Václav
Václav (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf]) or rarely Vácslav is a Czech male given name. It is among the most common Czech names. The Latinized form of the name is Wenceslaus and the Polish form of the name is Wacław. The name was derived from the old Czech name Veceslav, meaning 'more famous'.[1] Nicknames are Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda.
The Latinized form is used in English for Czech kings and some other early modern notable people. The people listed below are Czech unless otherwise noted. Notable people with the name include:
Nobility and politicians
[edit]- Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (kníže Václav I.; 907–935 or 929), saint
- Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (kníže Václav II.; died 1192)
- Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (Václav I.; c. 1205–1253), King of Bohemia
- Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (Václav II.; 1271–1305), King of Bohemia and Poland
- Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (Václav III.; 1289–1306), King of Hungary, Bohemia and Poland
- Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (Václav IV.; 1361–1419), King of Bohemia and German King
- Wenceslaus II, Duke of Opava (Václav II. Opavský; c. 1397 – c. 1446), duke
- Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (Václav Lucemburský; 1337–1383), the first Duke of Luxembourg
- Václav Havel (1936–2011), politician and writer, President of Czechoslovakia (1989–1992) and the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
- Václav Klaus (born 1941), politician, President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013)
Sport
[edit]- Václav Černý (footballer) (born 1997), footballer
- Václav Daněk (born 1960), footballer
- Václav Kadlec (born 1992), footballer
- Václav Jemelka (born 1995), footballer
- Václav Mašek (born 1941), footballer
- Václav Pilař (born 1988), footballer
- Václav Prospal (born 1975), ice hockey player and coach
- Václav Varaďa (born 1976), ice hockey player and coach
Arts
[edit]- Václav Noid Bárta, singer, songwriter and actor
- Václav Binovec, film director and screenwriter
- Václav Brožík, painter
- Václav Hollar, graphic artist
- Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677), etcher
- Václav Jiráček, actor
- Václav Jírů, photographer and writer
- Václav Kliment Klicpera, playwright, author and poet
- Václav Matěj Kramerius, publisher, journalist and writer
- Václav Luks, musician, conductor, musicologist and pedagogue
- Josef Václav Myslbek, sculptor
- Václav Nelhýbel, composer
- Václav Neumann, conductor, violinist and viola player
- Vašo Patejdl (born Václav Patejdl), Slovak singer and composer
- Václav Talich, conductor and violinist
- Václav Trojan, composer and arranger
- Jan Václav Voříšek, early 19th century composer
Other
[edit]- Václav Hanka, philologist
- Václav Holek, firearm engineer
- Václav Jelínek, Czechoslovak spy
- Václav Smil, scientist and policy analyst
- Wenceslaus Hanka (1791–1861), philologist
See also
[edit]- 8740 Václav, an asteroid named after Duke Wenceslaus I and other Bohemian rulers of this name
- Václav (film), a 2007 film
- Boleslaus
- Bolesław (given name), includes Boleslav
References
[edit]- ^ "Jméno Václav patří do třicítky nejčastějších jmen" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
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