler1 119
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Velislav". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Velislav.