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Wenceslaus

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

Proper noun

Wenceslaus

  1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.

Forms of Wenceslaus

alternative formWenceslas

Origin of Wenceslaus

From Latin Wenceslaus, a Latinization of Old Czech Vácslav, from Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslavъ (from *vęťьjь (“greater, more”) + *slava (“fame, glory”)). Doublet of Vyacheslav.

Questions about Wenceslaus

What does Wenceslaus mean?
Wenceslaus means a male given name from the Slavic languages.
What part of speech is Wenceslaus?
Wenceslaus is a proper noun.

Words near Wenceslaus in the dictionary

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

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