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Wenceslas

UK/ˈwɛnsəsˌlæs//ˈwɛnsəsˌlɑs/

Wenceslas proper noun: a male given name from the Slavic languages.

Proper noun

Wenceslas

  1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.
    • Good King Wenceslas look'd out, On the Feast of Stephen; / When the snow lay round about, Deep, and crisp, and e-ven: / Brightly shone the moon that night, Though the frost was cru-el, / When a poor man came in sight, Gath'ring win-ter fu-el.1854, John Mason Neale, “Good King Wenceslas”, in J. M. Neale, T. Helmore, Carols for Christmas-tide: The Condensed Vocal Parts, London: Novello, →OCLC, page 37

Origin of Wenceslas

From French Wenceslas (variant of Venceslas), from Medieval Latin Wenceslaus.

Questions about Wenceslas

What does Wenceslas mean?
Wenceslas means a male given name from the Slavic languages.
What part of speech is Wenceslas?
Wenceslas is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wenceslas?
Wenceslas is pronounced /ˈwɛnsəsˌlæs/ (UK).

Words near Wenceslas in the dictionary

  1. WENAO
  2. Wenatchee
  3. Wence
  4. Wences
  5. Wenceses
  6. Wenceslas
  7. Wenceslaus
  8. wench
  9. Wenchang
  10. Wenchang chicken
  11. wenchdom

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