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
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- Middle Dutch
- ● 1356 Wenceslaus AM6 p. 9
- Early New High German
- ● 1572 Wenceslao (dat) MHCG2 342,
Wentzeslao (nom) ibid. 342
- Czech Republic
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- 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
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- Middle Low German
- ◑ 1592 Wentz Tiik1977 p. 288
- Germany
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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.