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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

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.

Belgium
Middle Dutch
1356 Wenceslaus AM6 p. 9
Early New High German
1572 Wenceslao (dat) MHCG2 342, Wentzeslao (nom) ibid. 342
Czech Republic
Latin
1331 Wencezlaus (nom) Rössler1 32; 1337 Wenceslaus (nom) ibid. 29; 1338 Wenceslaus (nom) ibid. 44; 1343 Wenceslai (gen) Rössler2 131, p. 67, Wenceslao (dat) ibid. 116, p. 60, Wenceslaum (acc) ibid. 116, p. 60, Wenceslaus (nom) ibid. 116, p. 60; 1345 Wenceslavs (nom) CDEM-7.2 614; 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 Waczslaw (nom) ibid. 18, p. 22, Wenczeslaus (nom) ibid. 112; 1358 Waczlaus (nom) ibid. 377, p. 36, Waczlaw (nom) ibid. 235, p. 31, Wenczeslaus (nom) ibid. 325, p. 34; 1360 Waczlab (nom) ibid. 476, p. 40; 1372 Wenceslaus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 28; 1373 Wenceslaus (nom) ibid. p. 30; 1375 Wenceslaus (nom) ibid. p. 31; 1376 Wenceslaus (nom) ibid. p. 31; 1377 Wenceslai (gen) ibid. p. 32, Wenceslaus (nom) ibid. p. 32, Wensyslaus (nom) ibid. p. 32; 1383 Wenceslaus (nom) ibid. p. 11; 1400 Wenceslaus (nom) ibid. p. 20; 1407 Wenceslai (gen) ibid. p. 7, Wenceslaum (acc) ibid. p. 7
Middle High German
c1338 Wenslav (nom) Rössler1 71; c1339 Wenzlav (nom) ibid. 93, Wenzlaw (nom) ibid. 91; 1340 Wenzlav (nom) ibid. 97; 1341 Wenzlav (nom) ibid. 33; 1342 Wenzlav (nom) ibid. 98; 1344 Wenzlav (nom) ibid. 99; c1361 Wenzlaw (nom) ibid. 84; 1364 Wenzlaw (nom) ibid. 59; 1365 Wenzlaw (nom) ibid. 58; 1370 Wenslav (nom) ibid. 62; 1389 Wenzlav (nom) ibid. 118
c1339 Wenzell (nom) Rössler1 93
Estonia
Middle Low German
1592 Wentz Tiik1977 p. 288
Germany
Latin
1225 Wentzlaus (nom) hennes-vol1 68; 1282 Venzlaus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXV; 1287 Vinslaws (nom) ibid. no. LXXXII; 1401 Wentzelao (dat) HD1401 no. 256
1282 Venceke (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXV
Early New High German
1409 Wenczlouwen (acc) UrkJen2 17
1497 Wentzel Nurn1497 1493, Wentzell ibid. 556
Hungary
Latin
1302 Wynzlow (nom) Slíz p. 501, s.n. Wynzlow; 1304 Vencezlaus (nom) ibid. p. 501, s.n. Wynzlow, Wynoslou (nom) ibid. p. 501, s.n. Wynzlow; 1317 venchezlao (dat) ibid. p. 501, s.n. Wynzlow; 1324 Vycylo (nom) ibid. p. 501, s.n. Wynzlow, Wyncylo (nom) ibid. p. 501, s.n. Wynzlow, Wyzlou (nom) ibid. p. 501, s.n. Wynzlow; 1327 Vinchlow (nom) ibid. p. 501, s.n. Wynzlow, Wynchlou (nom) ibid. p. 501, s.n. Wynzlow; 1332x1337 Wenceslaus (nom) ibid. p. 502, s.n. Wynzlow; 1340 Vynchlou (nom) ibid. p. 501, s.n. Wynzlow; 1342 Vinczlov (nom) ibid. p. 501, s.n. Wynzlow
Poland
Latin
1248 Venceslao (abl) UrkMeck1 no. XXXVII, Wenceslauus (nom) ibid. no. XXXV; 1461 Venceslao (abl) CDP2-2 CCCCXVI
Cite as: R. Le Get, M. Slíz, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Wenceslas". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Wenceslas.