Boleslav
m.
Slavic bole 'large; more' + Slavic sława, slava 'glory, fame'.
The name of two 10th and an 11th C king of Bohemia, two 11th C kings of Poland, and a 12th C king of Sweden.
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ◑ 1351 Bolconi (dat) chlumecky 41,
Polco (nom) ibid. 41;
1353 Bolech (nom) ibid. 44, p. 23;
1356 Bolicone (abl) ibid. 138;
1358 Bolkoni (dat) ibid. 428, p. 38
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1230 Boleslao (abl) hennes-vol1 p. 89
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1229 Boleslao (abl) CDT1 XI
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1105 Boleslao (dat) CDT1 I;
1125 Bolezlai (gen) CDP3 III,
Bolezlao (abl) ibid. III,
Bolezlaus (nom) ibid. III;
1153 Boleslai (gen) ibid. IV,
Boleslaum (acc) ibid. IV,
Boleslaus (nom) ibid. IV;
1209 Boleslai (gen) CDT1 II;
1234 Boleslaus (nom) ibid. XIV,
bolezlao (abl) ibid. XIV;
1242 Boleslai (gen) ibid. XV;
1258 Bolezlaus ibid. XVII;
1268 Boleslao (abl) ibid. XX;
1271 Boleslaus (nom) ibid. XXI;
1274 Boleslai (gen) ibid. XXII;
1275 Bolezlao (abl) ibid. XXIII,
Bolezlaus (nom) ibid. XXIII;
1345 Boleslao (abl) CDEM-7.2 628,
Boleslaus (nom) ibid. 628
- ◑ 1345 Bolkone (abl) CDEM-7.2 628
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Boleslav". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Boleslav.