Вячеслав

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic Вѧчесла́въ (Vęčeslávŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslàvъ, from *vęťьjь (greater, more) +‎ *slàva (glory, fame).

Cognate with Belarusian Вячасла́ў (Vjačasláŭ), Ukrainian В'ячеслав (Vʺjačeslav), Old Novgorodian Вѧцьсла́ве (Vęćĭsláve), English Wenceslaus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪt͡ɕɪsˈɫaf]
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Proper noun

Вячесла́в • (Vjačeslávm anim (genitive Вячесла́ва, nominative plural Вячесла́вы, genitive plural Вячесла́вов)

  1. a male given name, Vyacheslav

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Вячесла́в”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress