Zdeslava
f.
Slavic zdzie, zde 'to do, make' + Slavic sława, slava 'glory, fame'.
The name of a 13th C Czech saint.
The diminutive form Zdenka is also sometimes a form of Sidonia.
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- Latin
- ◑ 1349 Sdynka (nom) chlumecky 50,
Zdinka (nom) ibid. 106;
1350 Zdincze (dat) ibid. 201;
1351 Zdinca (nom) ibid. 4;
1353 Zdincze (dat) ibid. 30, p. 22;
1356 Sdincze (dat) ibid. 176, p. 29;
1358 Sdinca (nom) ibid. 207, p. 30,
Sdynka (nom) ibid. 247, p. 31
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Zdeslava". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Zdeslava.