Václav

Czech

Etymology

Contraction of a Slavic (Old Czech Vácslav) name, appearing in English as Wenceslaus, from Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslavъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaːt͡slaf]

Proper noun

Václav m

  1. A male given name.

Slovak

Etymology

From Czech Václav.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaːt͡s.ɫaw/

Proper noun

Václav m (genitive Václava, nominative plural Václavovia) declension pattern chlap

  1. A male given name.

Declension

Derived terms

  • Václavov

Further reading

  • Václav in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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